How to View or Accept / Decline Official Financial Aid Offers on Athena

There are two methods by which you can access Athena to determine if your Official Financial Aid Offer is available to view and if you need to take action to accept / decline a portion or all of your Official Financial Aid Offer:

• Method I. Using the notification e-mail the Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) sends to your UGAMail Account, or
• Method II. You can log directly in to Athena

The steps for each method are:

Method I. Using the notification e-mail OSFA sends to your UGAMail Account.
A student will receive one of two types of notification e-mails from OSFA when his or her Official Financial Aid Offer has been created or revised.

1. The e-mail sent to a student who has been awarded only pre-accepted gift aid informs the student he/she does not have to take any action on the Financial Aid Offer other than to login to Athena and view the Award. As a matter of policy, when we add any grants or scholarships (gift aid) to your Financial Aid Offer, we pre-accept the scholarships and/or grants for you. A student receiving this e-mail can view his/her Financial Aid Offer by:
   1. Clicking on the link provided in the e-mail.
   2. Signing in to Athena using his/her UGA MyID and password.
   3. Clicking on the link for UGA’s Required Reading.
   4. After reading the provided information, clicking on Financial Aid Offer.
2. The e-mail sent to a student who has been awarded some non-gift aid that requires the student to accept or decline the non-gift aid. Examples of aid requiring student action are Federal Direct Loans (FDLs) and Federal Work-Study (FWS). A student receiving this email can view his/her Financial Aid Offer by:
   1. Clicking on the link provided in the e-mail.
   2. Entering his/her UGA MyID and Password, then clicking Log in.
   3. Clicking on the link for UGA’s Required Reading.
   4. After reading the provided information, clicking on Financial Aid Offer.
   5. Review the types of aid offered; you will see a “Take Action” drop-down menu that will allow you to accept, decline, or modify the offered aid.
   6. Review any Unsatisfied Requirements reflected on the Home tab that may be added due to  your acceptance of offered aid.

Method II. Or, you can log directly in to Athena to access your Official Financial Aid Offer by going directly to Athena, and:

1. Click on Login to Athena.
2. Enter your UGA MyID and Password, then click Log in.
3.  Click on the Financial Aid tab.
4. If more than one Award Year is available, select the appropriate Award Year from the drop-down menu in the top right.
5. Click on the link for UGA’s Required Reading.
6. After reading the provided information, click on Financial Aid Offer.
7. Review the types of aid offered; you will see a “Take Action” drop-down menu that will allow you to accept, decline, or modify the offered aid.
8. Review any Unsatisfied Requirements reflected on the Home tab that may be added due to your acceptance of offered aid.

How to Accept, Decline or Modify your Aid in Athena (PDF)