Financial Aid
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the application for all sources of Federal and State Financial Aid Programs including Federal Student Loans and Federal and State Grants.
To complete your FAFSA a student and at least one parent or guardian or caretaker must have an FSA ID the FSA ID will be used to sign your FAFSA and Financial Aid materials and Parents or Guardians will need separate accounts.
Parent Financial Aid Presentation (10/26/2023) -- UW Eau Claire Financial Aid Office.
2024-2025 FAFSA presentation (AY2024-25) HS-COPY (1).pdfWisconsin TIP Grants provide Financial Aid to low-income and disadvantaged Wisconsin students with additional college funding to help reduce the student's amount of loan, work-study, or unmet need. These funds are awarded on a first come first serve basis.
To Be Eligible students must
Be attending college at least part time
Be a first-time freshman
Meet specific critera (see link or applicaiton for details).
TIP Grant Application.pdfThe Wisconsin Tuition Promise would provide up to four years of tuition and fee funding for students coming from families earning less than $62,000 annually and enrolling at any of the 12 public universities other than UW-Madison.
To Be Eligible students must be:
Wisconsin residents.
First-time bachelor or associate degree seeking (includes first-time transfer).
Must file a FAFSA each year and in the first year have $62,000 or lower adjusted gross income.
Eight semesters of eligibility total for bachelor-degree-seeking students. Four semesters of eligibility for associate-degree-seeking and transfer students. A student who transfers after the first year could be eligible for six semesters. Count will start in fall 2023
Fall and spring enrollment only.
Must meet Standards of Academic Progress (SAP) and other Title IV eligibility requirements for continued eligibility.
Must be continuously enrolled.
Must have been employed at some point during the preceding year.
This program guarantees scholarships and grants to pay for tuition & segregated fees for students whose household adjusted gross income (AGI) is $65,000 or less. Incoming freshmen will receive eight (8) consecutive semesters (4 years) of free tuition & segregated fees and transfer students will receive four (4) semesters (2 years).