EIU Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships

How to Navigate PAWS

To Review Unsatisfied/Outstanding Requirements

1. Log in to PAWS at https://www.eiu.edu/pawslogin/ using your EIU Net ID and password. Your Net ID and password are listed on your Letter of Admission and can also be accessed on your checklist on "MyEIU." If you need help with accessing PAWS, please contact the Office of Admissions, 217-581-2223.
2. Once you login to PAWS, select the Financial Aid tab and click on Financial Aid Dashboard.
3. On the Home tab, select the appropriate aid year in drop down at top right.
4. Under Student Requirements, view the Unsatisfied Requirements listed below.
5. Forms that are available for downloading and printing will be hyperlinked. Click on the form, then print, complete and return the form according to the instructions listed.

If you are no longer planning to attend EIU or will not attend until the spring semester, please email this information to us at finaid@eiu.edu by May 1 so that we can re-distribute funds to other students. Be sure to include your name and E# in your email.

Failure to complete these requirements in a timely manner will delay processing and disbursing of your financial aid.

To Review and Accept Awards

1. Log in to PAWS at https://www.eiu.edu/pawslogin/ using your EIU Net ID and password. Your Net ID and password are listed on your Letter of Admission and can also be accessed on your checklist on "MyEIU." If you need help with accessing PAWS, please contact the Office of Admissions, 217-581-2223.
2. Once you login to PAWS, select the Financial Aid tab and click on Financial Aid Dashboard.
3. On the Home tab, select the appropriate aid year in drop down at top right.
4. Click View Questions at the right and answer the Title IV Disbursement Authorization.
5. On the Award Offer tab you can accept or decline each award. Be sure to select a decision on each award.
   1. Click Modify to enter a specific federal loan dollar amount. *The amount stated in the box will be split between Fall and Spring semesters*
6. The Terms and Conditions will appear once awards have been accepted. Review and agree to the terms in order to receive your financial aid.
7. Financial aid awards can be viewed on the Financial Aid History tab by choosing the desired aid year.

If you are no longer planning to attend EIU or will not attend until the spring semester, please email this information to us at finaid@eiu.edu by May 1 so that we can re-distribute funds to other students. Be sure to include your name and E# in your email.