{"id":184,"date":"2017-09-29T22:32:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T05:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/office-of-scholarships-and-financial-aid\/?page_id=184"},"modified":"2026-05-11T23:14:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T23:14:41","slug":"disbursement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/disbursement\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial aid disbursement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list left-nav-automatic on-this-page\"><\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-4951\"><img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-4951<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:financial.aid@nau.edu\"><img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> financial.aid&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Disbursement of financial aid<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n        <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2>How it works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Financial aid disbursement is the process of financial aid (scholarships, grants, loans, etc.) being released to your LOUIE account to pay for tuition and other university charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Order of charges paid<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Charges on your account are paid for by disbursed financial aid in the following priority order, by due date:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Tuition and fees<\/li><li>Housing<\/li><li>Meal plan<\/li><li>Department\/misc. charges<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you enroll in a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/sdas\/payment-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\">tuition payment plan<\/a><\/strong> or are placed in one by Student Account Services, your tuition due date will change. This may lead to aid being applied to other charges before it is applied to tuition charges that are due later in the semester. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you end up receiving more financial aid than you have charges on your account, you\u2019ll get a refund in a direct deposit account. You can add a direct deposit account in <a href=\"http:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/louie\/\">LOUIE<\/a> under \u201cFinances\u201d and \u201cEdit direct deposit.\u201d Otherwise, a paper check will be mailed to your address on file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Disbursement timeline<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Financial aid disbursement will occur <strong>10 days before your classes begin<\/strong> each semester. Be sure all outstanding To Do List items are complete in&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/louie\/\">LOUIE<\/a>. Some items could prevent your aid from disbursing.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>If you\u2019re taking out your first loan, it might take 3\u20135 business days for your loans to disburse after completing the Entrance Counseling and the Master Promissory Note portions of your loan.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Refunds will be generated every Tuesday and Thursday after disbursement starts. If you signed up for direct deposit, please allow a minimum of 48 business hours after either Tuesday or Thursday for the refund to be reflected in your bank account. If the refund is mailed, it can take up to two weeks.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the video below for more information on how and when financial aid disburses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Financial Aid\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/444718549?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- removed margin utility classes pt-0 mb-0 mb-md-70 mb-lg-100 -->\n<section class=\"nau-block headline-image-wysiwyg  color-scheme-blue \">\n    <header class=\"hiw-head-and-hero-wrapper\">\n\n        \n        <picture>\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2023\/11\/BIO_MED_117-2000x1125.jpg\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2023\/11\/BIO_MED_117-1200x900.jpg\">\n            <img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2023\/11\/BIO_MED_117-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Student working on a computer.\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/header>\n\n    <div class=\"hiw-innerblockwrapper  \">\n                    <p class=\"is-style-eyebrow\">Useful steps for disbursement<\/p>\n        \n        <!--h3><\/h3-->\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-column\"><ul>\n<li>Please be sure all outstanding To Do List items are complete. These items may prevent your aid from being disbursed.<\/li>\n<li>If you are a first time loan borrower at NAU, please allow 3\u20135 business days for your loans to disburse after completing Entrance Counseling and the Master Promissory Note.<\/li>\n<li>Too big of a refund from your loans? Return the funds to your loan lender without penalty using the <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2024\/02\/3-22-14-Day-Loan-Request-Form-Update-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">14 Day Loan Return Form.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Federal loans (Sub, Unsub, and PLUS Loans) must be disbursed in the semester or semesters that they are awarded. NAU will not award loans for semesters or aid years that have concluded. For example, the spring semester ends in May. 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