MSU Controller's Office

Loans Receivable

Refund Information

NOTE: You must be registered as a full-time student in order for your Perkins or Health Profession Loan (Perkins/HPL) to disburse (exceptions to this rule may apply during certain summer semesters, depending on the availability of funds).

Refunds and Loan Disbursement Dates

If you are a registered student and have excess financial aid, refunds will be available as follows:

Summer Semester - Refunds are available approximately 10 days before the start of your first summer session class.

Fall Semester - If your registration has been completed and your financial aid has been finalized by August 16, 2007, refunds will be processed the week of August 20, 2007, and either direct deposited into the bank account number you provided to the Student Accounts Office or mailed to your local address(if available). If you finalize your registration and/or financial aid after August 16, 2007, refunds will be produced nightly and direct deposited or mailed within the next two business days through August 30, 2007 and then weekly thereafter.

Spring Semester - If your registration has been completed and your financial aid has been finalized by December 27, 2007, refunds will be processed the week of December 31, 2007, and either direct deposited into the bank account number you provided to the Student Accounts Office or mailed to your local address (if available). If you finalize your registration and/or financial aid after December 27, 2007 refunds will be produced nightly and direct deposited or mailed within the next two business days through January 10, 2008, and then weekly thereafter.

Refunds

If you are a registered student and have excess financial aid, your funds will be directly deposited into your bank account (note: if not currently enrolled for this service, you may sign up on-line via STUINFO at http://stuinfo.msu.edu/ ). If you are not enrolled in the direct deposit program, a refund check will be mailed to your local address (if provided) approximately ten days before the first day of classes. If we do not have a current local mailing address, your refund check will be mailed to your permanent address. Please return all required, completed documents to the address listed as soon as possible.

STUINFO System - http://stuinfo.msu.edu/

To check on the status of your refund using the STUINFO system, you will need your MSUNET ID (Pilot-email ID) and password. The Refund Status menu item will indicate if a refund was direct deposited or a check was mailed. The Financial Aid menu item will indicate disbursements and status of awards/aid. If you have a question about whether or not a refund check was direct deposited or mailed, you are first asked to check the Refund Status screen within the STUINFO system. However, always wait for your confirmation e-mail regarding your direct deposit and verify with your bank that the funds have been deposited before you draw against those funds.