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General eligibility requirements include that you are a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen 和 are enrolled in an eligible degree or certification program.

是的, FAFSA must be 完整的d each year you attend college to receive 金融援助. The FAFSA application typically opens every year on October 1st. 然而, the 2024-2025 FAFSA will be opening in December due to the FAFSA简化法案.

对于2023-24年的FAFSA, you 和 your parent's (if you are a 依赖学生) tax returns from two years prior is required. 例如, if you are filling out the 2023-24 year FAFSA, you 和 your parent's 2021 tax returns are required. You can use the IRS Data Retrieval tool provided by FAFSA 如果你符合条件.  

The 2023-24 FAFSA may also required a parent's signature 和 personal information if you are considered a 依赖学生.

Some FAFSA applications are selected for a process called 验证, w在这里 the bet36365体育 财政援助办公室 will require 额外的 information or documents from you. Check your email 和 your MyBLUE to-do list often to ensure t在这里 is no more documentation you need to submit. You will not receive 金融援助 until all documentation is 提交.

The 2024-24 FAFSA is undergoing changes called the FAFSA简化法案. This act will reduce the number of questions of 联邦助学金免费申请表 from over 100 down to 30 questions. Another change is that tax return information will be pulled directly from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Every contributor on your FAFSA will be required to have their own FSA ID (username 和 password for studentaid.政府). 贡献者可以是:

-你的配偶，如果已婚，

-你的父母，还有

-if married, both parents will need an FSA ID

-if your parents are divorced, whichever household provided more financial support.

-the household could include a parent 和 stepparent, who would each need to have        separate FSA ID's

学生 are encouraged to help contributors create an FSA ID before the 2024-25 FAFSA opens in December. 创建FSA ID，执行 studentaid.政府 和 click on "Create Account" in the upper right corner.

平均而言, 联邦助学金免费申请表 需要 40分钟后 完整的 your first time filling it out, 26 minutes to renew. It is recommended to plan time to fill out 联邦助学金免费申请表 with your parent, as 联邦助学金免费申请表 will require information from both you 和 your parent(s). Fill out 联邦助学金免费申请表 to receive federal 金融援助, such as 奖助金, loans, 和勤工助学. 

为 students filling out 联邦助学金免费申请表 for the first time, it 需要 40分钟后 完整的 on average.

为 students renewing their FAFSA, it 需要 26 minutes to renew on average.

It will take 3-5 business days for the 政府ernment to process your FAFSA 和 send it to bet36365体育. After the bet36365体育 财政援助办事处 receives your FAFSA, it will take up to 5 business days to upload FAFSA into the bet36365体育 system, which will remove the "Complete your FAFSA" item from your MyBLUE to-do list. If you make any changes to your FAFSA, this timeline starts over again. Make sure you check your to-do list on MyBLUE after the bet36365体育 财政援助办事处 has received your FAFSA in case you were selected for 验证. If you are concerned about if your FAFSA was received by bet36365体育, contact our office today.

The first thing you will do after completing your FAFSA 和 receiving your 金融援助 offer is to accept loans 和勤工助学 在你的 MyBLUE 账户. You can accept any amount up to the 最大 amount that you were offered, so only accept what you will need. 奖学金 和 奖助金 are automatically accepted for you since you will not have to pay these back. After you accept your 金融援助, you will need to 完整的 the 主本票 和 入学贷款咨询 if this is your first time borrowing federal 学生贷款 (if you  have previously 完整的d these items in the past 10 years then you are not required to repeat them). Financial aid will begin to disburse to your bet36365体育 账户 up to ten days prior to the start of the semester 和 will continue to disburse daily throughout the semester as 金融援助 is processed 和/or accepted. 

If you have not been given a 金融援助 offer, it could be for one of the following reasons:

• You have not 完整的d 联邦助学金免费申请表 for the current school year
• 你不是在开会 令人满意的学业进展 和 cannot be offered 金融援助
• This is your first time borrowing federal 学生贷款 和 you have not 完整的d the 主本票 和 入学贷款咨询
• 你的FAFSA被选中了 验证 和 you have not given the required documentation to the bet36365体育 财政援助办事处
• 你不是在开会 最低 enrollment requirement of half-time

If you have any questions or concerns about your 金融援助, contact our office.

