Rights and Responsibilities
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If you have any queries that are not answered below please email financialaid@gold.ac.uk.
Rights
- Have all records and data submitted with your application for financial aid treated as confidential information, as prescribed by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). 


- Have an explanation of the award process.


- Be notified of changes in your financial aid status and the reasons for those changes.

- Know the you accept. 


Responsibilities
- Complete and submit application materials to the appropriate agencies within required or recommended timeframes. 


- Read all materials sent to you from the Financial Aid Office. Read, understand, and keep copies of all forms you sign. 


- Know and comply with the rules governing the aid you receive. These rules include but are not limited to: 

- You must not be in default on any prior educational loan.
- You must not owe a refund on a Federal Pell Grant or a Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant due to repayment.


- Provide additional documentation, and any additional information if requested by the Financial Aid Office. 


- Comply with the provisions of any promissory note and all other agreements you sign including repaying your student loans.


- Complete the registration process each year in order to ensure availability of all student aid funds you have been awarded.
- Use student financial aid proceeds solely for direct educational costs and related living expenses. 


- Maintain satisfactory academic progress
- Report private sources of student financial aid to the Financial Aid Office.


- Report any changes in your status: marital, academic, enrollment, residential, or name status.


- Keep your local and permanent addresses current with the Enrolments and Records Office via .