University of South Carolina Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships

Selecting Your Stafford Loan Lender - IMPORTANT
If you have completed your 2008-09 FAFSA, and you want a Stafford Loan, you will need to actively select your lender. You do this by going to VIP, log in and go to the "Financial" area. Then look for the "Financial Aid"section and then "Stafford Loan Lender Choice for Columbia" for the 2008-09 year. You can then follow the directions and complete your lender selection.

You cannot receive a Stafford Loan unless you make this lender selection

Important New Requirement for SMART Grant Recipients
Beginning with the spring 2008 semester, and for all future semesters, students must enroll in at least one course required in their SMART-eligible major in order to receive a SMART Grant. Click Here for more information.

LIFE and Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Enhancements
On June 29, 2007, the General Assembly passed a bill that increases the amount of LIFE and Palmetto Fellows Scholarships for students who are at least sophomores and who are math and science majors. Click Here for more information.

Student Loans
Message to our students and parents about student loans. Click Here.