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Eligibility Requirements

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Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible to receive aid from any of the programs listed, you must:

  • Have financial need, except for some loan programs.
  • Have a high school diploma, or a General Education Development (GED) Certificate, or passed an ability-to-benefit test approved by the U.S. Department of Education.
  • Enroll at MU in a degree-seeking program. Important: students enrolled in the Easy Access Program are not eligible for federal financial aid.
  • Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or an eligible non-citizen.
  • Have a valid Social Security number.
  • Be making satisfactory academic progress according to MU standards.
  • Not be in default on any federal educational loan.
  • Not owe an overpayment on a federal educational grant.
  • Be registered with the Selective Service unless exempt. Females, males under 18, males on active duty in the U.S. armed forces, and males born before January 1, 1960 are exempt. Citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, or Palau are also exempt.

Additionally, recipients of the state funded aid programs must be Missouri residents.

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©Curators of the University of Missouri
Division of Enrollment Management, MU
Office of Student Financial Aid
11 Jesse Hall, Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573-882-7506
Fax: 573.884.5335
Email: finaidinfo@missouri.edu
Maintained by: umcfinaidwebmaster@missouri.edu
Updated on April 16, 2008
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