Register today for a valuable webinar to help you manage your financial life in college and beyond.

February 16 @ 11:00 am via Zoomhttps://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpfumtqzssHNZPRCNAhSXYBVcOUQs9oS3d

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CHOMPING CHANGE:
Managing Your Finances in College
a webinar presented by
Dr. Martie Gillen
UF Family, Youth and Community Sciences

Webinar ​​​​topics will include:

• Why should I care about my finances?
• Opportunity cost
• Tracking income and expenses
• Creating a spending plan/budget
• The importance of an emergency fund and how to start
• Financial goal setting
• Managing credit wisely
• Checking your credit report
• Do I need renter’s insurance?
• Investing in financial education

UF created the “Aid-a-Gator” program as an emergency fund to provide limited assistance to students who experienced a temporary financial hardship due to a hurricane and its aftermath. Undergraduate students and graduate students not on assistantship who experience financial hardship may visit the SFA Aid-a-Gator webpage for additional information.

Please join University of Florida Levin College of Law professors https://www.law.ufl.edu/faculty/tracey-maclinTracey Maclin, Raymond & Miriam Ehrlich Chair in U.S. Constitutional Law; https://www.law.ufl.edu/faculty/jonathan-marshfieldJonathan Marshfield, Associate Professor of Law; and https://www.law.ufl.edu/faculty/danaya-c-wrightDanaya Wright, T. Terrell Sessums and Gerald Sohn Professor of Constitutional Law and Co-Director, Center for Governmental Responsibility; for our 2022 Constitution Day Celebration.

Please contact mailto:ruthm@law.ufl.eduruthm@law.ufl.edu for more information.

RSVP here.

Friday, September 16, 2022
Time: Noon ET
Location: Holland Hall 355C

Find out more about how to receive and maintain your financial aid and scholarships in our video for newly admitted 2022 Summer B students.

View video on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IXu-5_74YQ“2022 Summer B Financial Aid Information”.

Visit the UFSFA YouTube Channel for our complete video library.

Financial aid checklists are available for the newly admitted UF Class of 2026 in English, Spanish and Haitian-Creole.

https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/pub/other/UFFinancialAidChecklist.pdfEnglish Checklist
https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/pub/other/UFFinancialAidChecklistSpanish.pdfSpanish Checklist
https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/pub/other/UFFinancialAidChecklistHaitianCreole.pdfHaitian-Creole Checklist https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/pub/other/UFFinancialAidChecklist.pdf

September 17 is Constitution Day!

Mark your calendars to celebrate Constitution Day with the UF Levin College of Law at noon ET.

This event is free and open to the public via zoom.

Learn more about the Constitution:
https://constitutioncenter.org/?fbclid=IwAR28UAaQE-4d4DhMc0FPYl9099D_R5i1MuFe3uI9KWiHLBq8C7EqwvmDqg8https://constitutioncenter.org/

Constitution Day resources: https://www2.ed.gov/policy/fund/guid/constitutionday.html?fbclid=IwAR0Rg9nOAr54F4xzOHxLA-ob7lM8RsKraHs1blTAm03UArq35lYLUeG3vp4https://www2.ed.gov/policy/fund/guid/constitutionday.html

• Your aid will be calculated and disbursed based on your total fall enrollment at the end of Drop/Add.  If you add classes after Drop/Add those classes will NOT be used in calculating your eligibility for aid.
• Disbursement of aid for students who have completed all federal requirements and are enrolled in 15 credit hours (undergraduates) or 12 credit hours (graduates) will begin the first week of classes.
• If you are enrolled less than 15 credit hours (undergraduates) or 12 credit hours (graduates), your financial aid (including loans) will be held until after the end of the Drop/Add period.  At that time, SFA will make adjustments to your “cost of attendance” based on your actual enrollment. Adjusting your cost of attendance may require a reduction in the amount of financial aid awarded to you. If this is necessary, you will be notified. Read more about  https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/process/receiving-your-aid/enrollment-requirements/determining financial aid minimum enrollment requirements.
• Florida Bright Futures scholarships, Pell grants, and Machen Florida Opportunity Scholarships will be disbursed after Drop/Add ends. 

• If you are paid before the end of Drop/Add based on full-time enrollment and subsequently drop to less than full-time status, your “cost of attendance” will be adjusted to reflect your actual enrollment.
• Adjusting your cost of attendance may require a reduction in the amount of financial aid awarded to you or repayment of aid already received. If this is necessary, you will be notified.

• If all federal requirements to receive your aid (such as federal verification, entrance counseling, promissory notes, and other requests for information) have not been completed by the end of the term, your aid will be cancelled.

The fall semester is just around the corner, and we know you may have questions about scholarships and financial aid.

Join Student Financial Aid and Scholarships (SFA) to learn what steps you need to take next to ensure you are prepared and comfortable when it comes to your finances.

View video on YouTube https://youtu.be/NjjFXc0S9Fw“Financial Aid: What’s Next?”.

Visit the https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/resources/videos/SFA Video webpage or the https://www.youtube.com/user/UFSFASFA YouTube Channel for our complete video library.

If you have not already done so, complete your 2021-2022 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) immediately at http://studentaid.gov/fafsaStudentAid.gov.  Not sure if you are eligible to complete a FAFSA? Find out more about https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/eligibilityFAFSA eligibility.

Have other financial aid concerns? The https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0uJ36gZXkXXayZnOneStop is your resource to find answers to your questions.

We wish you all the best for a successful academic year!

Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships

• loss of income due to decreased work hours or wages;
• loss of employment;
• divorce or death of a parent or spouse; or
• other events that changed your household structure or finances.

More information on https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/process/additional-information/petitioning-your-aid/Petitioning Your Financial Aid.

If you were unable to attend or would like to revisit the Financial Aid Petitions presentation, a recording is below. The presentation is also available on https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/resources/videos/the SFA videos webpage.

Find out more about how to receive and maintain your financial aid and scholarships in our video for newly admitted 2021 Summer B students.

View video on YouTube https://youtu.be/9cSi9nVE6ic“2021 Summer B Financial Aid Information”.

Visit the https://www.youtube.com/user/UFSFASFA YouTube Channel for our complete video library.