Financial Aid Facts For Aviation Students

The University of North Dakota Student Financial Aid Office will consider appropriate flight costs in determining a student’s financial need. In order to consider these costs, certain conditions must be met. The current policies and procedures used by the Student Financial Aid Office are listed below.

Apply for Admission

You must be a regularly admitted, degree-seeking student to qualify for financial aid.

Complete the FAFSA

UND utilizes the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Renewal Application as its application for all financial aid. The aid available includes grants, work study, and loan programs. The FAFSA is available from your local high school, postsecondary school,or the Federal Student Aid Information Center (1-800-4-FED-AID). The FAFSA can also be requested from the Student Financial Aid Office, or students can apply directly by using FAFSA on the World Wide Web. The address is: www.fafsa.ed.gov.The FAFSA must be receivedby the processing center before March15 to meet the priority funding date.

We recommend that students also request The Student Guide - Financial Aid for the current academic year. This guide details the various Federal Student Financial Assistance (SFA) Programs and how to apply for them.

Awarding Process

The Student Financial Aid Office will award any financial aid the student is eligible for once they receive the student’s application information from the Federal processing center. All incoming freshman and transfer students will recieve a paper award letter directing them to go to Your Electronic Award (YEA) to accept or decline aid. Any revised award notifications will be sent to your University e-mail account (U-mail). This e-mail notification will contain a direct link to YEA. Students can also access YEA at any time by going to www.financialaid.und.edu. Please send any other documents requested in a timely manner. Financial aid disbursements could be delayed. For further details, please refer to the brochures and information sheets published by the Student Financial Aid Office.

Loan Processing Information

A majority of loan funds are recieved electronically and will be credited directly to the student's University account. Any funds in excess of the amount owed to the University at the time of disbursement are considered "excess aid" and a UND Pride Card will be used as a means to distribute excess financial aid and other refunds to students. The student must choose their preference for receiving their refunds. Students have a choice of one of the following:

    Direct deposit (ACH transfer) This preference transfers the refund into the student's existing bank account. This preference takes approximately 2 - 3 banking days to credit to the student's bank account.

    Easy Refund to the OneAccount - This preference credits the student's OneAccount with Higher One on the same day the refunds are processed by UND. This is the fastest way to recieve a refund. The OneAccount also offers many features for the student. If you have not recieved your UND Pride Card, contact the Student Account Services Office at 800.225.5863 extension 3911 or direct at 701.777.3911. If you have additional questions about the Pride Card, please visit UNDPrideCard.com.

Students are encouraged to complete the Direct Deposit form with the University's Student Account Services. Form is found on their website www.und.edu/dept/studentaccounts/ under the form link.

Applying for UND Scholarships

If the student is interested in a general UND scholarship, visit www.financialaid.und.edu for more details. The priority application deadline for freshman scholarships is February 5. Scholarship information is also available through the Office of Enrollment Services (1-800-Call-UND).

UND Aviation Scholarships

Each year approximately $300,000 in UND Aviation scholarships and training awards are granted to students enrolled at UND majoring in aviation. Scholarship applications will be available (online-HTMLez)for enrolled aviation students in early February, are due by mid-march and awarded in April. Awards are based on academic merit, leadership, flight achievement, and other attributes as specified by the sponsor.

Two significant scholarship programs are available for all students (including freshmen and transfer students) pursuing aviation related majors such as PreCommercial/Commercial Aviation, Pre ATC/ATC, PreFlight Ed/Flight Edu; PreAirportMgt/Airport Management; or Pre Aviation Management/Aviation Management:

First is the Odegard Scholarship program, provided by the James Ray Foundation. These scholarships are administered by the Aviation Department and awarded in the spring. For additional information about the Aviation Department Scholarships, contact the Odegard College Office of Aviation at 701-777-2834 or 800-258-1525 extention 2834

The other is the Clay Lacy Professional Pilot Scholarship in conjunction with the EAA Aviation Foundation, are awarded based on academic merit, "a passion for flying,"and service. The application process for this scholarship happens in the fall and is applied for through Student Services.

Flight Costs

Flight costs are not included in tuition or fees. They are determined on an hourly basis for aircraft and flight instruction, and are in addition to tuition, fees, and any other incidental expenses that are normally charged during registration. Flight costs may be added to the estimated cost of attendance if the student is a declared aviation major (or pre-commercial aviation,pre-air traffic control, pre-aviation system management or pre-flight education) or a declared(pre) aviation management or (pre) airport managment degree seeking student within the College of Business and enrolled in a flight course required for a major.

The Student Financial Aid Office will send the student a revised award notice if there is a change in awards after the student registers for a flight course. If the student has already been awarded the maximum aid, or if the aid that has been offered is not sufficient to cover costs, there are Parent PLUS loans or several alternative (commercial) loans for which the student may apply. For more details please visit www.simpletuition.com/und

Student may apply for any additional loans one semester at a time, since flight costs are only considered after registration each semester. Loan applications must be submitted to the Student Financial Aid Office prior to August 1, but not before June, for fall semester or December 15 for spring semester to ensure timely processing and receipt of loan funds. Information on the commercial loans may be obtained at the Student Financial Aid Office or visit www.financialaid.und.edu.

Current Aviation Financial Policy

Students enrolling in flight courses are required to deposit money into their flight accounts on a regular basis to cover incurred flight costs. The UND Student Account Service Office requires aviation deposits be made with cash, or check at the Teller Window -- hours are 8:15-4:00pm Monday through Friday. If you prefer to make a deposit with a credit card (Discover, MasterCard, American Express) or E-check, this can be done on-line through your Campus Connection account. There is a 2.75% or (minimum $3) fee for credit card deposits. CREDIT CARDS ARE NOT ACCEPTED AT THE TELLER WINDOWS. Flight Deposits made at the UND Student Account Service Office will be available for use the next business day in the aviation account.

If the flight account falls below $200 at any time, for any reason, the student will not be allowed to schedule or dispatch until a sufficient balance appears in the account. Students are encouraged not to wait until the last minute to make deposits into the their flight accounts. Students receiving Financial Aid to assist with their flight costs will be allowed to begin flying before the aid is received. This is done by the student requesting to be placed on "financial arrangement." The amount of aid in excess of tuition, fees, and housing (if any) is entered into the aviation computer system. If excess aid has not been recieved yet but has been approved by UND Student Financial Aid and lender, contact Dotty at 701-777-3586 or Peggy at 701-777-3218 to discuss being put on financial agreement.

2008-2009 UND Academic Catalog

Students may refer to pages 8-12 of the 2008-2009 UND Academic Catalog for tuition, fees and financial information. Current policies for The Department of Aviation can be found on pages 78-84.

For further information, contact the Student Financial Aid Office at:

Janelle Kilgore
Financial Aid Administrator
UND Aviation Student Financial Aid
254 Clifford Hall
3980 Campus Road
Stop 9007
Grand Forks, ND 58202
701-777-4794(Telephone)
701-777-3121(Main Student Financial Aid Office)
701-777-4086(Fax)
Email: janellekilgore@mail.und.edu
www.financialaid.und.edu
or

John D. Odegard School for Aerospace Science
University and Tulane
3980 Campus Road Stop 9007
Grand Forks, ND 58202
701-777-2791(Telephone)
800-258-1525
701-777-3016(Fax)
www.aero.und.edu