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The Office of Student Financial Aid assists students whose personal and family resources are not adequate to cover the costs involved in attending UW-Madison by:

  • Processing financial aid forms to determine eligibility for grants, loans, and work-study employment
  • Advising students regarding financial aid and money management
  • Providing information on part-time employment, both on- and off-campus
  • Offering assistance in obtaining information about scholarships

Office hours are 7:45 am until 4:30 pm (Central Time) Monday through Friday.

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  1. Change to 2012-2013 Financial Aid Process

    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 04:51:41 PM

     

    New for the 2012-2013 aid year the federal government requires us to collect federal tax return transcripts instead of federal tax returns.

     

    A tax transcript is not the same form as a federal tax return, which you may have provided in the past.

     

    Do not submit any tax documents unless we request them from you.

     

    After we receive the results of your 2012-2013 FAFSA we will notify you if we need your and/or your parent's 2011 tax return transcripts. If we need that document you would obtain it by following these steps:

     

    1. File 2011 federal tax return with IRS.

     

    2. Wait while IRS processes it; on-line returns usually take about 3 weeks and paper returns about 6-8 weeks.

     

    3. Order a free tax return transcript from the IRS online at www.irs.gov or by phone at 1-800-908-9946. In about 5-10 days you should receive it.

     

    Note that copies of Form 1040 are not acceptable in place of tax return transcripts, nor are state tax returns, W-2 forms or tax account transcripts.

  2. Parents of New Students Web Chat

    Posted by: Financial Aid Office on January 26, 2012 at 04:51:41 PM

    The Parent Program hosted a web chat for parents of new students on Thursday, August 11, from noon to 1pm.  The web chat answered parent's questions about student's initial transition to campus life.

    Topics that were covered include:

    • Housing move-in
    • Homesickness
    • Academics
    • Health and Safety
    • Financial Aid

    To view a replay of the chat, click here.

  3. Demystifying Financial Aid

    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 04:51:41 PM

    Mark Kantrowitz, an expert on paying for college and the founder of FinAid.org, replies to reader-submitted questions about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid(FAFSA) in this 7 part series from the New York Times titled Demystifying College Admissions and Aid.

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