Notification of a Financial Aid Offer

Once your FAFSA is received, the Office of Financial Aid will notify you of your aid eligibility from all programs – federal, state and CIA-funded sources. Be attentive to the instructions included in your package as some aid items (federal loan for instance) require extra steps. Net Partner (netpartner.cia.edu) is your financial aid portal to view your aid, cost of attendance, financial aid messages and to accept or decline your self-help aid.

Anticipated Aid

To assist you in planning for payment, financial aid will send your “anticipated aid” or “preliminary aid” to your student account/billing statement before the semester begins. This aid will show a “*” next to the fund. Only Accepted aid and aid that does not have any missing requirements will be sent.

Disbursement of Financial Aid

Financial aid is applied (disbursed) to your student account after the semester starts; You must be registered for classes, and your financial aid file must be complete. Your file is complete once

• You have accepted or declined your aid in your NetPartner portal.
• All required forms are submitted and processed by the Office of Financial Aid.
• If you plan to borrow federal loans, you have completed the Master Promissory Note (MPN) and Entrance counseling online at studentaid.gov using your FSA ID.

Financial aid disbursed to your account more than your direct costs will be refunded by the Student Accounts Office within 14 days of the credit balance occurring.