Financial Aid FAQS

The Federal School Code for Mount Union is 003083.

If we are unable to answer your questions or resolve your issues concerning your federal aid, the Department of Education Ombudsman Group is available to respond to your concerns.

Federal Student Aid Ombudsman Group
Phone: 877-557-2575
Fax: 606-396-4821
Mail: FSA Ombudsman Group
P.O. Box 1843
Monticello, KY 42633

All students are eligible to work an on-campus job. Monthly earnings go directly to the student and can be used as payment toward the student account or as spending money while at school. Some students will be eligible for Federal Work Study. Federal Work Study is a need-based federal fund offered to the student. The Office of Student Financial Aid will determine eligibility based on the student’s financial need. If Federal Work Study is indicated on a student’s financial aid award, they will be eligible to work in one of the community service positions. Community service positions are available at various places such as the Alliance Middle School and YWCA. All open student employment positions are listed on Handshake.

If you are selected for verification, we are required to collect documentation to confirm the information on your FAFSA. This will include a verification form and your tax information. If you are a dependent student, you will also need to provide your parent’s tax information.

Contact the Office of Student Financial Aid if any significant changes occur that affect your financial situation. Some examples include but are not limited to: divorce or separation of parents, loss of a job, loss of untaxed income, increased uninsured medical expenses, or tuition paid to private elementary or high schools. 

Adjustments may be the result of updating information on the FASFA or submitting documents such as verification or special circumstance forms. In addition, inaccurate information, notification of additional aid from outside sources, certification of PLUS or private (alternative) education loans, change in housing, or a change in state grant amounts could also cause financial aid adjustments.

A student who plans to withdraw for the remainder of the semester, after classes have started, initiates the process by completing the Withdrawal Form in the Office of Student Affairs. 

Charges and financial aid earned are determined by a calculation based on the number of calendar days (including weekends) that the student is enrolled on campus in direct proportion to the period of enrollment (number of calendar days in the semester). The student who withdraws after 60 percent of the enrollment period will be charged for the whole semester and will be eligible for all financial aid based on the semester costs.

Students who are considering dropping from full-time (minimum of 12 hours per semester) to part-time must consult with the Office of Student Financial Services for resulting changes in financial aid.

Students must apply for financial aid EACH academic year. Students are encouraged to file online at studentaid.gov. We recommend filing no later than March 1 to ensure receiving a financial aid package in a timely manner.

Students may be eligible for federal or state funds depending on summer enrollment (the number of credit hours enrolled for either or both summer sessions) and on your projected fall and spring semester enrollment for the upcoming year. Please contact the Office of Student Financial Aid for details.

If your housing status changes, you should expect that your financial aid will change. If you change from on-campus to off-campus or commuter, your financial aid will be reduced by $3,000 per year ($1,500 per semester). There may be other changes to your financial aid as well. Please contact the Office of Student Financial Aid for a financial aid estimate if you are considering a housing change.

Please note: There is a freshman/sophomore residency requirement. You will need to complete a petition for off-campus residency through the Office of Residence Life, and you may be required to meet with a Financial Aid Representative. If you have completed a request in the past and lived off-campus, you do not need to complete one again.

Students are required to inform the Office of Student Financial Aid when an outside scholarship is received. Students can now self-report their outside scholarships through Colleague self-service. A copy of the scholarship award letter, certificate, or check can serve as notification of this award. If any adjustment to the aid award must be made, loans and campus employment will be reduced before any need-based awards. The amount of the non-Mount Union scholarship will always show as estimated on the financial aid award, but once the payment has been received, it will show as a credit to the student's account.