General Eligibility Requirements for Most Types of Federal Financial Aid
- Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment at UW-Superior at least half-time as a regular student working toward a degree or certificate
- Be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen (International students may qualify for some aid)
- Possess a valid Social Security Number
- Agree to use federal student aid for educational purposes only
- Not be in default on any federal student loans or owe money back to any federal student aid programs
- Register with Selective Service, if required for state aid
- Meet UW-Superior’s standards for Satisfactory Academic Progress
How to Apply for Financial Aid
File your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). A new FAFSA must be completed for each academic year.
- Be sure that you list UW-Superior as one of your college choices. The UW-Superior Title IV School Code is 003925.
- File your FAFSA as soon as possible after October 1, 2024 for the 2025-2026 school year. UW-Superior’s priority filing date is January 15, 2025, for the 2025-2026 school year. Students whose applications are processed and completed by this date will receive the best financial aid package available to them. In order to have your application processed and completed by this date, we recommend that you file your FAFSA for the 2025-2026 academic year by December 15, 2024. You can still file your FAFSA for the 2024-2025 academic year at studentaid.gov.
- If you are a transfer student, and have already filed the FAFSA for the current academic year, you do not need to file again. Instead, go to your FAFSA, and select “Add or delete a school code.” Add UW-Superior’s school code; it is 003925. Your financial aid will not automatically transfer from one school to the next.
Verification
We are required to verify the accuracy of the information you provided on your FAFSA. The Department of Education and the FAFSA have switched to a targeted verification system. With this switch, the federal processor will use a risk model to identify FAFSA data elements that are prone to error, which appear anomalous or which seem inconsistent. Only those FAFSA data elements flagged by the federal processor will be subjected to verification. The federal processor is likely to flag fewer than five data elements for most applicants, but some may have more than five data elements flagged.
If you are selected for verification, you will receive a letter or email to your UW-Superior email account from us requesting:
- Dependent Verification Worksheet or Independent Verification Worksheets
- Prior year federal tax transcript (student and spouse if independent, student and parent if dependent) which can be acquired by visiting the IRS website or by calling 800-908-9946.
Additional information may be required and will be requested via email. Please check your uwsuper.edu email account regularly.
Study Away
In addition to the instructions above, you’ll need to complete a Study Away Financial Aid Revision form, available from the Office of Intercultural Student Success.
Computer Purchase
You may request your budget to be expanded for the cost of a computer by submitting a Budget Add-On Form. Generally, it will only be filled with additional loan money, if you are eligible. You may do this only one time during your career at UW-Superior.
Consortium Agreement
If you plan to take a course at another institution because it is not offered here and is required for your degree, you’ll need to complete a Consortium Agreement.