No, you can accept any amount of loan up to the 最大 amount that you have been offered. It is recommended to only accept what you need so you can keep your student loan debt as low as possible. To accept your 学生贷款, log into your MyBLUE 和 click on the 金融援助 tab. Click Accept/Decline Offers 和 selected the correct year. Read through your Rights 和 Responsibilities 和 selected Continue. Review you loan (和勤工助学 if eligible) offers 和 click the drop-down menu next to Offer Action. Here you can choose to accept the full amount, decline the full amount, or accept a lower amount. If you choose the accept a lower amount option, a new box will be created that will allow you to enter the exact amount you wish to borrow. Keep in mind that the loans you take out will be split between fall 和 spring semester, so take out enough to cover both semesters. 为 an estimate of what one semester will cost you, check out bet36365体育的成本计算器. 为 questions 和 concerns about federal 学生贷款, contact our office.

If the tax return (for you or your parents) you 提交 on your FAFSA (FAFSA requires the tax returns from two years prior to 联邦助学金免费申请表 year) is not a good representation of your current financial situation, 请填写并提交一份 特殊情况表格. A 金融援助 counselor will review this form 和 may be able to 账户 for changes in circumstances 和 adjust the data on 联邦助学金免费申请表. If you have questions about special circumstances or the 特殊情况表格, contact our office at (308) 865-8520 or email finaid1@coachkerby.com.

If your parents are divorced or separated 和 don’t live together, you will list the parent with whom you lived with more during the past 12 months on your FAFSA.

If you lived the same amount of time with each divorced or separated parent, you will list the parent who provided more financial support to you during the past 12 months or during the most recent 12 months that you actually received support from a parent.

If your parents are divorced but live together, you’ll indicate their marital status as “Unmarried 和 both legal parents living together," 和 will list both parents on 联邦助学金免费申请表.

If your parents are separated 和 live together, you’ll indicate their marital status as “married or remarried" (NOT “divorced or separated"), will list both parents on 联邦助学金免费申请表.

为 questions or concerns, contact our office.

bet36365体育 does not require students to 完整的 a FAFSA，但非常鼓励这样做. Completion of a FAFSA will allow students potential eligibility for federal loans, 奖助金, 和勤工助学. Some 奖学金 also require students to have 完整的d their FAFSA. 学生 will need to fill out a FAFSA every year to continuing remaining eligible for federal 金融援助.

If you are an admitted incoming freshman: to qualify for bet36365体育 merit 奖学金, all you have to do is have applied to bet36365体育 和 提交 your transcripts by March 1st of every year. To apply to other bet36365体育 奖学金, fill out the Admitted Incoming Freshmen Scholarship application that will submit you to every bet36365体育 奖学金 that you qualify for. This application opens August 1st 和 closes March 1st of every year. 欲了解更多信息，请参阅我们的 奖学金 页面. 

If you are a current undergraduate or graduate student: you can apply for the Current Student Scholarship. This is one application that will submit you to every bet36365体育 奖学金 that you qualify for. The Current Student Scholarship opens January 15th 和 closes March 1st of every year. You can access this 奖学金 application through your MyBLUE. 欲了解更多信息，请参阅我们的 奖学金 页面. 

If you are a transfer student, t在这里 are multiple transfer student 奖学金 bet36365体育 offers. These 奖学金 close March 31st. 欲了解更多信息，请参阅我们的 奖学金 页面. 

Most bet36365体育 奖学金 for admitted incoming freshmen 和 当前的学生s close March 1st of every year. Most bet36365体育 奖学金 for transfer students close March 31st of every year.

Once bet36365体育 奖学金 have closed, we encourage you find 外，或非unk; 奖学金. Often times community organizations, businesses, religious organizations will offer 奖学金.

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Remember that if you receive an 外 奖学金, report it on your MyBLUE 账户.

如果你收到一个 外，或非unk; 奖学金, you will need to report it on your MyBLUE 账户 so that the funds can be added towards your bet36365体育 bill. 看 这见o 看到 一步一步的说明 在再保险porting your 外 奖学金. 

学生 who received a merit 奖学金 (Board of Regents, 蓝色和金色, 杰出的学者, Loper Achievement) will be notified no more than two weeks after being admitted to bet36365体育 和 bet36365体育 having received their transcripts. 学生 who received an admitted incoming freshmen, 当前的学生, or transfer student 奖学金 will be notified at the beginning of May every year. Scholarship recipients will be notified of their award by email through their preferred email address.

If you have not been notified about a 奖学金, it likely means that you did not receive that 奖学金. 为 questions or concerns, contact our office.

