Business Office Disbursement of Funding Policy
**IMPORTANT NOTICE ON STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP REFUNDS**
(Tribal & Other Scholarships)
Student Scholarship Refund Procedure:
Due to the change in collection of federal student fees, the Business Office has been updated in the collection process and check disbursement procedure.
Students must be clear from the Financial Aid Office BEFORE any scholarship refund occurs. The Business Office will notify you by Haskell email or Haskell Mail Center to stop by to pick up your scholarship refund.
Students who have paid their fees and have NO outstanding charges will be able to receive their scholarship refund after ADD/DROP ends, unless listed on a multi-list check*.
If a student owes for the current semester and a scholarship refund is expected, there is an additional 10 working days before a scholarship refund check is received. This is due to the scholarship refund process going through the Federal Finance System. The Haskell Business Office is unable to process scholarship refunds through the Haskell Student Bank due to the unique position of being a federally funded institute of higher learning for tribal members and is governed by Federal rules and regulations; Title 25 USC Chapter 12, section 413 and Title 31 USC, section 3302.
*Students who are on a multi-listed check (several students listed on one check) will need to wait an additional 10 working days due to the scholarship refund process going through the Federal Finance System.
**All scholarship checks are subject to an additional 10 day processing under certain circumstances **
Leaving School - Federal Funds Repayment
A student, who received Title IV (Pell Grant, FSEOG and ACG) funds officially or
unofficially withdraws, drops out, or stops attending all classes prior to earning more than
60% during a term will have their award recalculated and a possibility of a repayment. If
a student is contemplating on withdrawing from Haskell Indian Nations University it is
essential they visit the Financial Aid Office concerning how this will affect their future
financial aid and the return of Title IV funds.
The student will be notified via letter by the Business Office within 45 calendar days of
the date determine of withdrawal to repay Title IV funds. The student then has 45
calendar days from the date of notification to pay. If unpaid by the due date set in the
letter the student’s repayment amount will be referred to the Department of Education –
Collections. Another opportunity exists for the students at this time to make
arrangements to repay. Students are responsible for repaying Haskell Indian Nations
University if a payment is made to U.S. Department of Education on their behalf.
Students who have not repaid will be ineligible for Title IV aid at any
college/university.
Work Study
Federal and Institutional student work study checks are disbursed on a bi-weekly
schedule. Checks are available for pick up anytime after 1:00 p.m. on the Friday of pay
week.
