Quick Steps: Grant Permission to Apply Financial Aid Funds to All Charges on My University Bill

Who does this?  Stanford Students receiving federal, state, institutional and/or outside financial aid disbursements (excluding Parent PLUS loans) who wish to have dispersed aid applied to all charges

When?  When a student wants aid funds to be automatically applied to all University bill charges, including expenses that are not recognized in the standard Cost of Attendance used by the Financial Aid Office. Granting permission can be done at anytime during the student's career at Stanford, through the Student Center in Axess.

How?  Using a feature in Axess to "Grant Permission" for aid to be applied to all charges.

Note:  In most cases, financial aid is automatically applied to certain charges on the University Bill. However, some types of charges cannot be automatically paid with financial aid funds because these expenses are not included in the standard Cost of Attendance used by the Financial Aid Office. Examples include late study list fees, dorm damage fees and early arrival housing fees. However, if you sign up for Student Permissions, your financial aid funds will be applied to all of these charges.

 

Grant Permission to Apply Financial Aid Funds to All Charges on My University Bill (3 steps)

step 1

Find the Student Permission feature in AXESS:

  1. Launch Axess at https://axess.stanford.edu/.
  2. Enter your SUNet ID and password as prompted.
  3. Click on the Student Center tab.
  4. Select View Student Permission from the drop-down menu.
  5. Click on Grant Permissions.
step 2

Read and acknowledge the Student Permission Agreement:

  1. Read the Student Permission Agreement carefully. View or print Full Text.
  2. Click "Yes, I have read the agreement".
step 3

Grant Permission:

  1. Click Submit from the left hand menu options.

You have now granted "Student Permission" to apply your financial aid funds to all charges on your University Bill, not just to standard Cost of Attendance expenses.

 

What Happens Next?

  • Dispersed aid will automatically be applied to all charges on your University Bill.
  • Once you have granted permission, your authorization remains in place indefinitely, unless you withdraw it. You do not need to sign up again for future academic years.
  • Should you wish to discontinue the application of financial aid funds to ALL charges, submit a HelpSU ticket stating that you wish to withdraw your Student Permissions authorization. You cannot withdraw your authorization directly via AXESS. You may also visit the Student Financial Services to rescind your Permissions as well.

 

Questions?

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