The Summerville campus is open from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
During peak periods, such as registration, our office receives a high volume of calls,
which can make it challenging to reach us. We suggest checking our website or POUNCE. Alternatively, you can also send us an email (Summerville Campus; Health Sciences campus) or visit us on campus for faster service.
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online. Augusta University uses the FAFSA information to determine how much aid you
will receive. You must complete the FAFSA every year you are in college. The FAFSA
is available every January 1st for the upcoming academic year.
Visit your POUNCE account. POUNCE displays your financial aid awards or any documents needed to process
your aid. You must accept or decline any "OFFERED" aid in POUNCE.
Per the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), we cannot discuss your account
to another person without your permission. You must sign and submit to our office
the Student Consent Form. If the form is not submitted in person, then it must be notarized.
A student may borrow the lesser of:
1. The cost of attendance minus other estimated financial assistance; or
2. The Department of Education annual maximum loan limits, which vary by program.
Additional information regarding loan limits can be found at studentaid.gov
Yes, it is likely that you can receive financial aid for the summer semester. If you
did not attend school full-time during the fall and spring semesters and are a Federal
Pell Grant recipient, you may have Pell funding remaining for the summer semester.
You should contact our office to inform us that you will be attending during the summer
and we will assess your remaining eligibility. As for Direct Loans, if you did not
borrow the annual maximum for your grade level over the course of fall and spring
semesters, you may also be eligible for additional funds for summer. You must complete
and submit the Direct Loan Request Form to our office. If you receive the HOPE or Zell Miller Scholarship, you will be automatically
awarded for summer provided that you remain eligible after the spring semester checkpoint.
If you are not a current recipient of the HOPE or Zell Miller Scholarship, you must
complete and submit the HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship Request Form for review. If you have questions regarding other types of aid, please contact our
office.
If you receive financial aid and withdraw from all of your classes, it is possible
that some of your aid must be returned to the appropriate federal program and/or you
may owe a refund to the U.S. Department of Education (ED). This applies to students
who withdraw prior to completing 60% of a term. The Augusta University Business Office
(Student Accounts Division) performs return of funds calculations. These calculations
are based on the percentage of earned aid using a Federal Return of Title IV funds
formula established by ED. Student Accounts notifies the OSFA of the amounts of funds
that must be returned. The OSFA will notify you if you owe monies to ED.
No, it does not. When you are transferring from another institution, you want to make
sure that you cancel your aid at that institution and make sure that our school code
001579 is on your FAFSA so that we receive your information.
Once you have been completely accepted into the university and you have completed
your FAFSA for the school year that you will be attending, it will be processed by
our office before the billing due date.
No, when financial aid is awarded, it is for the complete school year inclusive to
summer if your program includes summer required classes.
No, based on the U.S. Dept of Education a student must be at least 24 years of age,
married, or have a dependent in order to be considered independent.
