Checks and Refunds

Refund Information

If you need to make a request for a non-financial aid refund please email us at studentdisbursements@uconn.edu or call us at (860) 486-4830.

Direct Deposit

You can receive your refund by direct deposit into your checking account if you have enrolled for this service. Please go to our Direct Deposit website for full details.

Online Refund Request Form

Refunds for excess financial aid are processed automatically but only after your financial aid has disbursed to your account.  Use this online form only if you have a credit balance that wasn’t caused by excess federal financial aid. Check requests require three (3) business days to process from the time the request is received by the Bursar's Office.

Note:  You can receive your refund either by paper check or by direct deposit into your checking account if you have enrolled for this service.

You will receive an email when your check or direct deposit has been processed.  It will also appear in the “Refunds” section of your Student Administration online fee bill.  If your refund is a paper check you may pick it up at your campus Bursar’s Office the day after you receive the email notification.  If your refund is a direct deposit, you should check your bank account to ensure your bank has processed it. (Note: timing of deposits may vary slightly depending on your bank.)

Students who are picking up a check at the Bursar’s Office must present a photo ID.   

Please click here to begin the Student Refund Request.The online refund request application will be opened on Monday, August 30.

Semester Openings

At the start of a semester, refund checks for excess financial aid are available on the first day of classes and made payable to the student provided your financial aid and loans have disbursed to your account. Checks not picked up after 21 days will be mailed to your home address. Please note that for your protection refund checks cannot be mailed to a campus address.

Refunds Issued in Error

In the event that the Bursar’s Office issues you a refund in error the University reserves the right to reclaim such funds.

Special Rules and Exceptions

Credit balances based on personal check payments will be held for 7 days before a refund check is issued.

Enrollment status must match financial aid packaging status (e.g., full-time, part-time, etc.) and the fee bill.

Payments made by credit card will be refunded to your credit card account.