Award Notices are made available to new students (incoming freshmen attending WSU directly from high school) no sooner than mid-March prior to the upcoming aid year. Award Notices for continuing students are made available after the Winter Quarter prior to the start of the upcoming aid year (once their academic progress has been reviewed). See our Important Dates page for more information.

In order to receive an Award Notice, students need to have:  

1. Applied and been admitted to WSU in a financial aid eligible program of study;
2. Filed the FAFSA (see our Federal Student Aid page); and,
3. Satisfied all financial aid requirements on WINGS Express.

Access Your Award Notice Online

Award Notices are available on WINGS Express. Students are notified via WSU e-mail when their Award Notice is available for a given aid year. To access your Award Notice online:

1. Log into WINGS with your Campus username (w001abc) and password.
2. Click on the WINGS Express icon in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
3. Select the Student and Financial Aid link.
4. Select the Financial Aid and Scholarships link.
5. Select the Award Notice link.
   
   NOTE: If this is your first time accessing your Award Notice, you will be prompted to indicate whether you do or do not authorize federal student aid (Title IV) to pay for miscellaneous charges. Indicate Yes or No to the Title IV Federal Authorizations, click Submit Changes button, and then select the Continue to Award Notice link.
   
   
6. Select the appropriate Aid Year from the drop-down list and click Submit. For more information on how to approve your Award Notice, see our Accepting Aid Awards section below.

The Office of Financial Aid uses WSU e-mail and WINGS Express (both accessible through WINGS) as its primary tools for communicating to WSU students. For more information about WINGS and WINGS Express, visit the WINGS Resource Center or contact the Help Desk by calling (937) 775-4827, toll-free at 1-888-775-4827, or by sending e-mail to helpdesk@wright.edu.

Determining Aid Awards

Generally, schools determine a student's financial need by subtracting the student's Expected Family Contribution (EFC), taken from the results of the FAFSA, from the student's cost of attendance (determined by WSU).

The cost of attendance includes estimated amounts for tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board, transportation, and personal expenses. Total need-based aid awards, such as grants, scholarships, employment, and subsidized loans, cannot exceed the student's financial need (certain types of aid, like the Federal Pell Grant, are excluded from this concept). Non-need based awards, such as unsubsidized loans and alternative loans, can be awarded to cover unmet need and to replace the EFC.

Award Notices display financial aid awards and amounts based upon the student attending WSU on a full-time basis, even if the student indicated less than full-time enrollment plans on his or her FAFSA. Once a student accepts his or her awards and registers for classes, the amount and type of aid that will credit towards his or her account will be based on the student's actual registered credit hours. See our Disbursing Aid page for more information. The most common aid awards require students enroll at least half-time to receive the monies.

Summer Aid

When preparing Award Notices, students are always awarded financial aid for Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters. In order to receive aid for Summer Quarter, students must indicate their summer enrollment plans on WINGS Express. Students who answer YES will have financial aid awarded for Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters. Answering YES to summer enrollment plans does not expedite your Award Notice.

Accepting Aid Awards

It is very important students read all the information on their Award Notices and follow instructions carefully. Grants and scholarships are automatically accepted on behalf of the student. Employment and loans must be accepted by the student to initiate processing (with the exception of the Federal PLUS Loan which must be accepted by the parent applicant).

NOTE: Accepting a loan on your Award Notice only begins the loan process. There may be several more steps required to secure your loan and ensure it is processed correctly. See our Loan Processing page for more information.

WINGS Express Award Notice Instructions

WINGS Express Award Notice Instructions require Adobe Reader, which you can download at no cost from http://get.adobe.com/reader.

2011-2012 WINGS Express Award Notice Instructions (PDF) (Summer 2011 through Spring 2012)