UNSOM Students: Incoming Class: Financial Planning
The Office of Admissions and Student Affairs provides guidance and support for students seeking financial assistance. Over eighty percent of the students enrolled in the University of Nevada School of Medicine receive some type of financial aid, including scholarships, grants and low interest loans from institutional, state and federal funds. Together with UNRs Office of Student Financial Assistance, information regarding budgeting, financial planning and application procedures is provided to students throughout the academic year. Every effort is made to help students with financial assistance. It is, however, the students responsibility to obtain his or her financial aid.
THE YEAR YOU PLAN TO BEGIN MEDICAL SCHOOL:
JANUARY
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Please note the FAFSA must be filed each year you are enrolled in medical school.
Use estimated income if you haven't completed your taxes, but be as accurate as possible by using pay stubs and receipts for untaxed income. Early FAFSA filers receive an email acknowledgment from the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships when the FAFSA data is electronically received. Because you are an independent student due to your graduate enrollment status, you do not need to include your parents' income information on the FAFSA.
FEBRUARY
If you haven't yet filed the FAFSA, do so now. Review your Student Aid Report online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. If you need to make corrections, please do so online.
MARCH
Visit www.unr.edu and check ePAWS to see if your financial aid file is complete. If additional documentation is required, a follow-up email and postcard request is sent with instructions to access the documents. Respond promptly and pay attention to deadlines! Incomplete files will not be processed and delay in submitting requested documents can delay your financial aid. The deadline for submitting the verification documents is June 15th. Please respond promptly.
APRIL
The Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships begins posting Offer Letters on ePAWS.
If you are moving over the summer, be sure to change your address with the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs at the School of Medicine so you receive all important, time-sensitive mail. Pay attention to any deadlines for responding!
JUNE
IF YOU WISH TO BORROW THE STAFFORD LOAN, PLEASE SUBMIT THE STAFFORD LOAN ACTIVATION FORM ONLINE AT WWW.FINAID.UNR.EDU. (If you are a first-time borrower at this University, be sure to follow the directions as a new borrower – 1) Master Promissory Note and 2) Entrance Counseling.) We will also have in-person Entrance Counseling during your orientation.
Perkins Loan paperwork will be mailed in July.
People who filed the FAFSA late are receiving their aid offer notification - those are processed all year long.
JULY
Please double check that you have completed all required paperwork in order to ensure that your funds will be received in time to pay fees. Keep all copies in your folder. Perkins Loan paperwork will be mailed to the address on ePAWS in late July. If you have any Special Circumstances or Budget Increase Requests (Child Care), you may begin to submit these forms for consideration.
University of Nevada, Reno
Student Financial Aid and Scholarships
Mail Stop 076
Reno, NV 89557
Toll-free (877) 666-0014, Fax (775) 784-1025
www.finaid.unr.edu
Cost of attendance at UNSOM.
