| Important Information
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| Get the latest news from our office! Check out our updated News blog and follow us on Twitter, @UConnFinAid
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| Prospective students: Click here for information specific to prospective students and families.
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| Financial aid not appearing on your fee bill? Click here for some of the most common reasons why your financial aid may not be appearing as a credit on your University Fee Bill.
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| Have you heard about the new tax credits for college education? Now there is an even larger variety of tax credits, deductions and savings plans available to taxpayers to assist with the expense of higher education. Click here for more information.
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 FERPA Privacy Waiver: Before calling our office on behalf of a student, please ensure that the student has identified you as a designee via the Online FERPA Privacy Waiver in the Student Administration System, and that you have your assigned access code available.
If you have not been assigned an access code, you will need to ask the student to complete the Online FERPA Privacy Waiver and name you as a designee in order for University staff to be able to speak with you.
Information regarding FERPA and the privacy waiver is available at http://www.registrar.uconn.edu/ferpa.html.
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| Take control of your finances! Check out our new site on Financial Literacy.
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Borrowing for your education: Learn more about borrowing for your education, including the difference between federal and private loans. Get the facts about the impact of the credit crunch on student loans.
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| Send your forms via fax: To expedite the processing of your financial aid application, we strongly recommend faxing materials to (860) 486-6629 if at all possible. This allows our office to process your documents most efficiently. Click here for additional information regarding the submission of forms.
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Our Federal School Code is 001417. The 2010-2011 FAFSA must be received and logged at the federal processor by March 1, 2010 to be considered on time.
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