Making Sense of Your Student's Financial Aid Offer

Cedarville University has started sending financial aid eAward emails using our online notification system. Below is additional information for those of you who are awaiting your eAward or navigating this important information.

How will we be notified when our student's Financial Aid Award is available?

Your student will receive an eAward email letting them know that they can log in to their Self-Service portal to view their current financial aid award(s).

When you or your student receives their eAward email, please sit down with your student and review this information together. Your student should be able to grant you proxy access to review financial aid information, which will allow you to have your own account to use from that point forward.

After the initial award notification, anytime there is an update to your student's financial aid they will receive another eAward email directing them to the Self Service - Financial Aid portal.

What information is provided in the financial aid eAward email?

The eAward email contains important information related to financial aid. However, for specific information about cost of attendance or financial aid awards, your student will be directed to the Self Service - Financial Aid portal. Once logged in, you and your student can view their specific ‘financial aid checklist items’ for progress and items that still need to be completed:

1. Complete the FAFSA
2. Complete required documents (if any)
3. Review and accept their financial aid offer: VIEW their up-to-date financial aid offer, which details the scholarships, grants, and loans that have been awarded, and ACCEPT or REJECT student loan options 
4. Review your student’s offer letter, which also includes their estimated cost of attendance (this is not your student’s bill; the cashiers will email the fall term invoice in mid-July).

Where can my student find his or her financial aid awards or aid offer?

Your student can access their current financial aid, as well as other important financial aid information, at Cedarville's Self Service - Financial Aid portal. Your student will need to use his or her username and password to log in. If they have forgotten either of these, they should contact their admissions counselor for help.

Questions?

Don't hesitate to contact our office at 1-800-233-2784. Your student's admissions counselor will also be calling to review your financial aid offer, once compiled, to address any remaining concerns or questions.

P.S. If you haven’t yet completed your FAFSA, be sure to do it soon! This is the best way we can award you the most financial aid possible. Need help completing it? We’ve compiled helpful information to assist you in getting started.