Student Financial Center (SFC)
Financial Aid/Student Accounts/Bursar
Offering one-stop assistance to students and families in matters related to financial aid, billing and student financial accounts.
Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP)
Starting Fall 2012, all full time undergraduate students must carry health insurance. Only students demonstrating existing health insurance coverage can waive out. If you do not submit proof of coverage by completing the waiver form, you will automatically be enrolled in the University's Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) and the charge automatically billed to your student account. To prevent the charge from appearing on your first tuition E-Bill in July, you must submit your waiver prior to July 13, 2012. Waivers for Fall 2012 may be submitted now through September 10, 2012. If you submit an approved waiver after the SHIP charge has been added to your student account, the charge will be adjusted off your account within 7 business days. To avoid being charged for the UAlbany Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP), you must WAIVE OUT of enrollment annually. Visit UAlbany Student Health Insurnace Plan for full information and to complete your Waiver.Please Note: You must be registered as a full-time student for the Fall 2012 semester before attempting to submit the waiver in order for it to process.
UAlbany Summer Aid Application available April 23, 2012.
UAlbany Scholarship Website for the 2012-2013 academic year is open!
1098-T Information
It's FAFSA time again!
If you plan to use financial aid for the coming Summer, Fall or Spring term/s, you need to apply for financial aid again by following the instructions at http://www.albany.edu/financialaid/apply_main.shtml.
Reminder; this will be the 2012/2013 aid year.
Note: You can receive assistance via the FAFSA Assistance Hotline- Please see "Previous Alerts" tab for more info
Student Quick Links
Parent Quick Links
Student Financial Center E-Mail: sscweb@uamail.albany.edu
Health Insurance (University Health Center Domestic)- (518) 442-5460
- (800) 829-1040
- (518) 442-3061
- (518) 442-3700
- (888) 697-4372
- (800) 433-3243
- (518) 442-5509
- (518) 525-2626
- (847) 688-6888
- (518) 437-3830
- (518) 442-5140
- (518) 442-3061
- (800) 772-1213
- (518) 442-5821
Spring 2012:
FAFSA Assistance Hotline HESC's special FAFSA Assistance Hotline, 1-800-808-1790, offers live help for your students and their parents each Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 5:00 pm to answer any questions about completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA Assistance Hotline continues Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon - 5:00 pm through February 28 to promote Student Financial Aid Awareness. Students and families can call the FAFSA Hotline:1-800-808-1790 Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon - 5:00 pm · and Email anytime at FAFSAhelp@hesc.org
SFC Contact Hours January 13th (returning to normal term hours) General office hours: 8:30AM – 4:30PM Monday – Thursday: Phones and Lobby: 10:30AM – 3:30PM Friday: Phones and Lobby: 10:30AM-12:30PM Please Note: Normal office hours during this period include 8:30AM – 4:30PM as noted above and students and families can use our public service computers and receive basic assistance at our customer service counter during this entire period. The minor periods where “phones and lobby” are noted as closed allow staff to manage the considerable email volume, follow-up requirements and other projects as needed.
Fall 2011:
Important Notice Re: Out-of-State Undergraduate Tuition Rates Please note due to changes in tuition rates for the Fall 2011 semester, you may see two charges for tuition on your E-Bill. The combined total is your tuition for the semester at the time your E-Bill was issued. Future changes or actions by the SUNY Board of Trustees, or changes you make to your class enrollments could affect the amount due. If your invoice does not reflect your TAP award, your TAP award information was not available to us at the time your E-Bill was generated. Make sure to contact the Higher Education Service Corporation (HESC) online or by phone to make sure your TAP award has the correct school code for SUNY Albany. Please continue to view MyUAlbany and epay.albany.edu for changes in your anticipated aid. --------- SUNY Tuition Credit In late June 2011, the New York State Legislature passed Governor Cuomo’s NY-SUNY 2020 Plan, which enacts a rational five year tuition increase for the State University of New York (SUNY). In order to maintain access and affordability for students and their families, Governor Cuomo’s NY-SUNY Plan includes a SUNY Tuition Credit. As a part of this plan, if you have applied and are eligible for TAP, you will also be eligible for the SUNY Tuition Credit. Students who are ineligible for TAP for any reason will not receive the credit. If eligible, this credit will appear on your bill as anticipated aid.
June 2011: TAP Awards 2011-2012 Please note: When reviewing your financial aid, you may see a TAP award posted to your account but no additional aid (i.e. Pell, Stafford Loans). We will begin packaging returning students late June. You will receive an email notification once you have been packaged, it will instruct you to log on to My UAlbany to accept or decline your aid.
New Phone and Lobby Hours now!
Monday - Thursday: 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM / Friday: 10:30 AM - 12:30PM
Please note; this minor change in direct contact hours is to allow us to continue working on improvements to all Student Financial Services. For more detailed information about this change, please view the SFC Announcements
Winter 2011 / Spring 2011 Invoices are now available on at epay.albany.edu!
Please visit epay.albany.edu; here you will find the fastest and most convenient way to view and pay your tuition and fees; or to set up a payment plan.
Some helpful reminders:
The due date for this first Winter / Spring invoice is January 15th, 2011.
Your most recent invoice will only reflect the charges, payments and financial aid that were current at the moment invoices were generated.
Students should monitor their MyUAlbany accounts often to compare the real-time / current balances and account changes (i.e. room and board, charge adjustments, anticipated aid, etc.) to the most recent invoice.
Authorized users may also view real-time / current account information under the "Current Account Status" tab at epay.albany.edu. Please see http://www.albany.edu/studentaccounts/pay.php for more detailed information.
If the invoice amount is different than the real-time balance due to any changes noted above you may pay the lower of the two amounts.
Please be certain to review subsequent billings (on or around the 20th of each month) to determine the adjusted balance; if any.
Finally; be sure to monitor the "Important Notice" section within MyUAlbany for any potential outstanding items needing the student's attention.
Final Fall Invoice - November 18th
The final Fall 2010 invoice was issued on November 18th with payment due on December 15th. Please view your most recent E-Bill on E-Pay to ensure your account is paid in full or to determine if any balance is due.
