Awarding Process
Miami's financial aid packages are processed in the following manner:
- Scholarships are awarded to eligible students. No separate application is required.
- Federal Pell Grants are awarded to eligible students based on their Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
- If a FAFSA was filed by Miami's priority deadline (the Priority I Deadline for new, first-year, undergraduate students applying to the Oxford campus is December 1, 2016; the Priority II Deadline is February 1, 2017; the priority deadline for returning students, regional campus students, and new, incoming transfer and graduate students is February 1), University-administered need-based aid, grants, and scholarships are awarded within the limits of available funds and eligibility criteria.
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) is awarded to Federal Pell Grant eligible students with the lowest EFC who filed their FAFSA by Miami's priority deadline.
- Federal Work-Study (FWS) is awarded to eligible students with high financial need who filed their FAFSA by Miami's priority deadline and indicated on the FAFSA an interest in work-study.
- Federal Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant is awarded to eligible students meeting grant criteria.
- Federal Direct Loans are awarded to students based on federal eligibility guidelines.
Students awarded financial aid receive notification of their awards. The award package includes all available funds.