View Your Aid Online
Access your financial assistance information anytime through GoUIW, the UIW student portal. You can view your offered aid and complete any requirements needed to access optional aid, plus access many other tools.
How To Access the GoUIW portal
Note to Incoming Students: The UIW Helpdesk sends incoming students your UIW username and initial password to the personal email address you used when applying. Follow the instructions in that email to change your password and then you can access your GoUIW account.
1. Log in with the username and password you created for GoUIW. (For current students, this is your username and password for Cardinal Apps.)
2. Once you've logged in, click on the "My Financial Aid" button on the Financial Aid card. Your offer may include scholarships, grants, work-study and/or loans. The funds will be divided between the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semesters. If you are looking for aid in Summer 2025, please contact the Office of Financial
Electronic Consent: In order to utilize BannerWeb for financial aid purposes, and receive electronic communications from the Office of Financial Assistance, you will need to provide consent.
State Aid Eligibility: We are required to ask whether you (the student) are required to pay child support, and if required to pay, whether you are more than 30 days behind on payments.
To answer these questions:
- Select the Financial Aid tab in BannerWeb
- Choose View Your Award by Aid Year
- Select the aid year you are updating (e.g. Sum 2023/Fall 2023/Spring 2024)
- Click on the Resources/Additional Information tab to Accept/Decline consent for electronic communications (required for electronic award letters) and respond to state aid eligibility question.
In order to utilize financial aid, you will need to accept the Terms and Conditions:
- Select the Financial Aid tab in BannerWeb
- Choose View Award by Aid Year
- Select the aid year you are updating (e.g. Sum 2023/Fall 2023/Spring 2024)
- Click on the Terms and Conditions tab to read and consent to your Terms and Conditions for aid
NOTE: Electronic consent must be provided in the Resources/Additional Information tab to access Terms and Conditions
To view your awards online:
- Select the Financial Aid tab in BannerWeb
- Select View Your Award by Aid Year and select the aid year (e.g. Sum 2023/Fall 2023/Spring 2024)
- Select Award Overview
To accept/decline your loans online:
- Select the Financial Aid tab in BannerWeb
- Select View Your Award by Aid Year and select the aid year (e.g. Sum 2023/Fall 2023/Spring 2024)
- Select Accept Award Offer
- Indicate if you plan to accept or decline your loan offer(s) and submit your decision
- Guide to Accepting Student Loans via BannerWeb (pdf)
If you decide to accept your Federal Direct Loans (Subsidized and/or Unsubsidized), you will also need to complete the following requirements online at studentaid.gov:
- Complete Loan Entrance Counseling
- Complete Master Promissory Note
- Guide to Completing Student Loan Requirements (Undergraduate Students (pdf)) (Graduate Students (pdf))
To find out what you have left to complete for your financial aid application:
- Select the Financial Aid tab in BannerWeb
- Select View Your Missing Documents and select the aid year (e.g. Sum 2023/Fall 2023/Spring 2024)
- Access and finish Incomplete Requirements and/or view Completed Requirements
- Forms may also be securely uploaded here
BannerWeb also allows you to access your personal information, such as telephone number and address.
Important: You must have a “Permanent” address as your primary address type, as most UIW offices will use your Permanent address to mail information to you. Follow these instructions (pdf) to update your address or telephone number in BannerWeb.