Applying for Financial Aid and Paying Your Bill
Many Antioch University students use financial aid to help finance their education.
Our Financial Aid office can design an aid package based on your eligibility and personal level of need. Options to finance your education include Federal and State grants, Federal Direct loans, and Federal Direct Graduate PLUS loans. For those who wish to pay for their education out of pocket, we offer affordable monthly payment plans as well.
Search for scholarships, evaluate a variety of loan options, and look at other types of aid. You can also arrange to pay all or a portion of your tuition in monthly installments with a tuition payment plan.
Your Antioch University education is an affordable investment in your future. We are pleased to offer a variety of federal, state, local, and institutional funding opportunities, and we are here to help you through the entire financial aid process.
Step 1: Complete your Financial Aid Application (the FAFSA) online at www.studentaid.gov
Step 2: Be sure to use the Antioch School Code that corresponds to the campus you plan to attend:
• Graduate School of Leadership & Change – 003010
• Antioch University Los Angeles – E00554
• Antioch University New England – E00557
• Antioch University Online – 003010
• Antioch University Santa Barbara – E00556
• Antioch University Seattle – E00555
Step 3: Once you are both Admitted to the University and your FAFSA is received, you can expect to receive a Financial Aid Offer via email
On your AUDirect home screen, click on the my Antioch icon:
- Select Financial Aid Counseling
- From the drop-down menu, choose the current Academic Year
- Click Review and accept your Financial Aid Award Package
- Please note that we award you with the maximum aid based on your remaining eligibility, full-time enrollment and grade level.
- Accept/Decline Aid - You may also choose to accept the full amount, reject one or all aid, or adjust the loan amounts if you wish to borrow less. You can also contact us directly to make any changes to your awards.
- Complete Outstanding Requirements
Once you have accepted your financial aid offer, most of your outstanding requirements will show under the ‘checklist’ in My Antioch. However, there are some cases when your financial aid advisor may need something else from you that is not on the list, so please always check your Antioch Email for updates.
Completing Outstanding Requirements
On your AUDirect home screen, click on the my Antioch icon:
- Select Financial Aid Counseling
- From the drop-down menu, choose the current Academic Year
- Your Checklist will be shown on the screen
- please be sure to complete any items that say ‘Action Needed’ to ensure your financial aid is paid to your account
Once your financial aid is posted onto your bill, if you still have an owing balance or if you are seeking to borrow additional financial aid for living expenses, there are a variety of additional loans that you may consider
- Graduate PLUS Loan- This is an additional Federal Loan in your name for graduate degree-seeking students.
- Apply online at www.studentaid.gov under ‘Graduate PLUS Loan’
- If approved, please be sure to complete the ‘Graduate PLUS MPN (Master Promissory note) right away to ensure your loan funds credited to your bill
- Alternative Loans -These are private educational loans in the students’ name. Interest rates and terms and conditions vary between lenders and programs. Antioch offers a helpful search tool to compare and apply for a variety of private alternative loans
- Apply online at https://choice.fastproducts.org/FastChoice/home/301000