View and Manage my Financial Aid Award in Workday
Overview
This guide will help Students view and manage their Financial Aid Awards.
Access My Apps
On your Workday homepage, you can either click View All Apps under today’s date or click on the three lines in the upper left corner, next to RISD
Process
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Click the Finances icon on your home page.
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The Finances dashboard provides quick links to your account:
Click the View Financial Aid link under the Financial Aid heading.
Select the Academic Unit (note that Rhode Island School of Design is the only option for this field) and Award Year (e.g., 2022-2023 Award Year) for the Financial Aid Package and click the OK button at the bottom of the screen.
The View Financial Aid page is divided into 3 sections. The top left quadrant displays the Estimated Financial Aid package. This is based on estimates of your cost of attendance and financial aid eligibility.
The top right quadrant displays a graphical view of the award types and estimated amount per academic period in the selected award year.
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The bottom portion of the screen will show the Financial Aid Summary and Estimated Costs for the Award Year. Use the Financial Aid Overview and Estimated Cost tabs to view the information.
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The Financial Aid Overview tab will show each of the awards, the amount offered, accepted and disbursed for each of the periods.
The Estimated Cost tab will show the Estimated Cost for the Award Year with a breakdown per period.
Process – To Accept/Decline Your Financial Aid Awards
From the Finances icon on your home page, click the Accept/Decline Awards link under the Financial Aid heading.
Select the Academic Unit and Award Year for the Financial Aid Package and click the OK button at the bottom of the screen.
The Accept/Decline Awards screen will display the Total Estimated Costs, Amount Accepted and Estimated Out of Pocket Cost. The Total Estimated Costs amount is a link that will allow drill-down into the Student Cost amounts.
Note: You must accept/decline awards for each academic period separately.
The Accept/Decline Awards screen will list all the awards per period and will allow the Amount Accepted and the Decision columns to be updated.
Note: Scholarships will be accepted on your behalf. You will only be able to accept or decline loans and federal work study.
Once all the awards have been accepted or declined, click the OK button.
Process – Complete Verification and Other Action Items
From the Finances dashboard, view My Financial Aid Action Items.
If everything is marked Completed then you have no tasks to complete at this time. If you have action items, they will appear in this section.
Click Show Steps to view and complete pending tasks. Common Financial Aid Action Steps include:
Click Go to Inbox to see the list of tasks and details.
