to the Student Financial Aid Office. To report estimated financial assistance not already included in your aid package, complete a Report Other Aid form or contact the Financial Aid office to directly via finaidmail@kysu.edu to report this additional source/resource.
Reporting this information to the Student Financial Aid Office early will help prevent changes in eligibility that can result in reductions to financial aid.
Looking for additional resources? Please visit the US Department of Education’s website for more information on scholarship searches: http://studentaid.ed.gov/types/grants-scholarships/finding-scholarships
If you receive tuition benefits from the Kentucky National Guard, you need to complete your enrollment as soon as possible for each term. We send an enrollment file to the Kentucky National Guard following the last day to drop/add classes at 100% tuition credit for the term. The funds usually arrive within 30 days. If you add additional classes later in the semester, you must notify the Student Financial Aid Office immediately. Kentucky National Guard funds are limited and subject to availability. If you have any questions regarding these benefits while attending the university, please contact the Registrar's Office at 502-597-6795.
If you receive funds from a third party (non-KSU) source to be processed through the Bursar’s Office, you need to complete a Report Other Aid form or contact the Financial Aid office to directly report this additional source/resource.
The Bursar’s Office offers several payment plans students may use to settle their bills. Information on these plans is available online at the Bursar’s Office website.
An alternative student loan (also referred to as a private or outside student loan) is not a federal student loan, but one through a private bank or other lending institution. Alternative loans may have interest rates, repayment terms, and deferment options that are less favorable than those of the Federal Direct, Perkins, Parent PLUS, and Graduate/Professional PLUS Loan programs.
Please contact the Student Financial Aid office for the Private Education Loan Applicant Self-Certification Form and submit this form to his/her lender. This form is intended to serve two purposes: (1) informing the borrower about other options for financing his/her education; and (2) providing information to the lender about the student's educational expenses and other aid. The private loan application and disbursement process will not be completed until the signed Private Education Loan Applicant Self-Certification form has been received by the lender. If the student does not complete,