Need Help Paying Your Remaining Balance?
Payment Options
If you need additional funds after applying for federal financial aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at , consider the following options for covering your remaining balance.
- Enroll in a Payment Plan with 蹤獲扦s Accounts Receivable to make monthly payments.
- Via my蹤獲扦 PortalmyFinances TabStudent Account SuiteEnroll in a Payment Plan.
- Visit the 蹤獲扦 Accounts Receivable office (Financial Operations) in 201 Jardine Hall.
- Consider a Federal PLUS Loan.
- Parents of dependent students may apply for a Federal Parent PLUS Loan at .
- Graduate students may apply for a Federal Graduate PLUS Loan at .
- Look into a private student loan (if you have already exhausted all federal student
loan opportunities).
- Visit for more information.
Proactive Steps to Stretch Your Dollar
- Get a part-time job to help make monthly payments.
- Visit the Shocker Career Accelerator in John Bardo Center, Suite 162 or at wichita.edu/career.
- Research and apply for scholarships.
- Apply for at least one scholarship per week! Look for opportunities at wichita.edu/outsidescholarships.
- Reduce your monthly expenses to free up cash in your budget.
- Consider signing up for a different room or meal-plan option with Housing and Residence Life at wichita.edu/housing.
- Rent a smaller apartment, get an additional roommate, live at home, cut out unnecessary expenses.
- Supplement your income.
- Tutor other students, sell unnecessary items around your house, sell baked goods, crafts, etc.
- Implement creative money-saving strategies.
- Use coupons, pack your lunch, increase your car insurance deductible to reduce your insurance costs.
- Visit this website for money-saving strategies and budgeting tips from your fellow
students at 蹤獲扦.