You will receive a 2007-2008 Student Aid Report (SAR) in response to your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Follow the instructions. Review the data for accuracy and make changes, as necessary, according to the directions. If selected for verification, as indicated on the SAR, submit the verification worksheet and a signed copy of your and/or your spouse's or parents' 2006 tax return.

Return any other missing documents to the Financial Aid Office. Notify our office if your attendance site is other than the Memphis campus.

Your file will be reviewed for a financial aid award or non-award decision upon receipt of all required documents.

If awarded, the aid information will be posted on the SPECTRUM portal. Log in an review the Award Summary in the Financial Aid section. You are given the option to decline your aid on-line. NOTE: If you want to decline only a partial amount of any type of aid, you must sumbit a written request to the Financial Aid Office.

NOTE: All correspondence regarding the status of your financial aid is e-mailed to your University of Memphis e-mail address (or, if not yet admitted, the address you provided on your FAFSA). The Financial Aid Office no longer mails out award notifications. If you have any questions regarding the status of your aid application, check SPECTRUM.

If awarded prior to the beginning of the fee payment period for the semester, you may receive your aid award at the time designated by the Bursar's Office on their web site. After classes begin, contact the Bursar's Office regarding availability of awards.

Award notifications are normally processed for the Fall/Spring academic year. Separate award notifications are processed for the summer semester. If you will require aid for the Summer semester, complete a Summer Update Form located on the Financial Aid Forms page (available in early April each year).

Note: Summer 2008 is actually part of the 2007-2008 year so you must have the results of the 2007-2008 FAFSA on file for aid consideration.

Distinguished scholarship recipients are usually notified by mail before March 1, and general scholarship award notifications are mailed to recipients by April 1. All financial aid applicants can check the amount of their total aid package for the upcoming year on SPECTRUM.

You will receive a 2008-2009 Student Aid Report (SAR) in response to your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Follow the instructions. Review the data for accuracy and make changes, as necessary, according to the directions. If selected for verification, as indicated on the SAR, submit the verification worksheet and a signed copy of your and/or your spouse's or parents' 2007 tax return.

Return any other missing documents to the Financial Aid Office. Notify our office if your attendance site is other than the Memphis campus.

Your file will be reviewed for a financial aid award or non-award decision upon receipt of all required documents.

If awarded, the aid information will be posted on the SPECTRUM portal. Log in an review the Award Summary in the Financial Aid section. You may reject any financial aid award for Fall 2008-when the award information becomes available at the end of March 2008. Awards do NOT need to be accepted only rejected. NOTE: If you want to decline only a partial amount of any type of aid, you must sumbit a written request to the Financial Aid Office.

NOTE: All correspondence regarding the status of your financial aid is e-mailed to your University of Memphis e-mail address (or, if not yet admitted, the address you provided on your FAFSA). The Financial Aid Office no longer mails out award notifications. If you have any questions regarding the status of your aid application, check SPECTRUM.

If awarded prior to the beginning of the fee payment period for the semester, you may receive your aid award at the time designated by the Bursar's Office on their web site. After classes begin, contact the Bursar's Office regarding availability of awards.

Award notifications are normally processed for the Fall/Spring academic year. Separate award notifications are processed for the summer semester. If you will require aid for the Summer semester, complete a Summer Update Form located on the Financial Aid Forms page (available in early April each year).

Note: Summer 2009 is actually part of the 2008-2009 year so you must have the results of the 2008-2009 FAFSA on file for aid consideration.

Distinguished scholarship recipients are usually notified by mail before March 1, and general scholarship award notifications are mailed to recipients by April 1. All financial aid applicants can check the amount of their total aid package for the upcoming year on SPECTRUM.