Understanding Your Offer

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Your financial aid offer notification will be sent via email to your @hawaii.edu account and is valid for 30 days. You must accept or decline in MyUH Services and if no action is taken within 30 days, the offer is subject to cancellation – please read carefully and respond promptly.


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Determining Your Need-Based Aid

Want to know if you are eligible for need-based aid, use the link below to determine if you have financial need.
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR FINANCIAL NEED


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Accept or Decline Your Offer

To review and accept your offer, please visit MyUH Services.
HOW TO REVIEW AND ACCEPT YOUR OFFER


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Completing the Loan Process

If you choose to accept any loan offer, there may be additional loan requirements. Loans will not disburse until all necessary loan requirements are complete.
HOW TO COMPLETE LOAN PROCESS


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Financial Aid Disbursement & Refunds

You’ve told us which financial aid you want to accept and have completed all your requirements. Learn about when and how you will receive the aid.
LEARN MORE ABOUT DISBURSEMENT & REFUNDS


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Special Circumstances

If you or anyone in your household (spouse, parent, or both parents) has been affected financially by extenuating circumstances (loss of a job, death of a spouse/parent, divorce/legal separation, etc.), please visit the Forms page and complete the necessary Professional Judgment Appeal form.
 
If your cost of attendance does not truly reflect your expenses, there are some options available to increase your cost of attendance and aid. You may include additional educational costs such as a computer expense, airfare, childcare or medical expenses, please reach out to finaid@hawaii.edu to request the Cost of Attendance Increase form.