Financial Aid

The University of North Dakota Student Financial Aid Office will consider appropriate flight costs in determining a student’s financial need. In order to consider these costs, certain conditions must be met. The current policies and procedures used by the Student Financial Aid Office are listed below.

Apply for Admission

You must be a regularly admitted, degree-seeking student to qualify for financial aid.

Complete the FAFSA

UND utilizes the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Renewal Application as its application for all financial aid. The aid available includes grants, work-study, and loan programs.

The FAFSA is available from your local high school, postsecondary school, or the Federal Student Aid Information Center (1-800-4-FED-AID). The FAFSA can also be requested from the Student Financial Aid Office, or students can apply directly by using FAFSA on the World Wide Web. The address is www.fafsa.ed.gov. The FAFSA must be received by the processing center before March 15 to meet the priority funding date.

We recommend that students also request The Student Guide–Financial Aid for the current academic year. This guide details the various Federal Student Financial Assistance (SFA) Programs and how to apply for them.

Awarding Process

The Student Financial Aid Office will award any financial aid the student is eligible for once they receive the student’s application information from the Federal processing center. All incoming freshman and transfer students will receive a notification to activate their UND email account (U-Mail). All award notification will be sent to their U-Mail account (www.und.edu). This e-mail notification will contain a direct link to CampusConnection. Please send any other documents requested in a timely manner. Financial aid disbursements could be delayed. For further details, please refer to the brochures and information sheets published by the Student Financial Aid Office.

Loan Processing Information

Students that are accepting their Federal Direct Loan need to complete Entrance Loan Counseling and sign a Master Promissory Note at www.studentloans.gov

. Loan funds are received electronically and will be credited directly to the student’s University account. Any funds in excess of the amount owed to the University at the time of disbursement are considered “excess aid” and are released to the student’s UND Pride Card (www.undpridecard.com). The student must choose their preference for receiving their refunds. Students have a choice of one of the following:

If you have additional questions about the Pride Card, please visit UNDPrideCard.com.

Applying for UND Scholarships

If the student is interested in a general UND scholarship, visit www.financialaid.und.edu for more details. Freshman scholarships will be determined for students who are admitted by February 5. The priority application deadline for transfer student is April 15. Scholarship information is also available through the Office of Enrollment Services (1-800-Call-UND).

UND Aviation Scholarships

Each year approximately $300,000 in UND Aviation scholarships and training awards are granted to students enrolled at UND majoring in aviation. Scholarship applications will be available (online – HTMLez) for enrolled aviation students in early February, are due by mid-March and awarded in April. Awards are based on academic merit, leadership, flight achievement and other attributes as specified by the sponsor.

Two significant scholarship programs are available for all students (including freshmen and transfer students) majoring in professional flight:

Flight Costs

Students are encouraged to have a known source of income prior to enrolling in any flight training-related curriculum. Flight costs are not included in tuition or fees. They are determined on an hourly basis for aircraft and flight instruction, and are in addition to tuition, fees, and any other incidental expenses that are normally charged during registration. Flight costs may be added to the estimated cost of attendance if the student is a declared aviation major (or pre-commercial aviation, pre-air traffic control, pre-aviation technology management or pre-flight education) or a declared (pre) aviation management or (pre) airport management degree seeking student within the College of Business and enrolled in a flight course required for their major.

The Student Financial Aid Office will send the student a revised award notice if there is a change in awards after the student registers for a flight course. If the student has already been awarded the maximum aid, or if the aid that has been offered is not sufficient to cover costs, there are Federal Direct PLUS loans or several private educational loans for which the student may apply. For more details please visit www.financialaid.und.edu – Student Loans.

Student and parents are encouraged to apply for loans one semester at a time, since flight costs are only considered after registration each semester. Loan applications must be submitted to the Department of Education or private lender prior to August 1, but not before june, for fall semester or December 15 for spring semester to ensure timely processing and receipt of loan funds. Information on the commercial loans may be obtained at the Student Financial Aid Office.

Current Aviation Financial Policy

Students enrolling in flight courses are required to deposit money into their flight accounts on a regular basis to cover incurred flight costs. The UND Student Account Service Office requires aviation deposits be made by using cash, or check at the Teller Window-- hours are 8:00am-4:300pm Monday, Wednesday through Friday, Tuesday (9:00am-4:30pm, and closed on Saturday and Sundays. If you prefer to make a deposit with a credit card (Discover, MasterCard, American Express) or E-check, this can be done on-line through your Campus Connection account. There is a 2.75% or (minimum $3) fee for credit card deposits. CREDIT CARDS ARE NOT ACCEPTED AT THE TELLER WINDOWS. Flight deposits made at the UND Student Account Service Office will be available for use the next business day in the aviation account.

If the flight account falls below $200 at any time, for any reason, the student will not be allowed to schedule or dispatch until a sufficient balance appears in the account. Students are encouraged not to wait until the last minute to make deposits into their flight accounts. Students receiving Financial Aid to assist with their flight costs will be allowed to begin flying before the aid is received. This is done by the student requesting to be placed on “financial arrangement.” The amount of aid in excess of tuition, fees, and housing (if any) is entered into the aviation computer system. If excess aid has not been received yet but has been approved by UND Student Financial Aid and lender, contact Dotty at 701-777-3586 or Peggy at 701 777 3218 to discuss being put on financial agreement.

2009 - 2011 UND Academic Catalog

Students may refer to pages 8-12 of the 2009-2011 UND Academic Catalog for tuition, fees & financial information. Current policies for The Department of Aviation can be found on pages 79-85.

For further information, contact the Aviation Student Financial Aid Office at:

janellekilgore@mail.und.edu

www.financialaid.und.edu

www.aero.und.edu

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