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Financial aid is separated into 2 categories, Merit-based
and Need-based.
Merit-based financial aid is in the form of
scholarships that can come from sources outside of Andrews
University or from the new Andrews Partnership Scholarship
(APS) which, for new students, is based upon their high
school G.P.A. and ACT or SAT scores.
The Andrews Partnership
Scholarship program awards from $2,500 to $10,000
per year to incoming freshmen for all 4 years of college
and from $1,500 to $7,500 per year for Transfer*
students! Call (269)471-3854 or (800)253-2874
ext. 3854 to find out more!
*If a new student
transfers 25 or more college semester credits from
another college to Andrews University they are considered
a Transfer student.
Need-based financial aid is based upon a combination
of family and student income. To receive financial aid
the family and student must fill out a form at AU Student
Financial Services (SFS) and the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. This can be done by
mail or online at the website listed below and should
be completed by March 1 preceding the fall semester
the student will be starting college. If you want to
do this online you can significantly speed up the process
by going to the same website below and applying for
a PIN for the student and one of the parents. Do this
at least 3 weeks prior to the time you will be filling
out the FAFSA so the PINs will arrive to you in time.
The Estimated Family Contribution (EFC), the end product
of the FAFSA process in Student Aid Report (SAR), is
a reference number used for determining Need-based financial
aid and is not the actually amount of money a family/student
will need to contribute toward college costs since the
tuition costs vary so widely from one college / university
to another.
Note: The Andrews University reference
number for having your FAFSA
sent
automatically to AU is 002238.
Click Here to go to Student
Financial Services for tuition costs, payment options, etc.
Tips for Financial Planning Success
1. Fill out your FAFSA early.
2. Confirm the accuracy of your Student Aid Report when
you receive it.
3. Take out only the amount of loan money you absolutely
need.
4. Read all the mail you get from the Student Financial
Services office.
Be sure to turn everything
in! One piece of documentation can keep or delay you
from getting the money you need for school.
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