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Students who have not yet accepted their offer of admission

  • Viewing Offered Financial Aid Awards
    • 1. Log in* to myPurdue at https://mypurdue.purdue.edu
    • 2. Select the appropriate aid year from the drop-down menu; submit
    • 3. Choose View your Financial Aid Status
    • 4. Select "awarded" (hyperlinked) from the sentence beginning, "You have been awarded financial aid which totals..."
    • 5. Select the Award Overview tab
      • *A prospective student must first set up their career account (username and password) using the PUID and setup/temporary password included in the offer of admission letter. Career account activation is completed at https://www.purdue.edu/apps/account/AccountSetup. The career account is used to log in to myPurdue.
  • Viewing the Estimated Cost of Attendance
    • 1. Log in* to myPurdue at https://mypurdue.purdue.edu
    • 2. Select the appropriate aid year from the drop-down menu; submit
    • 3. Choose View your Financial Aid Status
    • 4. Select "cost of attendance" (hyperlinked) from the sentence beginning, "Your estimated cost of attendance is..."
      • *A prospective student must first set up their career account (username and password) using the PUID and setup/temporary password included in the offer of admission letter. Career account activation is completed at https://www.purdue.edu/apps/account/AccountSetup. The career account is used to log in to myPurdue.
  • Viewing the Federal Shopping Sheet
    • 1. Log in* to myPurdue at https://mypurdue.purdue.edu
    • 2. Select the appropriate aid year from the drop-down menu; submit
    • 3. Choose View your Financial Aid Status
    • 4. Select the Financial Aid tab at the top of the page
    • 5. Select Federal Shopping Sheet link.
      • *A prospective student must first set up their career account (username and password) using the PUID and setup/temporary password included in the offer of admission letter. Career account activation is completed at https://www.purdue.edu/apps/account/AccountSetup. The career account is used to log in to myPurdue.

 

