Financial Aid office hours 

Monday - Friday, 7:45 am - 4:30 pm, closed on holidays.

Want to Meet with a Counselor?

Please see Appointments for more information

Receiving your Financial Aid and Refunds - how financial aid is paid to your billing account

• Please see Receiving your Aid for more information about semester disbursements and refunds.
• Check out the Billing Office's page on tuition bills that includes a tutorial on the Billing Statement and Pending Aid to see if your aid has been paid to your account or if it is still pending.

Payments and scholarship checks

Can be brought to the Student Billing Office (226 Rodli Hall). Please see Payment Information for more details.

Check your eSIS To Do List

Log in to eSIS (https://esis.uwrf.edu/) to view your To Do List. Click on the item to see which department is requesting information. For financial aid items, check out our Verification page to learn what it is, download requested forms such as a Verification Worksheet, and information on how to submit requested Tax Data. We encourage students and families to submit requested documents to us by email (finaid@uwrf.edu), fax (715-425-0708), or by the U.S. postal mail. Please remember to include your student ID number (begins with a "w") on all documents.

Complete Your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

You must complete a FAFSA every year if you are interested in receiving federal and state financial aid: FAFSA application. When applying for FAFSA, you should only use https://fafsa.gov.

• Pay attention to the year's application! There may be two applications open at one time. 2023-2024 is for Fall 2023, Spring 2024, and Summer 2024
• Applying for J-Term (Winter) or Summer Semester Financial Aid?
  You will need to submit a FAFSA for the corresponding academic year (example: 2022-2023 is for Fall 2022, Spring 2023, and Summer 2023) and then submit the UWRF J-Term or Summer aid form AFTER you have registered for your J-Term or Summer classes.

The 2024-2025 FAFSA is expected to open in December 2023. We will update our website when we have the exact date.

Learn more about FAFSA updates coming soon.

Explore Federal Student Aid's Educational Webinars and FSA Educational Videos
The U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid, is the largest provider of financial aid for college in the United States. The Custom Outreach Group provides educational information about FSA programs, tools, and resources. Check out some of the videos now to prepare for the 2024-25 FAFSA:

• What's Changed for the 2024-25 FAFSA Form?
• Gather Information Required to Complete the FAFSA
• Create and Access Your StudentAid.Gov account
• Understand and Prepare FAFSA Form Contributors
• Applying for Financial Aid with the FAFSA Form 

Avoid Financial Aid and IRS Scams

Check out StudentAid.Gov for Information on Avoiding Student Aid Scams. Additionally, check out their page on How to Avoid Student Loan Forgiveness Scams. Remember, you NEVER need to pay anything to apply for financial aid. Always contact our office directly if you have any questions regarding anything you receive by mail or email.

The IRS does NOT send unsolicited emails to the public or with content that includes sensitive information. If you receive any phishing or scam emails appearing to be from "IRS Online" or containing an attachment labeled "Tax Account Transcript" or something similar, please do not open the email. Either delete it or simply forward it (without opening) to phishing@irs.gov. If using an employer's computer, the IRS asks the employee to notify his or her company of the email. For more details from the IRS, please see Report Phishing and Online Scams.

Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans

Undergraduate

5.50%

irect Unsubsidized Loans

Graduate or Professional

7.05%

Direct PLUS Loans

Parents and Graduate or Professional Students

8.05%