main contentFinancial Aid Checklist

• Review priority filing dates for applications.
• Review timeline and financial aid guide.
• Submit the 2024-2025 FAFSA as soon as possible (available beginning December 31, 2023).
• Apply for external scholarships.
• Check your L&C Portal for any outstanding requirements and missing documents. (If you were selected for verification, visit our website for instructions.)

Pro Tip: Make sure that your social security number is on file with Admissions.

• Review your financial aid award in your L&C Portal.
• Pay your enrollment deposit by the deadline (listed on the webpage).

Pro Tip: Keep your school email inbox organized and frequently check for important messages from the Financial Aid Office.

Once you pay your enrollment deposit and create a Lewis & Clark email address, you will be granted access to WebAdvisor with a link to your Self-Service account.

• Accept or decline your loans(s) and/or work-study by July 1 in Self-Service. (Scholarships and grants are automatically accepted.)
• If you accept federal loan(s), complete the Entrance Counseling and sign the Master Promissory Note to process loans as a first-time borrower.
• Note: Federal grants and loans do not disburse until approximately one week before the semester begins.

Pro Tip: Merit-based scholarships are renewable each year as long as you maintain satisfactory academic progress.

• Set up a Nelnet Payment Plan, apply for the Parent PLUS Loan, and/or apply for a private student loan to cover remaining costs.
• Review payment due dates and payment methods.
• Settle your account balance.
• Submit an authorization form if you wish to give your parent(s), other family, and/or other third party access to your financial aid records per FERPA.

• Report external scholarships as you are notified of them.
• Reapply for financial aid each academic year by filing a FAFSA renewal.
• Already have health insurance under a parent’s policy? Waive L&C student health insurance.
• Sign up for CashCourse to take charge of your money!