Accept/Decline Financial Aid Award

1. Log in to myNOVA.
2. Click on SIS: Student Information System.
3. Click on My Student Information.
4. Scroll down to the Finances section and under the Financial Aid click on the Accept/Decline Awards.
   
5. Select the correct Aid Year.
   
6. Enter a [√] check mark in the box to Accept or Decline loans or work-study.
   
   • Awards are for the entire year or for your period of enrollment if aid is received for only one term.
   • To decrease your loan amount, change the accepted amount field and update the total.
   • Accepted loan amount must be at least $200. 
   • Loan fees are subtracted from the total loan amount before disbursement. 
   • Full subsidized loan amounts should be accepted before taking any unsubsidized loan.
     
     
7. Click on Submit.
   

For Direct Loan Borrowers

If you accept a student loan at NOVA, you will be borrowing through the Direct Loan Program.

• Students must complete Entrance Counseling and the Direct Loan Master Promissory Note.
• Visit the financial aid website.
• NOVA does not process paper Master Promissory Notes for Direct Loans.