Financial Aid will only process federal financial aid for students admitted into a degree program. In order to be considered for assistance administered by the University, all information required by the appropriate admissions office should be submitted on a timely basis.
Step-by-Step Process
Details and helpful links for each step are provided below.
1. Complete/Change the FAFSA
2. Monitor MySaintleo.edu
3. Accept Awards through MySaintleo.edu
1. Complete/Change the FAFSA
- Complete the FAFSA on-line at: www.fafsa.ed.gov.
- Include the SLU Federal School Code 001526 in the FAFSA school code section.
Students who change academic status from undergraduate to graduate need to correct two items on the FAFSA:
- Answer "Yes" to "Grad Student"
- Answer "Yes" to "Received First Bachelor Degree"
2. Monitor MySaintleo.edu
As a result of SLU receiving and processing the FAFSA, items may appear on the MySaintleo.edu My Documents. All required documents are to be completed before financial aid processing can continue.
The Financial Aid Office will send notifications via student email until the item is complete. The email notice directs students to review and respond to the My Documents list in eLion.
Important Items can be documentation requests, problems with your FAFSA that need to be fixed, processes that need to be completed by the student or processes that need to be completed by the parent.
Important Items can appear at any point during the aid processing cycle. Items most commonly appear on the Important Items List after the FAFSA is filed and after students accept their Financial Aid Award.
When an item is listed on the My Documents list, the item can be clicked on for more detailed information.
Completed items will be updated from your My Documents list within 2-5 days after you actively respond with the required action or documentation. Unresolved Important Items will prevent the following:
- processing of a financial aid award
- financial aid awards applying to your account as "anticipated aid"
- refund processing
3. Accept Award Through MySaintleo.edu
For information on how to accept awards, please visit the Accepting Awards page of the Financial Aid website.