SEA Spring 2021 Deadline is Jan. 7

As the due date for students’ spring term bills is January 13, the priority deadline to submit SEA (Student Educational Award) forms for Spring 2021 is January 7, 2021.

Why the deadline?

• The earlier the SEA forms are processed, the better. Students start worrying about balances owed to the University when the first e-bills are issued (at the beginning of December).

• This deadline allows Financial Aid staff sufficient time to process awards to students’ accounts prior to the first cancellation for nonpayment (Jan. 13), and for the Graduate School to reallocate Graduate Assistant Support Plan (GASP) funds to support additional students.

Deadline to submit forms is Jan. 7

• All SEA forms for spring 2021 term awards should be submitted by Jan. 7. Please communicate this deadline broadly to all in your departments who are involved with issuing student educational awards, including grant-funded participant stipends.

• If SEA forms are not processed by this date, students will be at risk of class cancellation for non-payment for the spring term.

Reminder of best practices

1. Check the student’s registration in Banner before completing the SEA form to ensure you submit the correct payment amount for tuition and/or fees.

2. The SEA report in Report Central is your best friend. This report gives you a clear picture of what grant(s) your student is already receiving. (Remember the data on the report is from the prior day.)

3. After you submit a SEA form, review the SEA report regularly while the Spring registration period is open to monitor your students for any changes in their registered credit hours.

4. On the SEA form, one input field indicates the minimum number of credit hours required for the award to disburse. If the student is registered for fewer credit hours than required, the award will remain as “memoed” on their financial aid record.