Financial Dependency Academic

Financial

As a courtesy, to you, the student, the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid will take into account extenuating circumstances regarding the information entered on your FAFSA.  If you have an event, such as a death of a parent, loss of a job, or separation/divorce please send correspondence to:

University of Delaware

Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid

Newark, DE 19716

Attn:  Appeals Committee

Your appeal will be given a preliminary review. A financial aid officer will contact you requesting further documentation regarding your circumstances.  The appeal may go before a committee consisting of staff members and the director.  A final decision will be rendered and your financial aid package may be adjusted accordingly.  All appeal paperwork must be turned in 30 days after we make contact with you, and all appeal decisions are final.

Dependency

A second type of appeal is called a dependency appeal.  This appeal is for a student who feels that he/she should be considered independent from their parent(s) for financial aid purposes, even he/she does not meet any of the automatic independent criteria as outlined in the FAFSA.  Dependency appeals may be submitted under the following category:

• Danger of abuse (either mental or physically), or abandonment by your parent(s)

Please stop in our office to pick up a dependency appeal form and to discuss your circumstances with a financial aid officer.

Academic

SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS. Federal Title IV assistance programs require students to maintain progress towards a degree. These federal programs include the Federal Pell Grants, Federal Perkins and Nursing Loans, Federal College Work-Study program, Federal Family Education Loans(Stafford and PLUS) and Federal Direct Loans (Subsidized, Unsubsidized, and PLUS). Satisfactory progress for financial aid purposes requires:

a. Completion of a degree within six years of full-time attendance or its equivalent;
b. A cumulative grade point average of C (2.0) after 60 or more attempted hours; and
c. Successful completion of 67 percent of credit hours attempted.  

Academic records will be reviewed at the end of each spring semester. Students who fail to make satisfactory progress will be ineligible for financial assistance until appealed.  Students who are making unsatisfactory academic progress as defined above will be mailed a packet by our office.  This packet enables students to appeal their status. If the appeal is approved the student may be granted a waiver to receive aid for the current academic year.

Academic Progress Appeal Form (Page 1)

Academic Progress Appeal Form (Page 2)