Financial Aid Document Upload
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Do you have a Financial Aid ‘To Do List’ task under your 'Tasks’ tile in ULink? If so, you may need to submit required financial aid form(s), documentation, and/or a requested item(s). You have the option to securely upload the item(s) via your ULink account.
Important Information:
The Financial Aid Document Upload process is to only be utilized to upload/attach items requested by University of Louisville's (UofL) Student Financial Aid Office (SFAO). Please refer to your 'To Do List' or official correspondence from the SFAO to determine which form(s), document(s), and/or documentation needs to be submitted.
By utilizing this process, you are acknowledging the document(s) you submit will become a part of your student record, and you are confirming you will only be submitting items requested by UofL's SFAO.
The Financial Aid Document Upload process accessed through your ULink account is the only acceptable way to securely submit financial aid documents electronically. It is not permitted to email completed financial aid forms and/or documentation to the UofL SFAO’s email service account nor directly to an employee(s) of the UofL SFAO.
Please Note: All Financial Aid forms that indicate a signature is required must be signed with a handwritten signature. Electronic/typed signatures are not acceptable.
Directions
- Sign-on to your student ULink account.
- Your ‘Student Homepage’ will open.
- To view your ‘To Do List,’ select the ‘Tasks’ tile.” The items you need to review will be presented on your ‘To Do List.’ For example:
- Select a ‘Task’ to display additional information. All ‘Task Details’ applicable to Financial Aid tasks will provide additional information. Examples include:
- A link to a form which needs to be printed, completed, and submitted to the SFAO;
- A reference to your UofL email to review a notification from the SFAO;
- OR simply updated information about your account.
- Select a ‘Task’ to display additional information. All ‘Task Details’ applicable to Financial Aid tasks will provide additional information. Examples include:
- Log into ULink and access your ‘Tasks’ tile
- Select ‘Financial Aid Document Upload’ and you will be presented with the following:
“By selecting 'OK' and proceeding with uploading an attachment(s), you are acknowledging the document(s) you submit will become a part of your student record, and you are confirming you will only be submitting items that have been requested by UofL's Student Financial Aid Office. Once you have successfully uploaded a document, it cannot be deleted by you. Any document uploaded that was not requested and is not needed for any financial aid related purpose will be deleted accordingly.”
If you agree to this statement, select the ‘OK’ button to proceed.
If you do not agree to this statement, you are unable to utilize the Financial Aid Document Upload process. You will need to exit out of the ‘Financial Aid Document Upload’ menu.
- Select the applicable aid year you need to upload an item then select ‘Attachments’
- Items for fall 2024, spring 2025, and/or summer 2025, select ‘Financial Aid year 2024-2025’.
- Items for fall 2025, spring 2026, and/or summer 2026, select ‘Financial Aid Year 2025-2026’
- Select ‘Attachment’ or the ‘+’ button
- In the ‘File Attachment’ pop-up box, choose ‘Browse’ to select the item you want to upload; once selected, select on the ‘Upload’ button
It is imperative to only upload/attach items that have been requested by UofL's SFAO. Even if not requested by the SFAO, if you submit an item which results in the identification of conflicting information, it may result in being required to submit additional information to resolve any potential discrepancy identified.
Please Note: You must visit The SFAO to complete the following forms and documents, they may not be submitted via the Financial Aid Document Upload process:
- Documentation of Citizenship
- Alien Registration Requirement
- Statement of Identity and Educational Purpose *Please call our office if you are unable to come in to complete any of the above forms in person
- Select the applicable ‘Document Type’ then select ‘Save’ *If you are unsure which ‘Document Type’ to choose, select ‘x Other Item Not Listed Above.
- Repeat steps 4-6 if you have additional items to upload.
- Continue to monitor your Financial Aid ‘To Do List’ task(s) to check the status of your submission:
- Accepted: Item(s) submitted for task but not yet reviewed
- Active: Additional documentation may be needed; check your UofL email for additional information
- Approved: Submitted appeal, application, or request has been approved
- Deferred: Additional documentation for appeal, application, or request needed; check your UofL email for additional information
- Denied: Submitted appeal, application, or request has been denied
- In Progress: Submitted item(s) is being processed.
- Initiated: No item has been submitted or item(s) recently submitted and not yet accepted/reviewed by the SFAO
- Received: Submitted item(s) has been reviewed Except for appeals, a Financial Aid ‘To Do List’ task will no longer be displayed after processing has been completed.
If you have no outstanding Financial Aid ‘To Do List’ tasks that are potentially required and permit you to submit an item(s) to the SFAO through the Financial Aid Document Upload process, you will receive the following message when you select the ‘Financial Aid Document Upload’ menu item:
“You currently do not have any items on your 'To Do List' that require or permit you to submit a document electronically to the Student Financial Aid Office.”
If you receive this message in ULink and have received official correspondence from the SFAO indicating you need to submit an item(s) or if you need to initiate an appeal, application, or request that requires submission of a document(s), please do the following and the SFAO will turn on the document upload feature in ULink for you:
- Email the SFAO at finaid@louisville.edu with ‘Financial Aid Document Upload Request’ as your subject. Please indicate in the text of your email the purpose of needing to submit a document to the SFAO (for example, “I need to initiate an SAP appeal.”). Or,
- Call our office at 502-852-5511 during office hours.
IMPORTANT:
Once evaluated by the SFAO, you will not be able to view a previously uploaded document. Therefore, you should keep a copy of the item you uploaded for your records.
Once all ‘To Do List’ Financial Aid tasks are completed which permit an item(s) to be uploaded through the Financial Aid Document Upload process, you will no longer have access to upload a document via the ‘Financial Aid Document Upload’ menu.
If you have any questions and/or encounter any issues when attempting to upload a Financial Aid item, please contact the Student Financial Aid Office.
Other Acceptable Document Submission Options
The Financial Aid Document Upload process is not the only option to submit forms and documents to the UofL SFAO. Items may also be submitted by mail, fax, or in person.
Mail / In Person: Student Financial Aid Office Houchens Building Room 110 University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40292 | Fax: (502) 852-0182 |