When paying a student, or making a payment on the student's behalf, it is important to ensure the payment has been classified correctly in order to satisfy compliance requirements with federal and state regulations, IU policies and donor intent.
We make every effort to maximize a student's funding opportunities, and, in most cases, it will be easy to provide financial support to students. There will be situations, however, when a department wants to provide funds or cover expenses, but doing so will necessitate reduction of another resource due to limitations prescribed in regulations for federal aid recipients.