Accept Your Aid
Admitted students will be sent notifications from Old Dominion University of their eligibility for aid to their ODU email account once the aid offer is available for viewing and accepting. The student must accept or decline the aid as offered via online within 10 days of the date of the notification or by May 1, whichever date is latter. Notification of changes to your initial award offer will be sent via email.
How to View & Accept Your Financial Aid Award OfferFinancial Aid Self-Service Overview
Managing Your Student Loan
Manage Your Student Loans
Repayment: What to Expect
How to Access Your Federal Funding Information
National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)
The NSLDS central database provides a centralized, integrated view of Title IV loans and grants so that recipients of Title IV Aid can access and inquire about their Title IV loans and/or grant data.
Loans in Default
Need help with a defaulted student loan? You now have more options than ever to help repay your student loans.
Addressing Defaulted Student LoansPost-Graduate Loan Repayment
Graduating is a big achievement! However, during this time students who used loans must begin thinking about repayment. Research loan repayment options and choose the plan that will best fit your financial situation.
Loan Repayment OptionsStudent Loan Service Centers
Access this quick reference list with Service Center numbers and websites that will help you manage your student loans.
Managing Your Grants & Scholarships
Each grant and/or scholarship has specific eligibility requirements. Please check with the individual grant/scholarship agency to ensure that you are meeting those requirements. For Institutional grants and/or scholarships, please review the requirements in the ODU Catalog. It is the student's responsibility to comply with any requirements stipulated by the awarding agency.
Satisfactory Academic Progress
Discover how to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), as this is one of the determining factors of student eligibility for continued receipt of financial aid.
Dropping a Class
Find out how dropping a class affects your financial aid as well as your Satisfactory Academic Progress standing
Student Rights & Responsibilities
Learn your rights and responsibilities as an ODU student.