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Appeal Forms

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Special Circumstance Appeal Form

Appeal your financial aid due to a substantial change in income, expenses or circumstances by selecting the appropriate appeal type in our online special circumstance form. You must submit all required documentation before we are able to review your appeal.

Only use this form to submit an appeal for Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024 or Summer 2024.  Click here to access the online form using your BlueKey login.

Only use this form to submit an appeal for Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023 or Summer 2023.  Click here to access the online form using your BlueKey login.

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeals

If you have extenuating circumstances that prevented you from meeting the minimum SAP requirements, you may appeal for the reinstatement of your financial aid eligibility.

By the deadline established in this SAP FAQ, complete a SAP appeal in Campus Connect.

Only readmitted students, who were not meeting SAP prior to their absence, can appeal by submitting an online Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal for Returning Students Form.  Click here to access the online form using your BlueKey login.

Cost of Attendance Appeal

Request an adjustment of your cost of attendance by submitting the appeal form and all requested documentation to support your request.

The 2024 Cost of Attendace Appeal will be available in July 2023.

Do not use this form if you are appealing for a term on or after Fall 2023. If you would like to submit a special circumstance appeal, see the section above for those appeals.

Click here to access the online form using your BlueKey login for Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023 and Summer 2023.



Financial Aid Reinstatement Forms

Request the reinstatement of your financial aid if you declined or accepted a reduced amount of an offer, are returning after a Leave of Absence and your aid offers were canceled or did not meet the reinstatement requirements of your admission-based scholarship.

The 2024 Financial Aid Reinstatement Form will be available in July 2023.

Click here to request the reinstatement of cancelled 2022-2023 financial aid or declined Federal Direct Student Loans.  Use your BlueKey to login.

This form cannot be used to apply for summer 2023 financial aid or for Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeals.

The 2024 Academic Scholarship Reinstatement Appeal will be available in July 2023

First, please log into DePaul Scholarship Connect using your DePaul BlueKey credentials. Then, click here to request a reinstatement of your undergraduate academic scholarship for the 2023 aid year in Scholarship Connect. If you are already logged in, you can also search for the appeal form by going to Opportunities>Ours and typing DePaul Academic Scholarship Reinstatement Appeal 2022-23 into the search field.

You will be required to submit a General Application and sign a Consent Statement before completing the appeal, if you have not done so for the academic year already. If you have any questions, please email ofascholarships@depaul.edu.