Students who are receiving accommodations through Student Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Services (SAILS) may be eligible to receive certain types of aid as fulltime rather than part-time.
Each semester, you must request a Full Time Enrollment Equivalency Verification from SAILS. This letter will be sent directly from SAILS to the Financial Aid office.
If you have full time equivalency and you were awarded institutional grants or institutional scholarships, you will be eligible to receive a full time disbursement as long as you are enrolled at least half-time (undergraduates 6 hours; graduates 5 hours). Institutional based funding includes:
- New American University Scholarships
- FA Trust Grant
- University Grant
- FA Program Fee Grant
- Obama Scholarship
- College Attainment Grant
Federal Direct Loans and Federal Work-Study awards require you to be enrolled at least half-time (undergraduates 6 hours; graduates 5 hours) to be eligible to receive the awards, regardless of equivalency hours. Federal Direct Loans include:
- Subsidized Loan
- Unsubsidized Loan
- Parent PLUS Loan
- Graduate PLUS Loan
For ASU departmental and college scholarships, please see your ASU academic department to determine your eligibility to receive the full amount of the award.
For private donor scholarships, your donor will need to contact Financial Aid & Scholarship Services to approve the disbursement of your private donor scholarship.
Federal aid that cannot be disbursed based on equivalency hours include:
- Federal Pell Grant
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
- Federal TEACH Grant
Need additional help? Access 24/7 live chat, create a case from My ASU Service Center or call 855-278-5080.
