Accepting Your Offer
Offer notifications are sent via SOU Email. Students must decide whether to accept or decline certain offers.
If awarded, you may accept your financial aid by following the steps below:
- Log in to inside.sou.edu
- Scroll down to the blue sidebar on the right of the screen and click “Student & Registration Tools”
- Select Financial Aid in the blue middle tile
- Once new page opens to the Financial Aid portal, click “Award Offer” on the top
- Select Award for Aid Year on the top right
- From the dropdown menu, Select the aid year for which you are accepting aid
- Scroll down to review and accept/decline your financial aid offer
- Keep these points in mind when accepting/declining loans:
- Use the dropdown menu to “Accept” or “Decline” each offered amount or change the amount you are requesting. You may request less than the total amount offered if desired.
- *Note: For students attending all terms Fall, Winter and Spring terms, the requested loan amount for the entire aid year will be evenly divided between the three terms.
- All first-time loan borrowers requesting a student loan must complete the Master Promissory Note (MPN) and Direct Entrance Counseling through Direct Loans at studentaid.gov .
Other Resources
Outside aid affects your cost of attendance. Your financial aid offer must not exceed your cost of attendance. You may be billed if you receive financial assistance that exceeds your cost of attendance.