{"id":12422,"date":"2024-02-20T14:47:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T19:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/?page_id=12422"},"modified":"2026-08-31T11:11:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T15:11:04","slug":"financial-aid-cycle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/financial-aid-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"The Financial Aid Cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Financial Aid and Scholarships Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/first-year\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">First-Year Students Aid <\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/transfer\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Transfer Students Aid <\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/international\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">International Students Aid <\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/graduate\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Graduate Students Aid<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/current\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Current Students Aid<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/fafsa\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Filing the FAFSA<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/obbba\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Important Financial Aid Changes (2026\u20132027)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/financial-aid-cycle\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">The Financial Aid Cycle<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/financing-options\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Financing Options<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/scholarship-renewal-criteria\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Scholarship Renewal Criteria<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-desktop-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-content-block-toggle-more-label=\"More links\" data-content-block-toggle-less-label=\"Hide links\">More links<\/button><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 id=\"h-the-financial-aid-cycle\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Financial Aid Cycle <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We know that the financial aid process can be confusing\u2014we&#8217;re here to help. Follow these step-by-step instructions and you&#8217;ll stay on track with accepting and maintaining your financial aid. <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-two-column-billboard alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-wrapper container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard-card\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/4\/2024\/02\/08093749\/20221101_Student_Classroom_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading callout-two-column-billboard-card-heading\">1. Create or Retrieve your Federal Student Aid Username and Password <\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-description wp-block-paragraph\">The FSA ID username and password must be created in order to access the Federal Student Aid&#8217;s online system and electronically sign the FAFSA.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group callout-two-column-billboard-card-link wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/fafsa\/#h-more-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More FSA Info<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard-card\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/08093749\/20240320_Classroom_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading callout-two-column-billboard-card-heading\">2. Complete the FAFSA <\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-description wp-block-paragraph\">Submit the FAFSA at studentaid.gov by the Butler Priority Deadline each academic year.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group callout-two-column-billboard-card-link wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/fafsa\/#h-more-information\">FAFSA Info<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard-card\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/4\/2024\/02\/08093909\/20230927_Student_Disability_Services_018.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading callout-two-column-billboard-card-heading\">3. Become Financial Aid Eligible <\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-description wp-block-paragraph\">In some cases, families may be notified by Butler, the FAFSA Submission Summary, or by email that they have been selected for a process called verification. Verification is a federal requirement which requires Butler University to obtain documentation that supports information provided on the FAFSA.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group callout-two-column-billboard-card-link wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/fafsa\/#h-more-information\">Verification Info<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard-card\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/08093749\/20220913_Students_053.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading callout-two-column-billboard-card-heading\">4. Identify Special or Unusual Circumstances <\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-description wp-block-paragraph\">If a student or family anticipates a significant loss of income after filing the FAFSA, the Office of Financial Aid can review the situation and determine if a formal review of financial aid is warranted.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group callout-two-column-billboard-card-link wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/handbook\/#special-circumstances\">Special Circumstances<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard-card\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/08093749\/20220913_Students_026.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading callout-two-column-billboard-card-heading\">5. Review and Accept the Financial Aid Offer<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-description wp-block-paragraph\">The Financial Aid Offer is a complete overview of the financial aid offered to students eligible to receive financial aid based on merit or need. Once review of the financial aid file is complete, students will be notified via their Butler email when the Financial Aid Offer is available to view online at my.butler.edu. Paper notifications are also sent to new incoming students.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group callout-two-column-billboard-card-link wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/financial-aid-offer\/\">Evaluating Aid<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard-card\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/08093745\/20211110_Student_Life_085.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading callout-two-column-billboard-card-heading\">6. Determine Cost <\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-description wp-block-paragraph\">Once students receive their Financial Aid Offers they can begin to determine three key elements: <br><br>1. How much does my education cost? <br>2. How much financial aid can I receive? <br>3. Do I need any additional money to cover the costs? <br> <br>There are additional financing options to help supplement the aid offered on the financial aid offer.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group callout-two-column-billboard-card-link wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/financing-options\/\">Financing Options<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard-card\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/08093745\/20190620_Classroom_017.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading callout-two-column-billboard-card-heading\">7. Financial Aid Disbursement <\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-description wp-block-paragraph\">Financial aid will credit the Office of Student Account&#8217;s bill five days after the beginning of that semester&#8217;s classes. A payment plan is available for the fall and spring semesters, allowing students to make monthly payments each semester.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group callout-two-column-billboard-card-link wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/campus-services\/student-accounts\/\">Student Accounts<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard-card\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/08093745\/20191007_Students_033.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading callout-two-column-billboard-card-heading\">8. Maintain Your Financial Aid<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-description wp-block-paragraph\">Federal regulations require that all student financial aid recipients make satisfactory academic progress toward achieving a certificate or degree. Satisfactory Academic Process is measured by a minimum number of classes completed, a minimum GPA, and a maximum amount of time or credit hours to complete a degree.<br><br>In addition, many gift aid programs will require students to complete the FAFSA or maintain other renewal criteria. 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