财政援助办公室(粮农组织)

条款和条件2023-2024

We are pleased to offer financial aid to help with your cost of attendance at Columbia Inter国家 University (CIU). 你的资助金额和类型列在你的奖励信上.

你的奖励可能包括奖学金, 奖助金, 贷款, 或者从联邦政府工作学习, 状态, 以及机构项目, 以及CIU以外的资金来源，这些资金在你获奖时就已经知道了. 本文件中的信息旨在描述您的奖励的条款和条件, 概述政策和程序, 并解释资金的交付流程. 在某些情况下，个人评论将出现在你的奖励信上.

请仔细阅读材料，这样你就会明白对你的期望是什么.

奖信息

经济援助资格: Your need-based aid eligibility is the difference between the cost for you to attend CIU and what you and your family should be able to pay. The information used in the calculation of your Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) was reported by you and your family on the 免费申请联邦学生资助 (FAFSA). 为了获得联邦政府的资格, 国家和机构援助, 所有课程必须满足学生当前学位或证书的要求.

援助类型: An award will usually include one or more types of aid in order to meet all or as much of your financial aid eligibility as possible. If you are an under研究生 student working on your first degree and your FAFSA application was received, 你的援助计划可能包括一些奖学金和/或助学金, 以及提供贷款或勤工俭学基金. 博士生, 在线学生, 而寻求第二个学士学位的学生通常只能获得贷款.

Dibursement政策: 财政援助 住宅的本科 students is credited/disbursed to student accounts after the drop/add date at the beginning of each term.

财政援助 所有其他学生, 包括在线本科生, 研究生, 网上毕业, and doctoral students is credited to the student's account in two equal disbursements per semester. 第一笔款项将于第一节课开始后发放, 一旦出席和参与被验证. 这笔费用包括学费、书本费、杂费和任何其他授权收费. 如果这导致资金过剩，会计处有14天的时间来发放资金. 你将收到这笔资金，除非学校被授权扣留这笔资金 for a future semester. 第二次付款将在学期中期处理, 一旦出席和参与再次验证. 这笔费用将包括所有书籍的费用, 费用, 以及第一次付款后剩余的任何其他授权费用. 如果这导致资金过剩，会计处有14天的时间来发放资金. 你将收到这笔资金，除非学校被授权扣留这笔资金.

CIU奖学金和助学金: The 金融援助 Office awards scholarships and 奖助金 each year in the order that necessary documents have been received.  以下是 CIU奖学金和助学金 可以在我们的网站上找到吗. Questions regarding a particular scholarship or grant should be directed to the 财政援助办公室(粮农组织). All CIU scholarships and 奖助金 are awarded in the fall and spring semesters only and are contingent upon continuous, 全日制招生.

奖励条件: You must be enrolled full-time in a degree program each semester to be eligible for 状态 and CIU aid. Students must be enrolled at least half-time each semester in a degree program to be eligible for Federal Direct Loans.   然而, 是否有资格获得联邦佩尔助学金, 你可以获得这些资金少于一半的注册. Your award for the 2023-2024 academic year may be used only for educational and living expenses during that period. 学年分为秋季、春季和夏季三个学期. 收到的所有援助， 联邦勤工俭学除外, will be credited to your student account during the beginning of each semester if you have completed all the necessary paperwork for receiving these funds. 机构和州奖学金最多可连续八个学期续签. 总经济援助(包括贷款)不能超过总学费. 综合所有来源的捐赠援助(资助), 状态, CIU或外部)不能超过CIU的直接成本(学费), 费用, 食宿). 如果捐赠总额超过直接费用，机构援助将会减少. 看到 学术目录 完整的财务政策和奖励更新标准.

博士生, 仅限在线学生和非学位学生 不符合申请CIU奖学金的资格(包括所有奖学金).

教育福利: Students receiving CIU educational benefits are not eligible for additional CIU scholarships or 奖助金 including donor scholarships.

运动员: Students receiving athletic scholarships will receive a merit scholarship but are NOT eligible for any additional CIU 奖助金 and scholarships until they are in their second year of attendance. Athletic scholarships are renewed each year per their 金融援助 Agreement letter with the 体育运动 Department. 如果运动员违反了他们的经济援助协议信, the student is subject to lose their athletic scholarship and will not be re-awarded as a non-athlete until the next school year.

