All policies contained below may be subject to change. Please check MyUH Services, your hawaii.edu e-mail, and the Financial Aid Services website regularly for important information and announcements.
If you do not have a hawaii.edu email account, please take the time to set-up your user name and hawaii.edu email account. Your hawaii.edu email account is the official means of communication when emailing our office.
The offer of financial aid applies only to the Fall and Spring semesters at UH Mānoa. It is not transferable to another institution.
View the 2024-2025 Financial Aid Policies Summary
Rights and Responsibilities
LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Enrollment
Your aid is based on full-time enrollment at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. These policies will cover the definitions of full-time, registering at the other UH System colleges or Outreach College, and enrollment status.
LEARN MORE ABOUT ENROLLMENT
Course Program of Study (CPoS)
You will only receive financial aid that our office administers for courses that are applicable toward your degree. (Notes: Registrar has a page for CPoS)
LEARN MORE ABOUT CPoS
Receiving Additional Assistance
If you receive additional financial assistance, want to know what other financial resources refer to, need to mail a scholarship check, or are in an overaward situation see this section.
LEARN MORE ABOUT RECEIVING ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE
Withdrawals and Leave of Absence
If you are thinking of completely withdrawing from all of your classes, unofficially withdrawing, or just withdrawing from a class see this section on the possible impact to your financial aid.
LEARN MORE ABOUT WITHDRAWALS AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
You must meet three criteria of SAP to be eligible for financial aid that our office administers.
LEARN MORE ABOUT SAP