How to Read and Interpret your Award Letter

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JANE DOE
2 FINANCIAL AID PARK
BOSTON, MA 00000

Dear JANE:

Thank you for applying for financial assistance at the University of Massachusetts - Boston for 2004-2005. Based on the information you provided on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) we are pleased to offer you the financial aid listed on this letter.

This aid offer is based on enrollment for 12 Fall and 12 Spring credit hours. Should you register for a different number of credits by the end of each term's add/drop period or include any continuing education credits, your aid may be adjusted. In addition, the aid is based on your instate status; if this is incorrect, please update your status with the Registrars Office.

Should you choose to decline or reduce any aid you have been offered, advise the office of your decision by completing the back of this award letter. You may also respond via the web at www.umb.edu/forms, and select "Financial Aid Action Form".

Source	Fall	Spring	Total
Federal Pell Grant	2025	2025	4050
Federal Supplemental Educational Grant	50	50	100
Massachusetts State Grant	100	100	200
University Tuition Grant	75	75	150
Need Based Tuition Waiver	857	857	1714
UMB Fee Grant *	125	125	250
Outside Grant	150	150	300
Outside Scholarship	200	200	400
Outside Source Tuition Waiver	857	857	1714
Federal Work Study	250	250	500
Federal Perkins Loan	225	225	450
Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan	1312	1313	2625
Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan	2000	2000	4000
Massachusetts No Interest Loan	275	275	550
Payment from an External Organization	167	183	350
Total Awards	8669	8684	17353

This award is contingent upon you meeting the standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress which will be reviewed at the end of spring semester.

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