Financial Aid Office - Receiving Student Aid Report

Receiving Student Aid Report (SAR)

In order to complete financial aid application process, the students must undergo the following steps:

Step 1: Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Step 2: Receive and Review Student Aid Report (SAR)
Step 3: Complete verification information (if required)

Receive and Review Student Aid Report (SAR)

After processing your FAFSA, the Department of Education will send you a Student Aid Report (SAR). SAR summarizes the information you submitted on FAFSA. In addition, SAR contains comments alerting you of any incomplete information required for processing your FAFSA. It is very important to review SAR carefully - incomplete information will prevent UW-Oshkosh from awarding your financial aid package.

If all the information on your SAR is correct, you do not need to return it. If your FAFSA information is complete, you will find an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) printed in the upper right hand corner of your SAR. UW-Oshkosh will use the EFC to award your financial aid package.

If your FAFSA information is incomplete, you may mail the corrections to the address mentioned on your SAR or log onto the FAFSA website (you will need a PIN) to make the corrections online.

The fastest way to receive SAR results is to fill out a FAFSA on the web, provide a valid and current e-mail address, and sign the application electronically using a U.S. Department of Education PIN (note, that if you are a dependent student, your parent must also apply for a PIN and sign your FAFSA on the web).