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Financial Aid

At Rio Grande, A quality college education is within reach for every family. Paying for college is a challenge. The Financial Aid Office at The University of Rio Grande is ready to assist all qualified undergraduate and graduate students in paying for their education.

Your chances of receiving financial aid are excellent. More than 96 percent of Rio Grande undergraduate students receive financial aid in the form of scholarships, grants, loans, or work-study.

Award Letter

• Financial Aid Award Letter Portal (Instructions)

Chat

A financial aid representative will be available to assist you via online chat from 8:00am - 5:00pm on non-holiday weekdays. If you cannot reach them at this time, you can contact them via email at finaid@rio.edu.

* Disclaimer: Be wary when submitting questions using the chat service. Avoid posting any important information such as your name, Student ID Number or Social Security Number. We are not responsible for confidential information transferred during chat. When asking questions involving these details, please contact the Records Office by phone (740-245-7369) or e-mail (records@rio.edu).

Acceptance to Rio Grande
Prospective students must be accepted to Rio Grande before a financial aid award will be determined. However, students may apply for financial aid before being accepted and will be packaged once they are officially accepted.

Graduate Aid
The School of Graduate and Professional Studies at the University Rio Grande is committed to providing financial access to graduate students , primarily through student loans. Contact the Financial Aid office for information.

Financial Aid Staff:

Dawn Knepper Director email: dknepper@rio.edu	Meghann Fraley Financial Aid Advisor email: mfraley@rio.edu
Eric Lollathin Financial Aid Advisor email: ericl@rio.edu	Kirsten Roberson Computer Specialist email:roberson@rio.edu

Counselors are assigned students based on their last names.
Dawn Knepper: Last names beginning with the letters A-D
Meghann Clary: Last names beginning with the letters E - M
Eric Lollathin: Last names beginning with the letters N - Z

Contact:
Phone: 740.245.7218/800.282.7201
Fax: 740.245.7102
E-mail: finaid@rio.edu

The FASFA piority filing deadline at Rio Grande is March 15. Students can submit the FAFSA after that date, but those students submitting their FAFSA prior to Rio's filing deadline may be eligible to receive additional financial aid. For more information about financial aid, students can contact the Financial Aid Office at 1-800-282-7201.

The Financial Aid Office awards financial aid to eligible students regardless of their race, color, gender, religion, disability, age, marital status, nation or ethnic origin, socioeconomic status, or political affiliation.