出国留学游学时间可能不计入联邦费用, 状态, 或CIU机构援助资格要求. Students who plan to study abroad for a semester or semesters need to meet with the 金融援助 Office to determine financial aid eligibility for that semester or semesters.

 继续提供援助: 你需要在每年1月1日之后通过填写FAFSA重新申请经济援助. 如果你没有填写FAFSA, 为了获得CIU的机构援助，你必须每年联系财务援助办公室.

校外奖学金和额外经济援助

额外财政援助: 如果你从外部来源获得额外的经济援助, 哪项没有包括在你的奖项中, 你必须立即以书面通知粮农组织. 必须报告的额外援助包括奖学金, 贷款, 奖学金, 学费减免, 职业康复, 资深的好处, 以及其他教育方面的好处. Because your eligibility for financial aid is based on the resources you expect to have for your educational expenses, 任何额外的经济援助都必须考虑.

奖的调整: Federal regulations and institutional policy specify that a student may not receive more aid than is determined by the FAFSA to be the student’s eligibility. Additional aid from other sources must be used to reduce your eligibility and may not replace all or a part of the expected family contribution. CIU的助学金可能会随着外部奖学金的增加而重新计算. 虽然额外的奖学金不一定会增加你的总资助, it is to your benefit to apply for and receive scholarship funds because your loan or work study obligation may be reduced. 

校外奖学金的支付: 如果您获得了CIU以外的其他组织的奖学金或其他援助, it is likely that the donor or organization will send the money to CIU for credit to your student account. Please refer the donor or organization to the FAO if there are questions about the payment of your funds.

状态更改

重新考虑财政援助资格: Your eligibility for financial aid is determined based on your family’s financial circumstances in 2021. 如果这些金融环境自2021年以来发生了重大变化, 您在2023-2024学年获得经济援助的资格可能会被重新评估. Special circumstances taken into consideration for significant financial changes include loss of employment by a parent or spouse, 父母或配偶死亡, 丧失福利, 高额医疗费用, 私立学校学费, 离婚或分居. 请记住，只有在资金到位的情况下，才能提供更多的援助. 如果需要，请联系财务援助办公室了解更多细节.

身份变更你的经济援助是基于你向我们报告的关于你的学习计划的信息, 州居住, 依赖状态, 教育福利，以及学年期间你是住在校内还是校外. 如果信息不正确，你必须通知财政援助办公室的变化. 如果你的身份改变导致你获得资助的资格降低, 你可能会被要求偿还全部或部分已经支付给你的资金.

注册状态你的奖励是基于奖励信上列出的入学假设. 课程负荷的任何变化都可能需要调整. 如果你的入学计划有变化，请通知财政援助办公室. CIU根据预期的全日制入学人数提供奖学金或助学金. 本科 students must take 12 or more credit hours and 研究生 and 神学院 students must take 9 credit hours per fall and spring semester to meet that condition.  A change in enrollment status after funds are disbursed (and before the end of the tuition refund period) may require repayment of all or a portion of your award.

退出CIU: 如果你退出 (or 请个假) from CIU or drop to less than half-time status during the period of your award or if your registration is canceled, 你收到的全部或部分资金必须偿还. 退款将根据您的提款日期按比例进行, 减少课程负担, 或者取消注册. 如果你退出, 请个假, 变成不到一半时间, 或者在奖学金的第一学期取消注册, 你的第二学期助学金将被取消. You must request that 金融援助 Office reactivate your financial aid for the spring semester if funding allows. 如果你在注册期间有贷款, 或者在之前的入学期间有贷款, 您必须在退出时完成联邦贷款退出咨询. You may come to the 金融援助 Office before withdrawal or a change of status to discuss the effects of your decision and to learn more about your rights and responsibilities as a student borrower.

移动校外: Traditional under研究生 students who are under the age of 23 and who have been granted permission to move off campus may lose up to 50% of their CIU aid.

学业进步政策: 每个CIU奖学金和助学金都有最低GPA要求. 为了使CIU学生保留获得机构资助的资格, 学生必须符合表格上列出的标准 CIU奖学金和助学金 页面. 未达到联邦SAP要求的学生, 不能接受联邦政府, 国家或机构援助. 请参阅 SAP的政策.