FAQs: Completing the FAFSA
Step 2: Check Your E-mail and MyUMGC Student Portal for Updates
The 2025鈥�2026 FAFSA will go partially live on October 1 for a beta test for select contributors. It is slated to go live for everyone else by听December 1. UMGC has received a few suggestions intended to give you the optimal performance while filling out the FAFSA (these can also apply for the 2024鈥�2025 FAFSA, which is ):
- The Google Chrome browser appears to provide the most consistent performance.
- Try not to switch between desktop and mobile views often, as this may cause display issues.
- Using a tablet device may cause display and interaction issues.
- The preferred prototype view is desktop and will provide you with the most consistent experience.
- Do not use auto-complete to enter any information.
From the date you submitted your FAFSA, it typically takes three to five business days for us to receive your application. After initial review, the Department of Education will identify if you need to submit anything further for your application to be fully processed. We will contact you directly by email to notify you if additional information is needed.
We will also update your To Do List in your MyUMGC student portal with detailed descriptions of any additional requirements, you may need to complete. Make sure to check your portal frequently to stay on top of your requirements and submit any requested information to us promptly.
After all the required documents have been submitted and a Financial Aid Counselor has reviewed your FAFSA, you will receive an initial offer letter by email (make sure you are checking your UMGC student email if you have already received one), and you will be able to view the type(s) of financial aid you have been offered in your MyUMGC student portal.
Step 3:听Review Your Financial Aid Offer and Accept or Decline Your Loan(s)
Your financial aid offer lists the amount of aid you are eligible to receive to attend UMGC. Your offer may be a combination of scholarships, grants, and loans. Your offer is based on your FAFSA and on the assumption that you will register at least half-time for each term that you receive financial aid. Students are awarded for the full aid year based on their career and grade level. If you decide not to attend UMGC, or would like to modify your aid offer, please contact our office at finaid@umgc.edu.
Step 4:听Complete Your Loan Documents and Receive Your Aid
If you choose to accept any student loans, and you are a new borrower at t 黑料社区, you will need to visit to complete your Direct Loan Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Note. Both documents must be completed before your loan funds will be disbursed to your student account.
Your aid may be revised according to your actual enrollment at the time you register. If you are owed a refund, it will be processed according to the refund disbursement procedures outlined by the Office of Student Accounts. To ensure that your aid is disbursed on time, it is important to check your MyUMGC student portal for updates to your financial aid file. You can review your financial aid offer details and any adjustments in the Financial Aid center of your student portal.
Step 5: Maintain Your Eligibility
To maintain your eligibility for financial aid, you must meet the standards set forth in UMGC's policy on听satisfactory academic progress. You should also review how听changes to your enrollment can affect your financial aid.听It is also important to remember that each scholarship or grant you receive will have its own set of eligibility criteria that you must continue to meet, so be sure you take the time to check on the requirements for all types of financial aid funding you receive so that you do not risk losing your aid.