The COM Office of Student Financial Aid helps medical students meet the costs of attending medical school by designing individual financial aid packages for eligible applicants. The office services students attending the Chicago, Peoria, Rockford and Urbana medical sites. Our office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Counselors are available to meet with students on an appointment basis (by phone or in person). You can visit our office, write or phone us at:

University of Illinois at Chicago
Office of Student Financial Aid

College of Medicine (M/C 782)
808 South Wood Street, Room 163
Chicago, IL 60612-7301

Phone: (312) 413-0127
Fax: (312) 996-2467

You also have the option of emailing staff any questions you may have.

Carmelita Gee, Director

Tara Haddadin, Assistant Director

Charlene Botley, Assistant Director of Debt Management

Donna Martin, Counselor

Applying for Financial Aid

Financial assistance for medical students is available. To apply for federal, state and institutional funds, you must complete the FREE Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the Renewal FAFSA. You have the option of completing the paper version of the FAFSA or the electronic version, located on the Internet at www.fafsa.ed.gov. The Renewal FAFSA is only available on the Internet. To complete the Renewal FAFSA you must use your U.S. Department of Education Personal Identification Number (PIN), which the federal processor mailed to you if you completed a 2001-2002 FAFSA and your address remained the same. If you did not receive your PIN, check your email and street address at the PIN Registration website at www.eac.ed.gov. After making any necessary updates to your addresses, you may submit an on-line request to have your PIN number "mailed" to you either via email or postal.

A Special Note About Parental Information:

If you want to be considered for the Scholarship for Disadvantaged Student (SDS) and/or you are a M4 and want to be considered for the Primary Care Loan (PCL), you must complete the parental section of the FREE Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Parental information (and at least one parental signature) is required. The parental information will not jeopardize your independent status or eligibility for other aid programs. You must include yourself when computing the parental household size. If you do not have your parental information available before the March 1 priority deadline, do not delay the filing of your FAFSA. The last day to submit parental information is August 1. The form may be downloaded from this website.

2002-2003 College of Medicine Office of Student Financial Aid Forms

2002-2003 College of Medicine Office of Student Financial Aid Budget Increase Policies

Loan Consolidation

2001-2002 College of Medicine Office of Student Financial Aid Forms

2002-2003 College of Medicine Office of Student Financial Aid Budget Increase Policies