How to Access Financial Aid Offer | Awards

STEP 1: Access Your Account

Go to BU BRAIN via Binghamton’s portal, my.binghamton.edu, and click on the “Financial Aid” tab.

STEP 2: Options and Actions

Once on the Financial Aid tab, select from several options to access your Binghamton University Financial Aid Award Offer information, review requirement messages and accept or decline loans.

Here’s a quick overview of three key options:

Choose option	Then select	Then select	Then choose action
Status	Award for Aid Year	Aid Year (i.e. Award year 2023-24)	VIEW overall status, holds, academic progress, financial aid and messages.
Eligibility	Award for Aid Year	Aid Year	REVIEW “unsatisfied” requirements that may prevent awards being applied to your bill. To VIEW, select “Student Requirements.”
Award	Award for Aid Year	Aid Year	Access your Award Offer where you can: VIEW AND/OR PRINT Click on “Award Overview” tab. Click on "Print SUNY Financial Aid Plan" (pdf) in the top left corner. ACCEPT OR DECLINE Click on “Accept Award Offer” tab: To ACCEPT loan offer, in the drop-down box select “Accept” and then click on the “Submit Decision” button. To accept a PARTIAL loan offer, in the drop-down box select “Accept,” enter amount in box and then click on the “Submit Decision” button. To DECLINE loan offer, in the drop-down box select “DECLINE” and then click on the “Submit Decision” button.

Choose option

Then select

Then choose action

Status

Award for Aid Year

Aid Year (i.e. Award year 2023-24)

VIEW overall status, holds, academic progress, financial aid and messages.

Eligibility

Award for Aid Year

Aid Year

REVIEW “unsatisfied” requirements that may prevent awards being applied to your bill. To VIEW, select “Student Requirements.”

Award

Award for Aid Year

Aid Year

Access your Award Offer where you can:

VIEW AND/OR PRINT Click on “Award Overview” tab. Click on "Print SUNY Financial Aid Plan" (pdf) in the top left corner.

ACCEPT OR DECLINE
Click on “Accept Award Offer” tab:

To ACCEPT loan offer, in the drop-down box select “Accept” and then click on the “Submit Decision” button. To accept a PARTIAL loan offer, in the drop-down box select “Accept,” enter amount in box and then click on the “Submit Decision” button.
To DECLINE loan offer, in the drop-down box select “DECLINE” and then click on the “Submit Decision” button.

Important Notes

Once a student takes action online for loans (accept/decline), changes can ONLY be made by contacting Financial Aid.
Accepted student loans will be automatically split between fall and spring semesters.
First-time student loan borrowers accepting loans must complete Entrance Counseling and an MPN for Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loans at studentaid.gov.
Parents of undergraduate, dependent students must apply and be credit-approved for a Parent PLUS Loan. To apply and complete a PLUS MPN for Parents, go to studentaid.gov.
NYS grants and scholarships require a separate application.
For complete financial aid information, go to binghamton.edu/financial-aid/.