Financial aid is live in Polk Portal

Posted on by Polk Newsroom

Polk State College’s Financial Aid team has completed the initial packaging of financial aid awards for students who have completed financial aid applications for the 2024-2025 Academic Year.

All students are encouraged to log in to the Polk Portal to check the Financial Aid Self-Service section for information about the status of their financial aid applications and for information about funding awards.

Students awarded a Federal Direct Student Loan must accept or decline their loan award in Financial Aid Self-Service. Loans that are not accepted may not be used to pay tuition assessed after registration.

Students with incomplete financial aid applications were notified via their my.polk.edu emails beginning July 12 and were instructed to check the Polk Portal for more information on how to complete their applications. The College encourages all students to monitor their my.polk.edu emails and view their financial aid status in the Financial Aid Self-Service section of the Polk Portal.

Additionally, the Financial Aid team is working on awards for Polk State College Foundation scholarships and other institutional grants and scholarships. As such, it is important that students continue to monitor their my.polk.edu emails and the Polk Portal for the most current information regarding their financial aid awards.

More information about the Polk Portal is available on polk.edu/polkportal.

Next Steps

  • During the week of July 15, the Financial Aid team will work to authorize aid against the student-assessed charges, so students can determine if their tuition and fees are covered by financial aid, or if they still have a balance due. The process to authorize aid will be run at least once a day.
  • The Finance, Registration, and Financial Aid teams will be working to configure and begin entering waivers of fees, exemptions, and veteran-related resources.
  • Throughout the weeks of July 15 and July 22, scholarships from the Polk State College Foundation will be transferred into the Polk Portal for students to see their scholarships in Self-Service Financial Aid. These awards will be for students who have accepted their Foundation scholarships.
  • As athletic grants for student-athletes are approved, those awards will be processed, and students will be able to see their scholarships in Self-Service Financial Aid.
  • State financial aid scholarships and grants will be posted to self-service. An announcement will be made when this has been completed.
  • Other institutional scholarships and grants will be posted soon, and an announcement will be made when that has been completed.