Once you have been offered 金融援助, you can view your estimated net cost, or how much college will cost you after 奖学金 和 奖助金, 在你的 MyBLUE 账户. Click on the 金融援助 tab 和 scroll to the bottom of the 页面 until you see two charts. The first chart is labeled "出勤费用" 和 calculates your direct costs, or bills charged by bet36365体育 (tuition, 住房, 学费, 等.), 间接成本, or an estimate of expenses you may incur in college (transportation costs, 旅行, 个人支出, 等). You will only be billed by bet36365体育 for direct costs, will not be billed by bet36365体育 for indirect costs.

The second chart is labeled "Estimated Net 成本" 和 includes your direct 间接成本 from the chart above, 连同礼品补助一起颁发, or any 奖学金 和 奖助金 you received.Your estimated net cost is your direct 间接成本 minus your gift aid awarded. You can use federal 学生贷款, 勤工俭学收入, or personal finances to fund the remaining expenses.

If you have not yet been offered 金融援助, you can calculate an estimate of your 出勤费用 和 预计净价 with these bet36365体育 offered calculators. If you would like to talk to a 金融援助 counselor about how much bet36365体育 will cost you after 金融援助, 致电(308)865-8520或发电子邮件 finaid1@coachkerby.com. 

退款有两种方式:

1. 直接存款;及
2. 论文检查.

If you're wondering when you'll get your refund, follow these steps:

1. Check your MyBLUE 看到 when your refund was ordered. Go to the "Student Accounts" tab, then click on "Account Details."
2. Refunds typically take 5-10 business days to process after the refund order date. If you signed up for direct deposit before the refund order date, then your refund will be deposited into your bank 账户 after it is processed. If you are not signed up for direct deposit, or signed up after your refund order date, then t在这里 will be a paper check that you can pick up from the Student Accounts Office. These checks will also be mailed to the student's primary address if it was not picked up.
   1. You can sign up for direct deposit through your MyBLUE 账户. Click on the "Student Accounts" tab, then click on "Direct Deposit."
3. If you do not see a refund order date on your MyBLUE, or it has been longer than 10 business days since your refund date 和 you have questions about your refund, please contact the Student Accounts Office at (308) 865-8524 or unkfinance@coachkerby.com. To pick up your refund check or visit the Student Accounts Office in-person, 他们的办公室位于 University Residence North (URN), Pod C 1st floor (southeast corner of building), 大学道1601号.

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作为一名本科生 独立的学生, 额外的 融资选择将是 分期付款计划 和 私人学生贷款.

As a graduate student, 额外的 融资选择将是 分期付款计划, 联邦毕业生PLUS贷款, 私人学生贷款. Please note that if you are interested in a bet36365体育投注 PLUS Loan, you must talk with a bet36365体育 金融援助 Counselor before being approved for this loan.

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The easiest way to submit your 验证 documents is to upload them through your MyBLUE. 为 steps on how to do this, see our 验证过程 页面. You can also bring your documents in-person to the 金融援助 office located in the Memorial Student Affairs Building, 传真文件至(308)865 -8096, or mail documents to this mailing address: 

内布拉斯加大学科尔尼分校 

财政援助办公室 

Memorial Student Affairs Building 

第11大道2510号. 

卡尼，ne68844 

Please do not send documents with sensitive information (social security numbers, 信用卡信息, 医疗文档, 等)通过电子邮件. We will not accept 验证 documents sent by email. 

As a graduate student, you may be eligible for Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans, 在校学生奖学金, 外面的奖学金, bet36365体育投注助教奖学金，和 联邦教育补助金 (eligibility for the TEACH grant is limited to specific education degrees). 为 questions or concerns about graduate 金融援助 options, contact our office.

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Repayment of federal 学生贷款 starts after you graduate, 退出所有课程, or drop below half-time (6 credit hours for undergraduate, 5学分(bet36365体育投注). 有一个 6个月 grace period before repayment begins. To view your federal loan amount, 收取的利息;及 还款选项，登录 studentaid.政府. 

为 私人学生贷款, consult your loan repayment agreement or Private Student Loan lender.

美国.S. Department of 教育 (ED) uses several loan servicers to h和le the billing 和 other services on federal 学生贷款. Your loan servicer will set you up under the St和ard Repayment Plan unless you tell your loan servicer you want a different repayment plan. To view your federal loan amount, 收取的利息;及 还款选项，登录 studentaid.政府.

If you want to pay more of your federal loan off per month, or are having trouble paying your monthly loan repayment, 联系您的贷款服务机构. 

为 私人学生贷款, consult your loan repayment agreement or your Private Student Loan lender.