Calendar

MAR 1

Summer Financial Aid Application Open

JULY 4

Independence Day Observed: Campus Closed

Incoming/Transfer Students

Here is some useful information to help you apply for financial aid for the first time at the University of Colorado Boulder.

We encourage you to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 1 to ensure that you will get full consideration for limited funds.
Until you go through the campus orientation, you will use MyCUBoulder to review your financial aid application status.
Check your e-mail often. If we need additional information to process your financial aid application, we will e-mail you.
Beginning mid to late March, we will mail an Estimated Financial Aid Award Estimate letter, which will provide you with a financial aid estimate for your planning purposes.
Beginning in April, we will send postcards to notify new students of their official financial aid award offer.
Grants, scholarships, and work-study are automatically accepted for you.
Loans must be accepted on-line at myCUBoulder.colorado.edu.
Federal Stafford and PLUS loans require entrance counseling and a Master Promissory Note (MPN) to be completed by the borrower, but typically this only has to be signed the first time a loan is borrowed. Both can be completed at studentloans.gov.
Check with our office if you have had a change in your family income or some other special circumstances.

TIP: Sign up for direct deposit to receive your financial aid refund. It’s required and is the fastest way to receive your funds.