Rights & Responsibilities

Federal, state, and institutional resources form a partnership with your own commitment to meet your educational costs. As a student financial aid recipient and partner in this relationship you have a number of responsibilities and rights.

• Complete and submit application materials to the appropriate agencies within required or recommended time frames
• Read all materials sent to you from the Office of Student Financial Services and other agencies awarding you aid. Read, understand, and keep copies of all forms you sign.
• Know and comply with the rules governing the aid you receive. These rules include but are not limited to: –You must not be in default on any prior educational loan. –You must not owe a refund on a Federal Pell Grant or a Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant due to repayment.
• Provide additional documentation, federal tax returns, W-2’s, and any additional information if requested by the Office of Student Financial Services.
• Comply with the provisions of any promissory note and all other agreements you sign including repaying your student loans.
• Complete the registration process each term by the end of the drop/add period in order to ensure availability of all student aid funds you have been awarded. Note: Most aid programs are limited and may be subject to cancellation if your registration process is not completed.
• Use student financial aid proceeds solely for direct educational costs and related living expenses.
• Maintain satisfactory academic progress.
• Report private sources of student financial aid to the Northeastern University Office of Student Financial Services.
• Report any changes in your status: marital, academic, enrollment, residential, or name status.
• Keep your local and permanent addresses current with the University Registrar.

• Have all records and data submitted with your application for financial aid treated as confidential information, as prescribed by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
• Have an explanation of the award process.
• Be notified of changes in your financial aid status and the reasons for those changes.
• Know the conditions of any loan you accept.
• Know the terms, conditions, and pay rate for any student job you can accept.