Understanding Financial Aid can be a bit confusing. Use the links below to learn more about the type of services we offer.
Ensure you meet the criteria before applying for financial aid.
- Eligibility
- Determining Financial Need
- Calculating Financial Need
- Calculating cost of attendance
- Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
Ensure you understand the guidelines to borrowing money and the disbursement dates before signing off on a loan.
- Loan Counseling
- Master Promissory Note
- Disbursement Dates
To be eligible to receive federal, state or Santa Clara University financial aid you must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.
- Acceptable documentation for U.S Citizens, U.S Permanent Residents, and other Non-Citizens
- International Students
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Review your Student Aid Report (SAR) for any message(s) indicating what information may be required to complete and correct your FAFSA. Examples include:
- Missing parent and/or student signatures
- SSN/DOB/Name mismatch for parent(s) and/or student
- Missing citizenship status
- Income/Asset missing information
Students enrolled at Santa Clara University can recieve funding depending on their enrollment status.
- Degree status
- Summer Enrollment
- Study Abroad
- Less than Full-Time Enrollment
- Less than Half-Time Enrollment
Learn more about the requirements to recieve service benefits with the U.S Deparment of Justice or U.S Deparment of Veterans Affairs.
- Veterans Benefits
- Federal Financial Aid
- Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
Once you have received your financial aid, you must continue to progress in your studies in order to maintain those offers.
- Qualitative Standard (gpa)
- Quantitative Standard (hours completed)
- Maximum Attempted Units Allowed
- Unit Requirements
- Course Incompletes, Withdrawal, Failures, and/or Repetitions
- Appeal Process
- Loss of Eligibility
- Regaining Eligibility
Once you have received your financial aid, you must continue to progress in your studies in order to maintain those offers.
- Qualitative Standard (gpa)
- Quantitative Standard (hours completed)
- Maximum Attempted Units Allowed
- Unit Requirements
- Course Incompletes, Withdrawal, Failures, and/or Repetitions
- Appeal Process
- Loss of Eligibility
- Regaining Eligibility
Verification is the process established by the U.S. Department of Education to check the accuracy of aid applications.
- IRS Data Retrieval Tool
- IRS Tax Return Transcript
- Non-Tax Filers
- Verification Worksheet
Student loans require careful planning, and knowing the terms and responsibilities can help build a strong financial future.
- Repayment Options
- Repayment Calculator
- National Student Loan Data Systems
- Loans Servicers
- FSA Ombudsman