Office of Financial Aid VIEWING YOUR FINANCIAL AID STATUS IN CUNYfirst SELF SERVICE The CUNYfirst Student Center provides an easy way to access, view, and manage your financial aid information over the Internet. This following provides information on the new features in Self-Service: . CLAIMING YOUR CUNYFIRST ACCOUNT . VIEWING YOUR FINANCIAL AID “TO DO” LIST . VIEWING YOUR FINANCIAL AID AWARDS . ACCEPTING OR DECLINING YOUR FEDERAL WORK-STUDY OR FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN . VIEWING YOUR PENDING AID AND PAST PAYMENTS . ADDING YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND ENROLLING IN DIRECT DEPOSIT 2 . CLAIMING YOUR CUNYFIRST ACCOUNT To view your financial aid payments and pending financial aid in Student Self-Service, you must first claim your CUNYfirst Account. NOTE: If you have already claimed your CUNYfirst account, it is not necessary to do the account process again. You can go to page 3 for Viewing Your Financial Aid “To Do” List. To claim your CUNYfirst Account: 1. Go to: https://home.cunyfirst.cuny.edu and click "First time users". 2. Enter the required information and click OK. 3. Select your Challenge Questions and Answers – you need to select five of the questions. 4. Choose Your Password — you must then confirm your choice of password by reentering it. Password Requirements: must be at least 8 characters long, at least 1 uppercase letter AND at least one numeric OR one special character. Your password will expire every 90 days so you will need to create a new password at that time. 5. Your CUNYfirst account is now activated. You will get a confirmation page which you my print for your records. 3 . VIEWING YOUR FINANCIAL AID “TO DO” LIST After you have filed your financial aid applications, the “To Do” list in your CUNYfirst Self-Service Student Center will alert you to any outstanding items with your record that must be finalized to complete your financial aid package. STEP# 1: Login to CUNYfirst at https://home.cunyfirst.cuny.edu. STEP# 2: Select HR/Campus Solutions from the left menu. STEP# 3: Navigate to Self Service followed by Student Center. In the To Do List section, you will see a list of outstanding items. Click “more” to see detailed information about each item. STEP# 4: Review the current outstanding items with your financial aid applications. You may find it helpful to sort and filter by institution to ensure you are viewing items related to your college. NOTE: If you will be attending LEHMAN COLLEGE, you are only required to resolve the items listed for LEHMAN COLLEGE. Unresolved items listed for other CUNY Colleges will not prevent you from finalizing your Financial Aid or conducting other business at LEHMAN COLLEGE. 4 By clicking on each To Do Item, you can view the details concerning the item, including the office contact information, and instructions on how to resolve the item. NOTE: You must resolve each To Do item on your Item List. Failure to resolve the items will delay final processing and awarding of your financial aid. The instructions on the To Do Item Detail may ask you to download and submit a form to the Financial Aid Office. To access the form, you will need to copy and paste the web address from the description into your web browser. Click on Return to go back to your Item List. 5 . VIEWING YOUR FINANCIAL AID AWARDS Your Student Center provides information about your financial aid awards. These are listed for the entire academic year and also broken down by term. STEP# 1: Login to CUNYfirst at https://home.cunyfirst.cuny.edu STEP# 2: Select HR/Campus Solutions from the left menu. STEP# 3: Navigate to Self Service followed by Student Center. STEP# 4: In the Finances section, click the View Financial Aid link. STEP# 5: On the Select Aid Year to View page, you may see listings for multiple aid years and multiple colleges. Click the link for the college and aid year you wish to view. 6 STEP# 6: On the Award Summary page, you will be able to view the total aid for the entire academic year and by individual terms. In the Terms section, there are hyperlinks for more detailed information which are discussed in the next steps. Award Summary Financial Aid Year 2014-2015 Select the term hyperlinks below to see more detailed information. Award Description Federal Pell Grant fall Federal PELL Grant Spring Federal SEOG Spring Federal SEOG Fall Aid Year Totals Currency used is US Dollar. Category -------- ----- ------- Grant Grant Grant Grant Offered 1 ------------------ 2,822.50 2,822.50 175.00 175.00 5,995.00 2,822.50 175.00 175.00 5,995.00 Full-Yr Financial Aid Summary Satisfactory Academic Progress 2015 Spring Term View Scheduled Disbursement Dates -------C--ategory _ . _ Award Description Federal PELl Grant Spri ng Federal SEOG Spring Term Totals I Grant Grant Offer- -e-d------------- 2,822.50 175.00 2,997.50 Accept 2,822.50 175.00 2,997.50 2014 Fall Term View Scheduled Disbursement Dates Award Description Federal PELL Grant fall Federal SEOG Fall Term Totals Currency used is US Dollar. Category Offered Accept Grant 2,822.50 2,822.50 Grant 175.00 175.00 2,997.50 2,997.50 7 STEP# 7: By clicking on the Full-Yr Financial Aid Summary link, you will be able to see your Estimated Financial Aid Budget for the academic year. STEP# 8: Click on the hyperlinked budget amount to see your Estimated Financial Aid Budget Breakdown by term. 8 STEP# 9: Return to the Award Summary page and, in the Terms section click the View Scheduled Disbursement Dates link. The Scheduled Disbursements page displays the projected dates for disbursement of your financial aid awards. NOTE: To view your actual disbursements, access Account Inquiry from the link at the bottom of the screen. 