Appeals and Special Circumstances

Appeals

LMU’s appeal process allows you to request a revision of your financial aid award. If there is a change in your family situation, such as a divorce, a death, or a change in employment or income status you can file an appeal. Appeals can be submitted by mail or email. 

Information on the types of appeals and how to apply is available here. 

However, if there has not been a change in your family circumstances, but you are unable to meet the cost to attend LMU with your current financial aid award, you can still appeal your financial aid award by submitting an explanation of your family situation, along with supporting documentation.  

The time to process appeals is approximately 10 business days. There is no guarantee that an appeal will result in additional financial aid. 

Special Circumstances

If you are applying for financial aid and have special circumstances that you would like considered as part of your application, you may If you have special circumstances, you may submit a letter to the Financial Aid Office.  Make sure your letter is signed and dated and includes your LMU Student ID and the academic year for which it is being submitted. If your parent submits a special circumstance letter, make sure your LMU Student ID and academic year is on the top of the letter.   Upon review of your letter, we may request additional documents to verify your circumstances.  Any additional documents requested will be added to your MyAid "Task List".