Welcome to NSU's Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA)! Here you will find everything you need to know about student financial aid, including how to apply, financial aid deadlines, and types of aid available to graduate and undergraduate students, including Florida student financial aid. Our office administers federal, state, and university financial aid programs such as grants, loans, scholarships, and veterans benefits. Please take a moment to explore our site!
PLUS Loans are federal loans that creditworthy graduate students and parents of undergraduate students may use to supplement their financial aid package. The Online PLUS Request Process for the 2023-2024 academic year for both GRAD PLUS and Parent PLUS Loans becomes available on April 18, 2023. To apply for a PLUS Loan, visit studentaid.gov More information on the Parent PLUS Loan and the GRAD PLUS Loan is also available on the financial aid website.
The Spring 2023 Dollar$ and $ense newsletter is now available! It includes updates for the 2023-24 academic year regarding the financial aid process, scholarships, international student payment plans, and more. For questions, email us at dollarsandsense@nova.edu.
The 2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available at studentaid.gov. The FAFSA determines your eligibility for grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study programs and is the essential first step in receiving financial aid from federal, state, and private sources. The Office of Student Financial Assistance encourages you to file your FAFSA as soon as it becomes available on October 1 each year:
The sooner you apply, the better chance you have of receiving the maximum amount of funds .
Completing the FAFSA early will allow you to plan more efficiently.
Many scholarships require you to complete a FAFSA.
If you are filing the FAFSA for the first time, get a head start by creating your account (FSA ID) ahead of time. The FSA ID is a username and password combination that gives you access to Federal Student Aid's online systems. It can also serve as your legal signature. If you don’t have an FSA ID by the time you fill out your FAFSA, you will be prompted to apply for one, but it may take one to three days before you receive it. Get a head start on that process today by creating one here.
You will use your (your parents') 2021 federal tax return information.
NSU Federal School Code: 001509
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11/28/22 Update
Courts have issued orders to block the student debt relief program. As a result, applications are currently not being accepted. If you have already applied, your application will be held. In the meantime, the pause on student loan payments and collections has been extended until 60 days after the Department of Education is permitted to implement the debt relief program, or the litigation is resolved. If the program has not been implemented and the litigation has not been resolved by June 30, 2023, payments will resume 60 days after that. Borrowers will be notified before payments restart.
10/18/2022 Update
On Monday, October 17, 2022, President Biden announced that the Department of Education's application for student loan cancellation is open and ready for borrowers to complete. Borrowers are asked to provide their name, date of birth, Social Security number, email, and phone number, and self-certify their income through a check-box feature in the application.
To access the application, click on the button below.
Apply for Federal Student Loan Debt Relief
10/14/2022 Update
The Student Loan Debt Relief Application Form is expected to become available later this month (October 2022).
Beware of Scams
Borrowers should know that the best source of information about when the application period opens will come directly from the Department of Education and Federal Student Aid.
You might be contacted by a company saying they will help you get loan discharge, forgiveness, cancellation, or debt relief for a fee. You never have to pay for help with your federal student aid. Make sure you work only with the U.S. Department of Education and our loan servicers, and never reveal your personal information or account password to anyone.
Department of Education emails to borrowers come from noreply@studentaid.gov, noreply@debtrelief.studentaid.gov, or ed.gov@public.govdelivery.com. You can report scam attempts to the Federal Trade Commission by calling 1-877-382-4357 or by visiting reportfraud.ftc.gov.
8/30/2022 Update
President Biden, Vice President Harris, and the U.S. Department of Education have announced a three-part plan to help working and middle-class federal student loan borrowers transition back to regular payment as pandemic-related support expires. This plan includes loan forgiveness of up to $20,000. Many borrowers and families may be asking themselves “what do I have to do to claim this relief?”
To learn more and to sign up at the Department of Education's subscription page to be notified when the process officially opens, visit the Federal Student Aid website.
Students who are expecting a refund from their financial aid disbursement may submit an online emergency loan application.
Gold Circle Emergency Loan Application for Non-HPD Students: This application is available to non-Health Professions Division (HPD) students whose financial aid file is complete for the period in which the loan is being requested. The loan limit is $500. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the processing fee is temporarily waived, and the $500 loan limit may be increased up to $1,500 based on eligibility. To view additional eligibility requirements and to access the online application, visit https://www.nova.edu/financialaid/forms/index.html and select the appropriate form from the drop down menu. Gold Circle Emergency applications will be reviewed no earlier than three weeks before the first day of classes for the semester/term the loan is being requested.
HPD Pre-Loan Application: This application is only available to Health Professions Division (HPD) students whose financial aid file is complete for the period in which the loan is being requested. The loan limit is $2,000, and the application fee has been waived due to the coronavirus pandemic. To view additional eligibility requirements and to access the online application, visit https://www.nova.edu/financialaid/forms/index.html and select the appropriate form from the drop down menu. HPD Pre-Loan applications will be reviewed no earlier than five weeks before the first day of classes for the semester/term the loan is being requested.