Accept Awarded Aid Through MySaintleo.edu

SLU students accept and decline their financial aid awards online through MySaintleo.edu

Students can change the amount of an award initially accepted or request the reinstatement of a declined award by completing the appropriate Financial Aid Form and sending by fax or email. Reinstatement of Campus Based Federal Aid or Federal Work Study will depend on availability of funding.

Federal Stafford Loans require an acceptance decision by the aid recipient before aid can be processed.

Award Requirements

Students who applied for financial aid and have not received a financial aid award should check for the following:

• Did you file the FAFSA for the correct aid year?
• Did you list the SLU federal school code 001526 on your FAFSA application?
• Did the Financial Aid Office send you an email or letter requesting information after you filed your FAFSA?
• Do you have missing documents in eLion under My Documents?
• Did you send requested information back to the Student Financial Services Office?
• If your FAFSA was "rejected", did you do what you needed to fix it?
• Are you matriculated in a degree program?
• Do you have an email.saintleo.edu email address to access MySaintleo.edu?
• Does your email spam filter block email messages from email.saintleo.edu?
• Do you have the correct permanent address listed for yourself on MySaintleo.edu?
• Did you receive a letter regarding "Satisfactory Academic Progress"?

Please be sure to check your MySaintleo.edu after you accept your financial aid award.

Disbursing of Aid

Aid disburses 10 days into the semester/term after the Add/Drop period ends. For example:

• Semester Starts: July 5th
• Aid Disburses: July 15th

Financial Aid Refunds

When students receive more financial aid than their University charges, the extra funds are paid to the student (or parent for PLUS loan) as a refund. Financial aid, including loans, will be used first to pay student account charges. A refund will be issued only if there is a credit after charges are paid.

Students should be financially prepared to meet any non-University expenses at the start of the term.