![]() Initial financial aid offers are awarded for the full academic year and are based on the assumption that you will enroll full time and be housed according to the status reported by the student on the FAFSA. We also recommend checking your alerts to ensure that there are no outstanding requests from our office that may be holding your aid from disbursement. You can view our full disbursement schedule via the calendar on our home page. If you intend to be part time, we recommend completing an Enrollment Update Form as soon as possible so that your financial aid record can be updated accurately. ![]() If you are a part-time student, your aid will become eligible for disbursement after the final add/drop date for the semester. If you are enrolled full time (12+ credits for undergraduates and 9+ credits for graduates), your aid may be eligible to disburse on our first regularly-scheduled disbursement date for the semester. Common reasons for this include our disbursement schedule and an incomplete financial aid record (outstanding alerts/requests for information).ĭue to federal regulations, we are only able to disburse funds a maximum of 10 days prior to the start of the semester. There are many reasons why your aid may not yet have been disbursed. Credits are reported at the close of each semester after transcripts have been updated by the Registrar’s Office. MHEC makes requests for UMBC to report credits for specific students. You can read more about these requirements on our MHEC page. If you are a student who has received the EA or GA Grant for at least two years since the 2015-2016 academic year, you must meet certain Credit Completion Requirements in order to receive their renewal award for current and future academic years. For more information regarding MHEC awards and eligibility, please visit their website. Our office receives updates on student awards from MHEC on a weekly basis. If you have been awarded a scholarship or grant through MHEC and have accepted the award, it will be posted to your student account once we receive a record of the award from MHEC. ![]() ![]() When students are awarded through their office, they should receive notification to accept the award through their portal (MDCAPS). All awards from the State of Maryland are processed by their offices (MHEC- Maryland Higher Education Commission). ![]()
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