Students who have accepted their offer of admission or current students

  • Viewing Offered Financial Aid Awards
    • 1. Log in to myPurdue at https://mypurdue.purdue.edu
    • 2. Select the Financial tab
    • 3. Choose Award for Aid Year in the Quick Links menu on the left side
    • 4. Select the appropriate academic year from the drop-down menu; submit
    • 5. Select the Award Overview tab
  • Accepting Offered Financial Aid Awards
    • 1. Log in to myPurdue at https://mypurdue.purdue.edu
    • 2. Select the Financial tab
    • 3. Choose Award for Aid Year in the Quick Links menu on the left side
    • 4. Select the appropriate academic year from the drop-down menu; submit
    • 5. Select the Accept Award Offer tab
    • 6. Accept desired awards (NOTE: Parent PLUS Loans or Private Loans shown as "offered" cannot be accepted through myPurdue - each requires a separate application online.)
  • Declining Offered Financial Aid Awards
    • 1. Log in to myPurdue at https://mypurdue.purdue.edu
    • 2. Select the Financial tab
    • 3. Choose Award for Aid Year in the Quick Links menu on the left side
    • 4. Select the appropriate academic year from the drop-down menu; submit
    • 5. Select the Accept Award Offer tab
    • 6. Decline desired awards (NOTE: Parent PLUS Loans or Private Loans shown as "offered" cannot be declined through myPurdue - no action will be taken if you do not complete a separate application online to request the loan.)
  • Viewing Outstanding Financial Aid Requirements
    • 1. Log in to myPurdue at https://mypurdue.purdue.edu
    • 2. Select the Financial tab
    • 3. View the Financial Aid Requirements section
    • 4. Items with a red flag are outstanding and need to be completed; items with a green checkmark are already complete. Blue links mean there is a document for you to download and complete or a website for you to complete additional steps. Requirements listed in black mean the document(s) need to be provided by you (i.e. tax returns)
  • Reporting Private Scholarships
    • 1. Log in to myPurdue at https://mypurdue.purdue.edu
    • 2. Select the Financial tab
    • 3. Choose Award for Aid Year in the Quick Links menu on the left side
    • 4. Select the appropriate academic year from the drop-down menu; submit
    • 5. Select the Resources/Additional Information tab
    • 6. Report each private scholarship received. Scholarship amounts need to be entered for each semester. No more than one (1) academic year scholarship (reported as two semesters) or two (2) one-semester scholarships can be reported at the same time.
    • 7. Submit the information; repeat these steps to report additional private scholarships
  • Viewing How Professors Reported Your Course Participation
    • 1. Log in to myPurdue at https://mypurdue.purdue.edu
    • 2. Select the Academic tab
    • 3. Choose Initial Course Participation under Registration Tools on the left side
    • 4. Select the appropriate semester from the drop-down menu; submit
    • 5. View the information under the Initial Course Participation header
    • 6. "Yes" means the the professor indicated you initiated course participation; "No" means the professor reported that you did not initiate course participation.
    • 7. Contact your instructor for any courses listed with "No" if you believe your status was reported incorrectly
  • Reading Financial Aid Messages
    • 1. Log in to myPurdue at https://mypurdue.purdue.edu
    • 2. Select the Financial tab
    • 3. Click Important Messages in the Quick Links menu on the left side
    • 4. Follow any instructions listed in the message or reference the information provided
  • Obtaining a Copy of Financial Aid Eligibility
    • 1. Log in to myPurdue at https://mypurdue.purdue.edu
    • 2. Select the Financial tab
    • 3. Choose Award for Aid Year in the Quick Links menu on the left side
    • 4. Select the appropriate academic year from the drop-down menu; submit
    • 5. Click the Award Overview tab
    • 6. Click Print above the Need Calculation heading at the top left portion of the display.
    • 7. An identical window will open. Right click on the page in the new window and select Print if a paper copy is needed. The Financial Aid Director's signature will appear on the printed version.
  • Confirming Enrollment Each Semester to Secure Classes
    • 1. Log in to myPurdue at https://mypurdue.purdue.edu
    • 2. Select the Financial tab
    • 3. Click "Confirm your enrollment for the coming semester" under the Enrollment Confirmation section
    • 4. If all requirements have been satisfied for the semester, a message will appear in green as notification. If further action is required before you are able to successfully confirm your enrollment, a message will appear in red with additional information.
  • Viewing Academic Progress status
    • 1. Log in to myPurdue at https://mypurdue.purdue.edu
    • 2. Select the Financial tab
    • 3. Choose Financial Aid Status in the Quick Links menu on the left side
    • 4. Select the appropriate academic year from the drop-down menu; submit
    • 5. Click academic progress (in approximately the 4th line down)
    • 6. Read the message and view the status
    • 7. Satisfactory means no action is required; a warning means you are still eligible for financial aid but are at risk for becoming ineligible; a denial means academic progress requirements have not been met, and you are not eligible for financial aid. Students with a denial may complete an appeal to try to obtain a probationary semester of financial aid. Academic progress is reviewed after grades post at the end of each semester. More information about Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) can be found at https://www.purdue.edu/dfa/policies/sap.php.
  • Determining if Holds Exist
    • 1. Log in to myPurdue at https://mypurdue.purdue.edu
    • 2. Select the Financial tab
    • 3. Choose Do I have any Holds? in the Quick Links menu on the left side
    • 4. Select the appropriate academic year from the drop-down menu; submit
    • 5. Any current holds will be listed and must be cleared to avoid financial aid or academic delays
  • Setting up Direct Deposit for Financial Aid Refunds
    • 1. Log in to myPurdue at https://mypurdue.purdue.edu
    • 2. Select the Financial tab
    • 3. Choose Manage My Account on the right side under TouchNet Payment Portal
    • 4. A new page will open, and you will be logged in to the TouchNet Payment Gateway. Select the eRefunds tab at the top.
    • 5. Enter bank account information
    • 6. Authorize Purdue to be able to deposit excess financial aid into the account

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