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Estimated Financial Aid Offers are NOT a student’s Official Financial Aid Offers. Estimated Financial Aid Offers are created solely for student planning purposes, and these offers (as well as Official Financial Aid Offers when created) are subject to revision due to changes in eligibility.

In December 2023, the UGA Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) began creating 2024-25 Estimated Financial Aid Offers for the newly admitted first-year (freshmen) students who are to enroll August 2024. We will create Estimated Financial Aid Offers for all other students in April 2024. Students who are still awaiting admissions decisions for future terms may access the Net Price Calculator to estimate aid eligibility.

Students who are “offered” Federal Work-Study (FWS) and/or Federal Direct Loans on their Estimated Financial Aid Offers cannot accept or decline those funds on the Estimated Financial Aid Offer. If they are later offered FWS and/or loans on their Official Financial Aid Offers, they will be able to accept or decline those funds on the Official Financial Aid Offer.

How to View Estimated Financial Aid Offers on Athena

There are two methods by which you can access Athena to determine if your Estimated Financial Aid Offer is available to view:

  • Method I. Using the Estimated Financial Aid Offer 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 of these methods are:

Method I. Using the notification e-mail OSFA sends to your UGAMail Account.

  1. Click on the link provided in the e-mail.
  2. Sign in to Athena using his/her UGA MyID and password.
  3. Select the Award Year.
  4. Click on Financial Aid Offer.
  5. To view the Estimated Cost of Attendance, click on College Financing Plan.
  6. To read the Required Reading, click on the Home tab.

Method II. Or, you can log directly in to Athena to access your Estimated 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 (if you do not see a Financial Aid tab, we do not have any record of an application from you – please review Apply for Aid).
  4. Select the Award Year.
  5. Click on Financial Aid Offer.
  6. To view the Estimated Cost of Attendance, click on the College Financing Plan.
  7. To read the Required Reading, click on the Home tab

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