The University of Alabama

Process for Appealing Denial of Financial Aid

If you are ineligible for financial aid because you have not maintained satisfactory progress toward completion of your degree, you may reapply for financial aid when you have cleared the deficiency and are again progressing satisfactorily according to the requirements outlined here. When special circumstances are involved, you may appeal this decision. To do so, you must:

  1. Make an appointment with your academic adviser to establish your academic plan for success.
  2. Draft your letter of appeal to Student Financial Aid requesting reinstatement. Your letter must include:
    • the reason(s) why satisfactory progress is not being made
    • a copy of your academic plan for success
    • any documentation that supports the rationale for the appeal, including strategies discussed with the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)
  3. Visit the CTL to learn about resources to be used in your academic plan for success and to finalize your financial aid appeal if you did not meet the minimum scholastic requirement.
  4. Submit your letter of appeal to Student Financial Aid with the supporting documentation mentioned above.

Your letter will be reviewed by an appeal board, and a decision will be made within two weeks. Appeals may be approved without provision, or they may be approved conditionally — entailing a probationary period in which you must earn a given number of credit hours. Appeals may also be denied. It is your responsibility to initiate any appeal for financial aid eligibility. Appeals for academic reinstatement granted by the University Registrar or the Office of Undergraduate Admissions do not constitute reinstatement of financial aid eligibility.