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Office Hours

Student Financial Services office hours on the Portland, Gorham, and Lewiston-Auburn campuses

Getting Started with Financial Aid

Learn the key steps to successfully applying and staying informed about financial aid and billing at the University of Southern Maine.

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Billing Statements

The University of Southern Maine provides online electronic bills only. Students and authorized users are notified by email when a new statement is available.

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Change has come to the 2025-2026 FAFSA

The 2025-2026 FAFSA, revised and simplified by Federal Student Aid, is now available to file. Stay informed with what’s new and what happens after you submit your FAFSA.

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Pursue your passion with less student debt

Kusow Aden is pursuing his BA in Social Behavioral Science — with no need for student loans. The University of Southern Maine is one of the few U.S. schools where student debt has gone down.

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Sign up for a free iGrad account to explore national scholarship opportunities, finance quizzes, budgeting tools, a library of articles, and more.

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