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title: "Step 2: Acknowledging Your Awards by Accepting, Denying, or Modifying"
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Students can view and manage current and previous financial aid awards on the Student Administration System.

<span style="color: #172b4d">The Student Administration System provides users with a portal to their financial aid status and enables users to review their financial aid details, accept or decline their financial aid offers, and enter aid from other sources.</span>

1. <span style="color: #333333">Log in to the Student Administration System. </span>
2. <span style="color: #333333">Click the </span><span style="color: #333333">**Financial Aid **</span><span style="color: #333333">tile on the Homepage.</span>
3. Click on the **Accept/Decline **tab. Your **Award Details** will then display within the browser for your review/acknowledgment.
  
4. Click the **pencil** icon in the top left-hand corner.
5. Click the drop-down menu for **Award Decision** to make your selection.
  1. If you select **Accept**, the **Reduce** checkboxes will become available.
  2. If you select a checkbox within the **Reduce** column, the **Accepted** column will become available.
  3. You will then have the option to reduce the offered amount within the **Accepted** fields.
6. If you wish to only accept part of your award, click the **Reduce** checkbox next to the award you wish to adjust.
7. Enter the amount you wish to accept in the **Accepted** field. This amount must be equal to or less than the original award amount.
8. Click **Submit** to confirm your selections.

> ℹ️ - If you are a first-time borrower at UConn and accept a Federal Direct Subsidized or Unsubsidized Loan, you will be contacted regarding additional paperwork that must be completed before the loan will be disbursed.
> ℹ️ - Items you have declined will no longer appear in your Award Offer.
> ℹ️ - Loan(s) may be reduced until they have been originated.

> ❌ - Grants and scholarships are automatically accepted for you.
> ❌ - Canceled and declined awards will not appear on the award page.
> ❌ - If an award is unavailable for an update, <span style="color: #333333">contact </span><span style="color: #333333">**One Stop Student Services**</span><span style="color: #333333"> at </span><span style="color: #333333">**(860) 486-1111 **</span>or **[onestop@uconn.edu](mailto:onestop@uconn.edu)****. **

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