<p>I was really late in finishing my CSS/FAFSA apps as an OOS applicant but did it today (March 1). On Michigan's website it says to be eligible for need-based scholarships the forms must be completed by today. However fafsa takes 3 to 4 days to mail to the university. So, does Michigan count the postmark date for this scholarship eligibility or the date they receive the application?</p>
<p>P.S. If someone was in my situation last year (applied the last available date) and still received a scholarship, please tell me, thanks! :)</p>
<p>lol, I did them late too. FAFSA was done on feb 27 and the profile was done on feb 28.</p>
<p>Anyway, march 1 or before is okay. Their financial aid site says
So they’ll definitely receive it before then.</p>
<p>March 1 is the filing deadline for in-state people if they want to get aid from the state of michigan, so U-M puts that deadline up too (naturally, since most of their students will be in-state)</p>
<p>Dyd, I started to give you more info on the fin aid thread but the CC server seized.
Just so you know, “scholarship” money is largely disbursed by now,which isn’t to say they won’t do something for you if they really really like your app – eg. maybe some recipients are choosing not to attend. (My s. visited Feb. 13 where students were told the majority of straight scholarship money had already been committed. He had to commit to his by Feb. 15.)
What I started to tell you on the other thread was to get in touch with OSAP or contact UMich re: OSAP because my understanding is that OSAP will loan you more money for accredited out of country colleges than what is normally available through FAFSA. (Eg. when we ran OSAP we were eligible for $11,000, of which more than $5,000 was grant. Comparatively, we’re only eligible for $5,500 LOANS through FAFSA, aka the federal loan program.) The CSS is to help UMich understand the financial strength of your family (or lack thereof) when it comes to giving you THEIR money in the form of U of M grants and loans. At UM they DO say that they often can’t meet the needs of OOS/out of country applicants. However, I’ve seen posts where they indeed HAVE met about 90% of the need os <em>some</em> applicants.
In some departments, departmental scholarships may also still be available and may be what they call “need informed.” So if you know what program interests you most, it might not hurt to send additional support material for your candidacy. </p>
<p>My suggestion is to promptly have a conversation with financial aid OR admissions that goes something like this:
Is there someone on staff who specializes in OSAP (eg. at U. Windsor, there is someone who specializes in comparing FAFSA to OSAP…we’ve had convos) who can tell me how to best investigate financing a U of M education?
Because Canadian universities have a much later process than U.S. and are based on U. credit interim marks recently received, “I” was very late applying. Please help me make sure that admissions understands it was not due to any lack of interest in U of M and please help me understand what financial assistance is possible" (or something like that.)</p>
<p>You may also wish to send admissions a brief letter letting them know it has come to your attention that people normally apply much earlier to US schools (an U of M in particular) than Canadian schools and that you hope this hasn’t impaired your chances for admission and eligibility.</p>
<p>Hope that helps you out. You’ve applied to some great schools on both sides of the border.
Good Luck!
Cheers,
K</p>
<p>PS For any readers of this post, the OP is from Ontario and OSAP is their loan program. Not new money available elsewhere…only for Canadian Citizens.</p>
<p>Hi again. I just checked the OSAP site. If it’s out of country, it appears only eligible for the federal part of loan, not provincial, meaning the maximum would be $7140 instead of $11900.
Here’s the link: [Getting</a> Started - OSAP Basics](<a href=“http://accesswindow.osap.gov.on.ca/aw/ENG/not_secure/osap1011.htm#S1-400]Getting”>http://accesswindow.osap.gov.on.ca/aw/ENG/not_secure/osap1011.htm#S1-400)
In this case, you may do better with FAFSA (if eligible, which I’m not sure) because your parents might qualify for the direct loan, which can cover cost of attendance. But I do not know if that’s even possible, so check with U M’s fin aid…they’ll know.
Cheers again,
k</p>
<p>oh…thanks. I was really confused about the whole out-of-country financial aid and was told that OSAP only covers Canadian schools. Now I hope I haven’t drastically reduced my chances of getting into, say Cornell since that priority deadline’s Jan 1st.</p>
<p>But I’ll definitely contact UMich financial aid office.</p>