Changes To Our Verification Process

If you were selected for Federal Verification, you can now complete your tasks online, with secure upload and e-sign capabilities from any device in the new Financial Aid Portal!

• What Students Need to Know
• What's New
• Which Documents Will Go Mobile
• Creating Your Financial Aid Portal Account

studentsWhat students need to know

New students selected for verification:

• Will need to log in to their student center and check their to-do list for missing items
• Access your FA Portal account and begin completing and/or uploading documents

Current students selected for verification:

• Will need to log in to their SiS Self-Service to-do list to see the missing items
• Access your FA Portal account and begin completing and/or uploading documents

NewWhat’s New

• Complete financial aid forms on your phone, tablet or computer
• Securely upload documents from any device E-sign documents for both you and your parents!
• Manage your financial aid tasks online
• Track the status of your uploaded documents

documentsWhich Documents Will Go Mobile

Verification Process

• Verification Worksheets
• All tax documents, statements & schedules
• Non-Filer Forms
• Other certificates and statements as requested

C-Flag Process

• Proof of Citizenship with Affidavit
• Selective Service Confirmations
• Proof of High School Completion

Professional Judgment Appeals

• Special Circumstances
• Dependency Overrides

accountYour Financial Aid Portal Account

If you were selected for federal verification, log in to your SiS Self-Service to-do list to view required documents and instructions on how to log in to your FA Portal. 

Follow the steps below to set up your account from any mobile device or computer. You will be asked for some basic information used to validate your identity so electronic signatures can be used on future forms.

Four Easy Steps

1. Go to the Financial Aid Portal
2. Must enter your UMass Lowell student email & password
   
3. Confirm your student information - this should match the data as entered on the FAFSA. Make sure all the information entered in correct (You will only be asked to do this step once)
4. Click "Register Account" button

Once your account is confirmed, log in and required tasks will become available.