Main Office Information
S-107 Criser Hall
P-113 Peabody Hall
P. O. Box 114025
Gainesville, FL 32611-4025
UF Campus Map
(352) 392-1275
fax: (352) 392-2861
V/TDD: (352) 392-1272
Customer Service: (352) 392-1275
Student Employment: (352) 392-0296
Our Title IV Code is 001535
Hours
Regular Office Hours
Lobby: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Switchboard: 9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Our office will be closed for the holidays beginning December 24th.
We will reopen on January 2.
Spring Rush Hours
Dates: January 4th - 18th
Lobby: 8:15 am - 4:45 pm
Switchboard: 8 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
From January 4th through 18th our beginning-of-term office hours will be 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Switchboard hours will be 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. On Monday, January 21st, the office will be closed for Martin Luther King's Birthday. Normal office hours-8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.-and normal phone hours-9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.-will resume Tuesday, January 22nd.
The SFA Resource Center
The Resource Center, located in S-107 Criser Hall, enables students and potential students to research and apply for financial aid on the web. It is open 8:30 - 4:30 weekdays, except state holidays.
Work-Study student assistants are available to help users.
About Student Financial Affairs (SFA)
A service-oriented organization, SFA is one of the country's leaders in providing financial aid to students. SFA's primary role is to provide resources to students who would be unable to receive a post-secondary education without some form of financial assistance. SFA offers eligible students "financial aid packages" consisting of scholarships, grants, loans, and/or part-time employment.
SFA awards aid to students according to financial need, defined as the difference between a student's educational costs and what the student and the student's family can afford to pay toward these costs. SFA offers financial aid counseling services throughout the year, including advising appointments, budget/financial planning, debt management counseling, an application workshop series, and a dial-in touchtone interactive system which allows students to access specific information about their aid files by telephone.
The environment of the Marshall M. Criser Student Services Center, established in 1991, provides the ideal setting for convenient and efficient delivery of financial assistance to students. The Criser center also houses the Admissions Office, the Office of the University Registrar, University Financial Services, Dean of Students Office, and the University Counseling Center, providing students easy accessibility for all student services. The Criser Center is accessible by students with disabilities.
SFA Versus Financial Services (UFS)
Come to Student Financial Affairs (SFA) in S-107 Criser Hall to: get financial aid applications and information; talk to a financial aid adviser; find out about student jobs or scholarships, or pick up a UF Work Permit; or apply for a short-term loan.
Go next door to University Financial Services (that’s Student Accounts) in S-108 Criser Hall to: pay your tuition, fees, and all other university bills.
Our Mission Statement
The University of Florida (UF) Office for Student Financial Affairs (SFA) is a service organization with a primary responsibility to help students secure the funds necessary to pursue their educational goals at the UF. SFA is committed to providing students with the resources and information they need to become fiscally responsible and to understand the rights and responsibilities incurred when they receive financial aid.
The staff of SFA assume a proactive role, reaching out to students and potential students to educate them about the benefits of higher education and the availability of financial aid. SFA believes that no student should be denied the opportunity to attend UF and successfully pursue degree objectives because of financial reasons and is committed to maximizing the financial resources available to its students.
SFA recognizes that each student's financial situation is unique and makes every effort to develop policies and procedures which treat each student fairly and equitably and take unusual circumstances into account.
Satellite Offices
College of Dentistry
Dental Tower
D3-#17A, Health Sciences Center
(352) 846-1384
College of Law
164 Holland Hall
(352) 273-0620
MBA Financial Aid Office
P-102-l Peabody Hall
(352) 392-1275 ext. 3386
College of Medicine
M-128 Health Sciences Center
(352) 392-7800
Colleges of Public Health & Health Professions; Nursing; Pharmacy; & Veterinary Medicine
G 206 & G208 Student Services Center
HPNP Bldg., 101 Newell Drive
(352) 273-6202