Procedure: Financial Aid Application

Once you submit a Financial Aid Application, you will be entitled to join the “Give back to the community” program. It is an opportunity for students like you to make a positive impact on your campus community while also benefiting in return from an optimal discount on your tuition fees.

Let us break it down:

How It Works: 
You will dedicate a few hours of your time for a week, month, or semester to contribute to various activities on campus. These activities could include helping in administrative offices, assisting with school events, or participating in departmental projects.

What You Get: 
In exchange for your valuable time and effort, you will receive an optimal discount on your tuition fees. It is like a win-win situation: you give back to your community, and your tuition becomes a little more affordable.

Important Notes:

- Providing incorrect data may result in the cancellation of your reduction. In severe cases, the student may face disciplinary action.
- All personal data is kept confidential.
- The application will be rejected if not properly filled out and/or if the required documents are incomplete.
- When necessary, the social worker may check the evidence and/or documents provided by the student.

Eligible students: Undergraduates, graduates, and Freshman.

Non-eligible students:

• Students on academic probation (Unless 1st semester students after change of program).
• Students enrolled in PhD/postgraduate programs.
• Students enrolled in the Summer Session.
• Students enrolled in a continuing education course and UCLC.
• Students enrolled in executive certificates at the Business School.
• Students enrolled in one of the dual degree programs below:
  - MBA in Management and International Affairs in collaboration with HEC Montreal.
  - e-MBA in Digital Management in collaboration with ESSCA.
  - MBA in Financial Engineering.
  - MBA in Audit.
  - Master II in Business Law at the USEK School of Law and Political Sciences, in partnership with the Faculty of Law of the Université de Poitiers.
  - Master of Laws in International Contracts at the USEK School of Law and Political Sciences, in partnership with the Faculty of Law and Political Science of Montpellier I University.
  - Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Cyberdefence in collaboration with Université Bretagne-Sud.

What to remember:
1. Your Financial Aid Application is valid for one academic cycle. When you’re transitioning to a different degree or academic level, make sure to submit a new application.
2. Each sibling should submit their own Financial Aid Application.
3. “No Call/No Show” (NCNS) and “Late Cancellation” of your appointment are both considered inappropriate behaviors. In case of absence, you must contact the FAO or send an email at fao@usek.edu.lb at least 2 days before the scheduled appointment. A staff member will reschedule it to a later date.
Students who believe they have been mistakenly labelled as “No Call/No Show” (NCNS) or “Late Cancellation” may request an individual review of their case by the Director of the Financial Aid Office.
4. If you are granted another type of discount in addition to the financial aid, the Financial Aid Review Committee (FARC) sets the overall reduction amount, in keeping with your socioeconomic situation.

Deadline and Reduction Validity:

1. First-year Applicant (Applying Before Registration):
To plan your academic journey ahead, submit your financial aid application during the year prior to your enrollment, after completing the admission procedure. To view dates, please refer to the Academic Calendar.

2. Active Student:

• The period to submit your Financial Aid Application during the Fall semester is between September and October. Please refer to the Academic Calendar.
• The period to submit your Financial Aid Application for the Spring semester is between February and March. Please refer to the Academic Calendar.

Restrictions:
The FAO reserves the right to cancel an allocated reduction if:

• The provided data is false or missing.
• The student is subject to disciplinary measures.

You are eligible to benefit from this allowance if several members of your family are simultaneously registered at USEK

• 2 siblings: 10% each
• 3 siblings: 20% each
• 4 or more siblings: 30% each

Eligible students: Undergraduates, graduates, and Freshman.

Non-eligible students:

• Students Placed on academic probation.
• Students enrolled in PhD – postgraduate programs.
• Students enrolled in a continuing education course and UCLC.
• Students enrolled in executive certificates at the Business School.
• Students enrolled in one of the dual degree programs below:
  - MBA in Management and International Affairs in collaboration with HEC Montreal.
  - MBA in Human Resources in collaboration with Paris II.
  - e-MBA in Digital Management in collaboration with ESSCA.
  - MBA in Financial Engineering.
  - MBA in Audit.
  - BBA – Hotel Management in collaboration with Le Cordon Bleu.
  - Master II in Business Law at the USEK School of Law and Political Sciences, in partnership with the Faculty of Law of the Université de Poitiers.
  - Master of Laws in International Contracts at the USEK School of Law and Political Sciences, in partnership with the Faculty of Law and Political Science of Montpellier I University.
  - Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Cyberdefence in collaboration with Université Bretagne-Sud.

Deadline: Please refer to the Academic Calendar.

Required documents:

• Request form available on this link.
• Family civil status extract.

Procedure:
You must submit the request once in an academic year within the deadline set in the Academic Calendar.
You will be informed about the procedure at the beginning of each semester.

You are eligible for a 50% discount on your tuition fees if you are a brother, sister, nephew, or niece of an OLM member.

Eligible students: Undergraduates, graduates, postgraduates, and Freshman.

Non-eligible students:

• Students enrolled in a continuing education course and UCLC.
• Students enrolled in executive certificates at the Business School.

Deadline: Within one month after the start of the first semester.

Required documents:
1. Request form English Version - Arabic Version
The applicant’s OLM relative must stamp and sign the request form on an OLM official paper issued by his monastery.
2. A family register as proof of parental relationship with the monk.

Procedure:
You can send the required documents by email at fao@usek.edu.lb or submit the hard copy to the FAO front desk (Kaslik Campus). 

If you wish to reschedule your tuition fees payment according to a customized calendar with different deadlines than those pre-established in the Academic Calendar, please feel free to contact us when the tuition fees are applied to your BANNER account. 

Eligible students: Undergraduates, graduates, postgraduates, and Freshman.

Deadline: At the beginning of each semester whenever the tuition fees are applied.

Procedure: Please feel free to reach out to us on campus, by email, by phone or via Microsoft Teams.

If you are unable to enroll in the upcoming semester due to an outstanding balance, we can help you customize your payments, in keeping with your socioeconomic situation and the University administration policy.

Eligible students: Undergraduates, graduates, postgraduates, and Freshman.

Deadline: Once the first instalment is put into effect.

Procedure: Please feel free to reach out to us on campus, by email, by phone or via Microsoft Teams.

Your designated social worker will: 

• Help you overcome your fears or any other obstacle that prevents you from giving the best in your studies.
• Listen to your concerns.
• Orientate you towards internal and external resources or specialized experts or institutions.
• Interfere in some cases with your family/parents, upon your request.

Eligible students: Every student enrolled at USEK.

Deadline: Throughout the academic year.

Procedure: Please feel free to reach out to us on campus, by email, by phone or via Microsoft Teams.

Our social workers can help you with any potential administrative problems, related to tuition fees, payment issues, or discounts that were not applied.