Absolutely! USMMA is a fully accredited four year degree awarding university and accepts funds from any/all college savings plans. If your 529 Plan requires documentation to release your savings, please contact the Finance Office (OAFM) for further details.

Yes and No. Outside awards are counted towards the Cost of Attendance. If the outside award and financial aid exceed the CoA, then your aid will be reduced so that the CoA is equal to the amount of the aid and award. Only Subsidized loans are reduced due to an outside award. Pell grants are considered gift aid, and are not reduced. Unsubsidized loans are also not reduced.

Because the Academy is a Federal Service Academy, some scholarship funds may not award their scholarship to you. Unfortunately, unlike other federal service academies, the Academy does not provide a monthly stipend or cover 100% of the Cost of Attendance for their students. Many scholarship funds are unaware of this fact.

If you have won an outside award, but the awarding agency will not present it to you for this reason, please contact the our Office of Financial Aid. In past instances, we have had success in informing them of your status and overturning their decision not to award you their scholarship!

Please note: Some states may allow state funded college tuition programs to be used at USMMA, while some may not.

Congratulations! You should Contact the Office of Financial Aid at (516) 726-5638 for further details. Scholarship award checks should be mailed to:

USMMA
Office of Admissions – Financial Aid
300 Steamboat Rd.
Kings Point, NY 11024

Yes. You may edit your FAFSA as many times as is needed. However, if you edit after funds have been disbursed, please notify the Office of Financial Aid as this could impact the amount of aid you receive.

No, you are free to cancel the award at any time. You must, however, return all funds you have received. If funds have been spent, you must repay that amount.

Absolutely. An award letter is valid for the duration of the academic year. However, do not wait until the last day to accept!

Contact the Office of Financial Aid to discuss your case further.

You may opt to take less than the full amount offered. This is done by simply indicating this amount on your award letter.

Verification is a process where the Department of Education randomly selects applicants for documentation to verify their FAFSA data. Verification is simply an additional step in the Financial Aid process, and so long as your FAFSA data is accurate, will not impede your application for aid. Applicants will receive a worksheet to fill out and will be required to verify their tax information.