Applying for Financial Aid (FAFSA®) Questions

If you have met all qualifications, including verification and Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements, your Pell Grant begins processing on the first day of the semester. Since multiple off...

The Pell Grant is not infinite. You can receive up to 600% of Pell Grant funds while earning your first bachelor’s degree. Each full-time semester counts as 50%, so by taking 12 or more credits per se...

You need to take at least 1 credit to receive a partial amount of the Pell Grant. To receive the full amount, you must take at least 12 credits. To learn more about the qualifications, visit the Pell ...

If this is your first time receiving a federal student loan, you must complete Entrance Counseling and sign a Master Promissory Note (MPN) before your loans can disburse. Once all required actions are...

If you have declined your loan, you can still return to your <b class="rte2-style-bold">Financial Aid Portal</b> and accept the full amount or a partial amount. Keep in mind that federal student loans...

There are loan limits to how much you can borrow each year and for your lifetime. For more information on limits, visit the Department of Education's Student Loans page and scroll down to the “Loan Am...

To be eligible for FAFSA®, students must Be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen Have a valid Social Security number Have completed high school or its equivalent Be enrolled in an eligible progra...

If you are a Dependent student, you will need to list your parents on the FAFSA®. Dependency status is not determined by a lack of financial support from your parents. Students are considered Dependen...

Yes, the FAFSA® is awarded for an Academic Year (Fall - Spring), so you must complete it every year for new eligibility. We recommend completing the next academic year's FAFSA® by March 1st.

The FAFSA® Federal Deadline is the last day you can submit the FAFSA® for that award year. The deadline is based on your last day of attendance for the academic year. So if the Winter semester is your...

The Transcript Submission Deadline is usually the week before the semester starts. Recent high school graduates applying for the 4-Year Academic Scholarship must have all recent test scores and transc...

If you are planning to change your major before the next semester, the change needs to be completed before the major change deadline. See dates and deadlines for the exact dates each semester.

The FAFSA® Verification Deadline is the last day you can submit verification documents for the award year. If you fail to submit the required documents by this deadline, you will not be eligible for a...

You may be randomly selected by the Department of Education or BYUI-Idaho because information you provided on the FAFSA® needs clarification. Contact the Financial Aid Office Call (208) 496-1411, emai...

Log in to your Financial Aid Portal and look for ‘Required Documents.’ A document that requires you to upload information should have an upload button. Only upload through the secure portal. Contact t...

If your loan servicer does not think you are enrolled, complete the following steps: Print proof that you are enrolled by using the Self-Serve Enrollment Verification Tool. Send this proof to your loa...

Family size for an Independent student generally includes: Yourself Your spouse (if married) If you are changing from Dependent to Independent because you have gotten married, you will need to update ...

You are most likely getting notified to complete exit counseling if you are: about to graduate, withdrawing from BYU-Idaho, dropping below half-time enrollment (less than 6 credits). Federal regulatio...