Disbursement Procedures

How and when your financial aid is disbursed can depend on:

• what type of funding you have
• whether you have met the requirements for your funding
• your class standing

When

• Funds are disbursed for a semester no sooner than the first day of classes for the semester.

• Grants and scholarships are disbursed at the beginning of the semester, or as soon after that as the funds are received and the requirements of the fund(s) are satisfied.
• Pell grants will be prorated according to your credit load up until the 50% refund drop deadline for the semester.
• Federal Stafford and Americorps funding are disbursed in at least two equal disbursements over the funding period. For example, a typical year-long Stafford loan will be disbursed in two equal installments: one at the beginning of the fall semester, and one at the beginning of the spring semester.

How

1. Financial aid funds will normally be either wired to the university and then posted directly to your student account, or issued by paper checks.

Funds that can be electronically wired:

• Federal Pell and SEOG grants, and UAS tuition assistance grants
• Americorps awards
• State and federal student loans
• All of the federal student loan lenders on our suggested lender list and many other lenders are able to electronically wire funds.
• Some scholarships
• UAS and UA Statewide Foundation scholarships can be posted directly to your student account.

Funds that may required endorsement of a paper check:

• Some federal student loan lenders
• Some scholarships from outside agencies

Check UAOnline to determine whether you have a check that needs to be endorsed. Checks awaiting your endorsement will be at the cashier's in the bookstore on the Juneau campus, or at the Administration counter on the Ketchikan or Sitka campuses.

1. Any remaining unpaid university charges will be paid for out of your financial aid. If you have more financial aid than charges, the Business Office will issue you a refund check for the remainder. If your financial aid will not cover your charges, you will need to pay the difference. Make payment to Business Services (907-796-6267) or check the status of your financial aid before the payment deadline.
2. Any refunds due you will be available within 14 working days from the date the funds were posted to your student account. Contact Business Services (in Juneau at 907-796-6267, in Sitka at 907-747-7708, and in Ketchikan at 907-228-4530) if you will need to have your refund check mailed to you. Otherwise, you can pick up the refund check from your nearest UAS campus.

For More Information

• See Important Dates for the disbursement schedule this semester and next.
• See UAOnline for:
  • remaining financial aid requirements
  • status of your funding
  • balance on your student account
  • checks that require your endorsement
  • whether a refund check will be available soon
  • and more!