The Contra Costa County Bar Association’s Women’s Section offers The Honorable Patricia Herron and The Honorable Ellen James Scholarship to deserving law students with demonstrated leadership potential, academic success, and a commitment to women’s issues. The scholarship ranges from $1,000 to $10,000, depending on the number of deserving candidates. Applicants must be residents of Contra […]
Refund Check Pick-up Location
If your Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) request was not processed in time for your Fall 2011 refund or you chose not to enroll in the EFT option, your refund will be disbursed by paper check. You should receive an email from the Billing and Payments Cashiers office at 192 University Hall when the check is […]
Drop-in hours at Boalt on Tuesday/Wednesday
Financial Aid drop-in hours at Boalt: Dates: Tuesday August 23 and Wednesday August 24, 9am to 4pm Locations: Rooms 305 and 311-A
How to know if you are a registered student
Q; How do I know if I am a registered student? A: This information can easily be obtained through bearfacts.berkeley.edu. Upon logging into the student section, open the Personal Profile tab of the Personal section. Your registration status will be listed as part of your profile. If you aren’t registered, check the Payment Summary tab […]
Why is my loan payment amount less than I accepted?
Q: Why is my loan payment amount less than the amount I accepted? A: The Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS loans require a fee. This information is explained in the Entrance Counseling required of all new borrowers and can also be found on our Loans page. The loan fee amount is deducted from the loan […]
BearFacts e-Bill and Quick Statement
The campus “e-bill” feature is a once-a-month snapshot of your billing account. Unfortunately, this year the snapshot was taken too early to reflect the payment of financial aid awards. See the Quick Statement in BearFacts for your real-time CARS balance.
Accepting Your Educational Loans
Students who intend to accept all or part of their educational loans should do so ASAP. For many students relying on their financial aid for a refund, loans are the principal source of the refund amount. If you wait to accept your loans later this month, the amount refunded to you from your loans will […]
Plan Before you Borrow: What You Should Know About Educational Loans BEFORE You Go to Graduate School
Equal Justice Works offers two webinars for entering students interested in government or public interest work after graduating. Wednesday, August 10, 1-2 p.m. EST / 10-11 a.m. PST Wednesday, August 24, 3-4 p.m. EST / 12-1 p.m. PST
Tuition offsets will be posted to MyFinAid records this week
The law school’s Financial Aid staff is currently in the process of posting awards (tuition offsets) in the amount of $1,068 to the records of all JD students who will be enrolled this fall. If you do not see the award on your MyFinAid record, please be patient as this is a manual process which […]
Refund Emails Sent in Error
We have been told that Billing & Payment Services (BPS) made an error and sent e-mail to students telling them that their financial aid refunds are now available. If you received the message, please disregard it. Fall 2011 financial aid refunds are scheduled to be disbursed on August 18.