{"id":6772,"date":"2019-10-15T09:42:44","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T13:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/?page_id=6772"},"modified":"2022-03-22T11:48:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T15:48:54","slug":"current-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/resources\/current-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead mb-5\"><strong>Welcome back, Knights!<\/strong> There\u2019s an old saying here at UCF: \u201cNew academic year, new application for financial aid.\u201d OK, so no one actually says that \u2014 but it is true. Many of the forms you completed last year must be submitted again this year. So before you pick up textbooks or receive a class syllabus, you\u2019ll need to complete some items that are essential to the financial aid process.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mb-0 mb-lg-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 mb-lg-0 col-10 offset-1 col-lg-4 offset-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/how-to-apply-for-aid-prospective-students.jpg\" alt=\"student sitting outside with laptop\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"student sitting outside with laptop\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/how-to-apply-for-aid-prospective-students.jpg\">\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h5 card-title\"><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary text-decoration-none hover-text-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/apply\/\">How to Renew Aid<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"card-text text-secondary\">From application to award notification, here&#8217;s a checklist every student should follow to help ensure a smooth financial aid experience.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 mb-lg-0 col-10 offset-1 col-lg-4 offset-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/fin-aid-timeline-new-students.jpg\" alt=\"smiling students sitting at a table outside\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"smiling students sitting at a table outside\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/fin-aid-timeline-new-students.jpg\">\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h5 card-title\"><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary text-decoration-none hover-text-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/resources\/timeline\/\">Financial Aid Timeline<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"card-text text-secondary\">Take note: Here are the important dates for applications, submission of varying documents, and financial aid disbursements within the financial aid process at UCF.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 mb-lg-0 col-10 offset-1 col-lg-4 offset-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/receive-aid-new-students.jpg\" alt=\"UCF students sitting by the Reflecting Pond\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"UCF students sitting by the Reflecting Pond\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/receive-aid-new-students.jpg\">\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h5 card-title\"><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary text-decoration-none hover-text-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/receive\/\">When Will I Receive Aid?<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"card-text text-secondary\">Funds begin being disbursed the week after Drop\/Swap &amp; Add and continue as students complete and meet all eligibility requirements. Click through to view the Receive Aid Checklist.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 col-10 offset-1 col-lg-6 offset-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h5 card-title\"><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary text-decoration-none hover-text-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/types\/scholarships\/florida-bright-futures\/\">Florida Bright Futures<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"card-text text-secondary\">Did you earn a Bright Futures scholarship? Congrats! Find out how your scholarship will pay for tuition and fees at UCF.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 col-10 offset-1 col-lg-6 offset-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h5 card-title\"><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary text-decoration-none hover-text-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/resources\/program-eligibility-charts\/\">Program Eligibility Charts<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"card-text text-secondary\">Requirements differ from award to award, so be sure you understand your financial aid program details. You can find them all in this chart.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 col-10 offset-1 col-lg-6 offset-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h5 card-title\"><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary text-decoration-none hover-text-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/resources\/scholarship-tips\/\">Scholarship Tips<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"card-text text-secondary\">Want to maximize your scholarship opportunities and learn how to write award-winning essays? Check out these helpful tips.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 col-10 offset-1 col-lg-6 offset-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h5 card-title\"><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary text-decoration-none hover-text-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/resources\/avoid-financial-aid-setbacks\/\">Avoid Financial Aid Setbacks<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"card-text text-secondary\">To help you steer clear of any financial aid delays or setbacks, check out the most common mistakes that are made during and after the financial aid application process.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 col-10 offset-1 col-lg-6 offset-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h5 card-title\"><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary text-decoration-none hover-text-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/cost\/\">Tuition &amp; Costs<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"card-text text-secondary\">How much does it cost to go to UCF? Students and parents can use the Net Price Calculator to get an estimate of costs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 col-10 offset-1 col-lg-6 offset-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h5 card-title\"><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary text-decoration-none hover-text-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/financial-literacy\/\">Centsible Knights<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"card-text text-secondary\">Learn to spend wisely, manage student debt, build credit and save for the future with Centsible Knights, UCF&#8217;s free financial literacy program.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 col-10 offset-1 col-lg-6 offset-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h5 card-title\"><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary text-decoration-none hover-text-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/resources\/help-videos\/\">Financial Aid Help Videos<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"card-text text-secondary\">Check out these short videos to gain an understanding of the financial aid process at UCF, including an overview of the FAFSA.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 col-10 offset-1 col-lg-6 offset-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h5 card-title\"><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary text-decoration-none hover-text-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/resources\/helpful-links\/\">Additional Links<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"card-text text-secondary\">Here are additional links with helpful information you may need as you navigate the financial aid process.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome back, Knights! 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