Financial aid offers will be available beginning in late April for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025. Review the financial aid timeline for more details.
Summer Financial Aid
Summer aid applies to the bill the week before your session starts. Review summer session dates to determine when you'll get your aid.
- Log in to Buff Portal.
- Navigate to the Financial Aid card.
- Select the appropriate aid year from the year drop-down near the top of the card
- Click View Financial Aid. At the bottom of the card, click Accept or Decline Aid.
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Accepting or Declining Aid
- Grants, work-study and admissions-based scholarships are automatically accepted.
- Loans (except Parent loans) will need to be accepted if you wish to receive them.
- Students offered other CU Boulder Scholarship(s) may need to accept them to receive them. Recipients will be emailed with specific instructions.
How to View Estimated Expenses
To see a list of your estimated expenses (also known as “cost of attendance”):
- Log in to Buff Portal.
- Navigate to the Financial Aid card.
- Select the appropriate aid year from the year drop-down near the top of the card.
- Click the card menu, then click View estimated expenses (opens new browser tab).