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IMPORTANT ALERT! The Office of Student Financial Assistance has recently been made aware that Miami students are receiving letters of solicitation from "College Financial Advisory," a financial aid search company that is asking families to complete a Student Aid Profile Form and submit $59. Miami University does not have any association with this company, nor would we provide student information to any company for this purpose.

This office strongly advises against using any company that requires payment to do a search for scholarships or grants. We warn you to be very cautious of a search service that requires payment of any kind or that asks you to provide your personal credit card or bank information. (More information about preventing scholarship scams is provided by Federal Student Aid and the Federal Trade Commission.)

 

FINANCIAL AID 101 Booklet (1 MB)

The Office of Student Financial Assistance will close early on Thursday, July 29, 2010. The office will close at 4:00 p.m.

The Office of Student Financial Assistance is located in room 121 of the Campus Avenue Building. Visitor parking is available in the Campus Avenue Garage, no permit is needed for garage parking. Current student parking is available on Spring Street for students with blue parking permits. On-street meter parking is available on South Campus Avenue.

Normal Office hours are:

  • During the school year - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

  • During the summer - 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday

Privacy Policy

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records, both financial and academic. For the student's protection, FERPA limits release of student record information without the student's explicit consent; however, it also gives the student's parent(s)/guardian(s) the right to review those records if the parent(s)/ guardian(s) claim the student as a dependent on their Federal Income Tax Return.

If a student wants to authorize various administrative offices at Miami University, including the Office of Student Financial Assistance, to give information to other people (including parents), the student will need to grant access under "Sharing Access to Your Personal Records" on myMiami's student tab specifying the person(s) who are allowed student information. Granting access to a student's personal records also allows these person(s) access to myMiami for Families. The access will be valid for a student's entire length of study unless modified by the student.

Instructions for a student to grant access to personal records:

1. Login into myMiami with your unique ID and password.

2. Once logged in, select the "Student" tab at the top of myMiami.

3. Within the "Student" tab, locate the section "Sharing Access to your Personal Records".

4. Click on "Add additional people and/or modify access" to authorize users to access your personal records.

5. Choose "Add additional people."

6. Enter an email address for the person you are giving access to and click the submit button.

7. Enter the person's information and indicate what records should be shared with this person.

The FERPA also gives a student’s parents the right to review those records if the student is claimed as a dependent on the parent's Federal Income Tax Return. If a student does not grant access via myMiami, the parent may submit a signed copy of their most recent Federal Income Tax Return verifying that they claim the student as a dependent for IRS purposes. To continue to have access to a student's record via a Federal Income Tax Return, a copy of the return must be submitted each year since IRS dependency statuses can change annually.

When students visit our office, they will be asked to provide a picture ID to confirm their identity. When they call our office, they will be required to provide personal information that confirms their identity.

Anyone who calls on a student’s behalf must have been granted access to personal records by the student through myMiami and will also be asked to provide the student’s personal information. Students should only share their personal information with the person(s) they have listed on the myMiami authorization.

 

Contact Information: Oxford Campus

Main Office (513)529-8734 financialaid@muohio.edu
Loans (513)529-8734 studentloans@muohio.edu
Scholarships (513)529-8734 scholarships@muohio.edu
Veterans Benefits (513)529-8734 veterans@muohio.edu
Fax - Office (513)529-8713  
 

Contact Information for Student Employment:
Department of Human Resources, 15 Roudebush Hall

Student Employment (513)529-8722 studentemployment@muohio.edu
Student Employment FAX only (513)529-7915  

Our Mailing Address

Miami University
Office of Student Financial Assistance
301 S. Campus Avenue
Oxford, Ohio 45056-3427

Federal School Code: 003077

Contact Information: Regional Campuses

Hamilton Campus (513)785-3123 muhfinaid@listserv.muohio.edu
Fax (513)785-1807  


Middletown Campus (513)727-3299
Fax (513)727-3451

The Office of Student Financial Assistance strives to provide complete, accurate and current information. The information contained herein is for informational purposes only. Therefore, all details may not be described here. If there is a difference between the information contained herein and federal, state or institutional regulations, those regulations will govern.

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