9 . ACCEPTING OR DECLINING YOUR FEDERAL WORK- STUDY AND FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN You are required to either accept or decline certain types of financial aid awards, such as Federal Perkins Loan or Federal Work-Study. STEP# 1: Login to CUNYfirst at https://home.cunyfirst.cuny.edu STEP# 2: Select HR/Campus Solutions from the left menu. STEP# 3: Navigate to Self Service followed by Student Center. STEP# 4: In the Finances section, click the Accept/Decline Awards link. STEP# 5: On the Select Aid Year to View page, you may see listings for multiple aid years and multiple colleges. Click the link for the college and aid year you wish to view. 10 STEP# 6: Review your entire awards package. Notice that some of your awards such as PELL, TAP, SEOG come pre-accepted and require no further action by you. Note: If you wish to decline your PELL, TAP or SEOG award, you must speak to the Financial Aid Office at your college. If you are awarded Federal Work-Study or Federal Perkins Loan, you MUST accept your award(s) by checking the “Accept” checkbox for each award. After checking Accept or Decline, do not forget to hit the SUBMIT bottom at the bottom of the page. NOTE: If you do not indicate acceptance of your Federal Work-Study or Federal Perkins Loan, you risk losing the awards. Click on the Award hyperlink to receive more detailed information about the award and its requirements. Below is an example of the Federal Work Study detail screen. 11 . VIEWING YOUR PENDING AID AND PAST PAYMENTS The following steps provide instructions on how to view your pending financial aid and past financial aid payments in CUNYfirst Self-Service. NOTE: Financial aid that is "pending" means that you have been awarded the aid, and it is being used as a credit towards your tuition bill, but it hasn't actually been paid out. STEP# 1: Login to CUNYfirst at https://home.cunyfirst.cuny.edu STEP# 2: Select HR/Campus Solutions from the left menu. STEP# 3: Navigate to Self Service followed by Student Center. STEP# 4: In the Finances section, click the Account Inquiry link to see the details of the Account Summary. 12 STEP# 5: Under the Account Inquiry tab, you will be able to view your pending financial aid by clicking the “pending aid” sub-tab. IMPORTANT NOTE: Your financial aid awards will NOT appear on your Account Summary page for at least 1 business day after you complete your initial enrollment. If you make any change to enrollment that affects your financial aid eligibility, your recalculated financial aid awards will not appear until the next business day. If you have pending financial aid that covers your tuition and fee charges in full, you are not required to make a payment to the Bursar. STEP# 6: Once your financial aid has been disbursed, you will see your payment history under the “payments” sub-tab. 13 . ENROLLING IN DIRECT DEPOSIT IN CUNYfirst SELF- SERVICE STEP# 1: Login to CUNYfirst at https://home.cunyfirst.cuny.edu STEP# 2: Select HR/Campus Solutions from the left menu. STEP# 3: Navigate to Self Service followed by Campus Finances. STEP# 4: Click Manage My Accounts. STEP# 5: On the My Accounts page, click the Add Account button. You will then be prompted to enter your Financial Institution Details. After entering the required account information, click the Next button at the bottom of the screen. 14 Screen shot of enrolling in Direct Deposit in CUNYfirst STEP# 6: To make the bank account you just added as your direct deposit account, click the Enroll In Direct Deposit button. STEP# 7: On the Enroll in Direct Deposit panel, select the Account Nickname to designate as the direct deposit account and click Next. 15 STEP# 8: On the Enroll in Direct Deposit Agreement page; select the checkbox next to the statement “Yes, I agree to the terms and conditions of this agreement.” and click on SUBMIT button. STEP# 9: The process to Enroll in Direct Deposit is complete! 16 Screen shot of Financial Aid homepage For More Information Learn more about the opportunities available to finance your college education by visiting the LEHMAN COLLEGE’s Office of Financial Aid Website at http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/financial-aid/ Do you have a question about your financial aid application or award status? 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