Appealing Your Financial Aid Award

Families occasionally experience changes in income and/or resources during the application period (e.g., job loss, illness, death of parent). Should you have cause or need for an appeal, notify the Financial Aid Office in writing within 30 days. Include copies of approriate supporting documentation, and write your USC ID number on the first page of each document.

Re-evaluation of your financial aid eligibility is subject to federal, state and university regulations, and is based on:

• availability of funds;
• timeliness of your original application for financial aid; and
• timeliness of appeal and the nature of the change in circumstances.