Special Note: An estimated award is only informational: it is not an official award. It is based on the original information from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) without documents required to complete your file. You must submit the required documents identified in your award package. Your application will be reviewed upon receipt of your documents. If necessary, corrections or changes will be made to the original FAFSA information. As a result, your award may change. Any revised award will supersede an estimated award.

All grants and scholarships (“gift aid”) are automatically accepted on your behalf. You are expected to know and understand the terms and conditions associated with each award.

If you have been offered loans or work-study, you must decide to accept, to decline or to reduce each of these awards. Reducing or declining loans and/or work-study will not increase the amount of aid received in grants and scholarships. By accepting your award offers and receiving the funds, you are accepting responsibility to comply with all eligibility requirement

• Loans must be repaid after graduation or upon leaving college or enrolling at a less than half-time status (6 credits undergraduate/4 credits graduate).
• Work-study provides funding for employment on campus and off campus for non-profit or community service employers.

Accepting or Declining Awards Online

1. Visit     UM-Dearborn Connect
2. Select   Enter Secure Area
3. Enter    8 digit UMID and PIN (your birthdate if you haven't changed it)
4. Select   Financial Aid
5. Select   Financial Aid Status
   
6. Select   Aid Year and submit
7. Select   Awarded in second sentence
   
8. Select   Tabs to view "General Information" and "Terms and Conditions" for important information about your award
9. Select   Tabs with important information to be reviewed: "Award Overview", "Resources/Additional Information" and "Accept Award Offer"

Please note:  One semester loans cannot be accepted online--use a Student Decision Form or submit an e-mail to ask-ofa@umd.umich.edu

You may appeal of your financial aid resulting from the information and documentation related to the FAFSA.  

• If you believe that the information provided on the FAFSA was incorrect, please make an appointment with a financial aid counselor.  You should bring income and asset documentation as well as complete the Verification Worksheet for a complete review of the existing information.  Upon completing a thorough review of the original information, corrections will be made (if needed) and the financial aid award will be adjusted (if needed)
• If your families' financial circumstances have changed for the worse, you can complete the Special Circumstances Form and submit it to the Office of Financial Aid with all required documentation
• If you have special budget concerns (will live off-campus during the academic year, will acquire a computer needed for school, have special disability costs), you should complete the Budget Adjustment Appeals Form and submit it to the Office of Financial Aid with documentation.