Rights and Responsibilities

If you have any queries that are not answered below please email financialaid@gold.ac.uk.

Rights

• Have all records and data submitted with your application for financial aid treated as confidential information, as prescribed by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). 


• Have an explanation of the award process.


• Be notified of changes in your financial aid status and the reasons for those changes.

• Know the conditions of any loan you accept. 



Responsibilities

• Complete and submit application materials to the appropriate agencies within required or recommended timeframes. 


• Read all materials sent to you from the Financial Aid Office. Read, understand, and keep copies of all forms you sign. 


• Know and comply with the rules governing the aid you receive. These rules include but are not limited to: 

• You must not be in default on any prior educational loan.
• You must not owe a refund on a Federal Pell Grant or a Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant due to repayment.


• Provide additional documentation,  and any additional information if requested by the Financial Aid Office. 


• Comply with the provisions of any promissory note and all other agreements you sign including repaying your student loans.


• Complete the registration process each year  in order to ensure availability of all student aid funds you have been awarded.
• Use student financial aid proceeds solely for direct educational costs and related living expenses. 


• Maintain satisfactory academic progress
• Report private sources of student financial aid to the Financial Aid Office.


• Report any changes in your status: marital, academic, enrollment, residential, or name status.


• Keep your local and permanent addresses current with the Enrolments and Records Office via .