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Appealing Financial Aid Ineligibility

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The Office of Student Financial Assistance must be notified in writing when students make up deficiencies in either cumulative GPA or earned hours. An appeal form is available for this purpose and is sent to students at the time aid eligibility is suspended. Additional "Financial Assistance Appeal Forms" are available in the Student Financial Assistance Office located in the Orr Center or by phoning 812/464-1767 (long distance callers may use 800/467-1965). Download a printable version of the appeal form on our forms page.

If students' failure to maintain satisfactory academic progress is a result of illness, family circumstances, or other conditions beyond students' control, students may appeal to the Financial Assistance Advisory Committee for a waiver of this policy. All such appeals should be submitted within 45 days after the end of the term in question and documentation by a third party (e.g. doctor, counselor, or attorney) must be attached when applicable. Appeals should be sent to the following address:

Student Financial Assistance Appeals Committee
Office of Student Financial Assistance
8600 University Boulevard
Evansville, IN 47712

For students with a low percentage of successful course completion, the Appeals Committee can reinstate students aid eligibility on a probationary basis. Requirements may include successful completion of all attempted hours in the next one or two semesters (or more).Read the written response to your appeal carefully and do not make schedule changes without consulting the Financial Assistance Office.

Students will receive a written response to their appeal within 45 days. Appeals submitted less than 30 days before the start of a term for which assistance is desired will not be processed before tuition and fees are due. In such cases, students must be prepared to pay their tuition and fees while awaiting the outcome of their appeal. Students may request at the time of appeal that their full class schedule (in term following suspension of aid eligibility) be cancelled at the 100 percent refund rate in the event their appeal is not approved. Contact the Bursar (Cashiers' Office) for information on tuition/fee payment by calling 812/464-1842.

Appeal letters are required for explanation of mitigating circumstances and should be typed. Letters must be signed by the student submitting the appeal. Appeals must be based on specific mitigating circumstances which relate to the period of time in which the student lost eligibility for student financial assistance. Letters should be one page or less in length and should include the student's Social Security number and current mailing address. Documentation should be stapled to the appeal letter and not sent separately. Personal appearances before the appeals committee are not required. Students may request a personal appearance by contacting the director of Student Financial Assistance at 812/464-1767 or 800/467-1965.

Personal appearances cannot be scheduled after the fourth week of the fall or spring semester. Summer personal appearances are scheduled once per month.