Financial Aid

Learn how to make sound financial decisions with the HawkCent$ financial wellness program. Attend interactive, one-hour workshops throughout the academic year (dinner provided!), prize give-aways.  Please register to attend in advance! 

Please see below for upcoming HawkCent$ workshops:

Fall 2022:

• October 5, 2022, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Doyle Banquet Hall South (Campion):   Why Your FICO Score is Just as Important as Your GPA  Session will cover how your credit score is determined, how to achieve good credit and pitfalls to avoid.  Register in Advance.
• November 7, 2022, 5:00-6:00 p.m., Doyle Banquet Hall South (Campion):  Suffering From Student Loan Confusion Syndrome? Session will cover loan repayment strategies, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and the new Biden Loan Debt Relief Initiative
• December 1, 2022, 4:00-5:00 p.m., Doyle Banquet Hall South (Campion):  Crypto Currency & the Beginning Investor.  Presented by Dr. Todd Erkis, Haub School of Business.

Spring 2023: 

• January 25, 2023, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Location TBD.  Your Financial Life After College.  Session will cover topics including: estimating your take-home pay, monthly budgeting, cost of living comparison, understanding employer benefits, retirement/health insurance/comparing job offers)
• February 23, 2023, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Location TBD:  How to Save a Dollar When You Don't Have a Dime to Spare.  Session will cover how to tap into free stuff as a college student, researching outside scholarships, financial life hacks and basic principles of saving.
• March 20, 2023, 5:00-6:00 p.m., Location TBD: The Psychology of Spending. 

Past workshop topics are listed below:

• October 2021: Why Building Good Credit is Just as Important as Accumulating Credits in College!
• November 2021: Keeping your NEST in order! Building and Maintaining Your Budget
• December 2021: Where to Nest? Hawk Hill or Off-Campus Housing: financial considerations to weigh and tips to help in your decision-making process
• January 2022: The Basics of Banking & Avoiding Identity Theft
• February 2022: Building a Solid Investment Portfolio for Those Just Starting Out presented by Professor Todd Erkis, FSA, CERA, MAAA, Haub School of Business)
• March 2022:  Managing Your Student Loan Debt & Researching Outside Scholarships

Saint Joseph’s Financial Aid Office is proud to offer iGrad to our community, a best-in-class online resource for your continued financial wellness journey. Part of our mission as an office is to help college students prepare for their financial futures. With your iGrad membership, you will be able to take advantage of features such as:

• Building and maintaining good credit
• Money management
• Simple budgeting tools
• Student loan and debt management
• Salary, debt-to-income, loan payroll and other calculators

Take advantage of this benefit and join us in our efforts to make sure every Hawk lives a financially healthy life during their time at Saint Joseph’s and beyond.

Sign up for your account today.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau website that helps you find financial products and services — whether you are applying for a mortgage, choosing among credit cards or using any number of other consumer financial products.

Under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, tuition is waived for veterans (and their family members) who have accumulated at least 36 months of aggregate service since September 11, 2011, and for discharges with a service-connected disability after 30 days. Anyone who has served 90 days–36 months is eligible for a partial-tuition waiver. 

Saint Joseph's University is a participating Yellow Ribbon School. Those that served 89 days-36 months may be eligible to have all or part of their tuition covered between the VA and Saint Joseph's University under the Yellow Ribbon Program.

If you need assistance or support during your application process or time at Saint Joseph's, contact the Saint Joseph’s University Office of Veterans Services

1. Establish an account on the GI Bill® Website. GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at www.benefits.va.gov/gibill, or by calling 888-422-4551

2. If you are eligible for benefits, request a Certificate of Eligibility

3. Once received, email your Certificate of Eligibility to Michael Maloney, VA Certifying Official for Saint Joseph’s University, at mmaloney@sju.edu.

Learn more about your VA education benefits:

• Post 9/11 GI Bill — Veteran and Dependent (Chapter 33)
• Montgomery GI Bill — Active Duty (MGIB-AD/Chapter 30) and Montgomery GI Bill — Selected Reserve and Educational Assistance Program (MGIB-SR/REAP/Chapter 1606/7)
• Survivors and Dependents Assistance (Chapter 33/35)
• Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment for Veterans (VOC-REHAB/Chapter 31)