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Financial Aid

Financial Aid Available

Obtaining a quality education today represents not only an investment of time and energy, but a substantial financial commitment as well. While the responsibility for financing university costs belongs to students and their families, the university will assist in meeting this financial obligation. Concordia University Irvine helps its students discover every possible source of aid. Every effort is made to identify the student’s needs and to create a financial aid package to meet those needs.

Sources of Aid can include:

  • Federal Aid: Federal Direct Loans, Federal Work Study, Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Federal Direct PLUS Loans for Parents and Graduate Students

  • State Aid such as Cal Grant

  • Institutional Aid: Academic Scholarships (Trustee, Dean, Provost, Regents, Transfer, Honors, Presidential Honors), Athletic Scholarships, Christ College Grant, Church Vocation Scholarship, Department Awards (Forensics, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts), Eagle's Award, First Generation Grant, Friends of Concordia Grant, Lutheran Student Award

  • Private or Outside Aid such as LCMS District Grants

  • Veterans Benefits: Yellow Ribbon Program

How to Apply for Financial Aid

To apply and be considered for federal, state or institutional aid programs, select the relevant link for your program below. For undergraduate academic scholarships, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions will determine your academic award at the time of acceptance and the Financial Aid Office will automatically award it to you. Your academic scholarship is renewable with a minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA. Please note that academic scholarships do not increase from year to year.

Financial Aid - Prospective students

Financial Aid - Continuing students

Verification

When a student submits the FAFSA, they may be randomly selected by the Department of Education for a process called "verification". Verification is the process used to confirm that the data reported on your FAFSA is accurate. If a student is selected for verification, Concordia’s Financial Aid Office is required by law to obtain information from the student/family that confirms the accuracy of the information reported on the FAFSA.

For information on verification, click here.

Policies

Financial Aid Policies can be found online.  Students will find a number of resources available to Concordia University Irvine students. It is important for students to understand many of these policies as they potentially impact your aid eligibility. Office of Financial Aid does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures.

Washington State Residents

For Washington State residents seeking information and resources about student loan repayment or seeking to submit a complaint relating to your student loans or student loan servicer, please visit https://wsac.wa.gov/loan-advocacy or contact the Student Loan Advocate at loanadvocate@wsac.wa.gov.