The financial aid identified on your Financial Aid Offer Notification is being offered to you with the following conditions. Please also reference the UIS Student Guide to Financial Aid for more details.

  • You must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen to be eligible for federal student aid.
  • You must be classified as a degree-seeking student at the University of Illinois Springfield to be eligible for financial aid. Unclassified students, non-degree-seeking students and conditionally/provisionally admitted students are not eligible for financial aid. If you are a graduate student, you must be fully admitted to your program. 
  • All financial assistance offered in your Financial Aid Offer Notification is contingent upon funding from federal, state, and institutional sources. If funding for any of your aid is reduced, suspended, or eliminated, the affected aid will be reduced or rescinded accordingly. If the aid was disbursed to your account, the amount of the reduction or rescission will be charged back to your account, and you will be responsible for paying the account balance in accordance with University Bursar payment policies.
  • Your financial assistance is offered based on merit and/or calculated need as determined from the information provided on your financial aid application. Financial aid is subject to adjustments or cancellations due to changes in laws, regulations, appropriations, changes in your financial situation, verification, discovery of data errors, changes in your enrollment status or changes in your residency status amongst others.
  • Your financial aid offer is usually based on full-time enrollment in 15 credit hours per semester for undergraduates or 9 credit hours for graduate students. If you enroll for fewer credit hours, your financial aid will be adjusted/reduced or cancelled accordingly. Federal Student Loans will be reduced for students enrolling in less than full-time status per semester.
  • You must establish minimum enrollment requirements for each type of aid.  If you have any questions about your enrollment and continued eligibility for financial aid, please contact the Office of Financial Assistance.
  • You must attend and/or be academically participating in the courses in which you enroll. The Office of Financial Assistance is required to verify that students who receive a non-passing grade (any grade other than A, B, C, D, CR, DFR or I) actually began attending and participated in the class. For example, if you receive an F or an NC in a course, or no grade is reported, we will follow up to determine whether or not you attended the class and for how long. Your aid could be reduced retro­actively and you could be required to repay aid you have received.
  • If you receive any financial assistance from an outside source (e.g., a private scholarship) that is not included on your Financial Assistance Offer Notification, you must inform the Office of Financial Assistance.
  • Your courses must be applicable to your declared degree program in your specified program of study as specified in the UIS Catalog. You should refer to your degree audit or consult your academic advisor to determine that the coursework you are enrolled in is required to meet graduation requirements in your program.
  • Classes taken for audit are not eligible for financial assistance and do not count toward enrollment for purposes of financial assistance.
  • If requested, you must provide documents to verify the accuracy of information reported on the FAFSA® before financial aid can be offered or disbursed.
  • Students who have been previously incarcerated or are currently incarcerated or who might be incarcerated during their current term of attendance must identify themselves to the financial aid office to determine their financial aid eligibility.
  • You must review the Disbursement Process — Receiving Your Aid so as to understand the financial aid disbursement process.