Bruin Financial Aid Letter
Your Bruin Financial Aid Letter (BFAL) is the official notice of financial aid eligibility for the academic year. Any time UCLA Financial Aid & Scholarships updates your award, a new Bruin Financial Aid Letter will be created and you will be notified to access it through the Bruin Financial Aid Portal.
Students can access their Bruin Financial Aid Letter by navigating to the “Financial” tab in the Bruin Financial Aid Portal and clicking on the “College Financing Plan” on the lower left-hand side of Section 1. The BFAL outlines key details such as housing status, net cost, loan interest rates and fees, and includes helpful resources and a glossary to support understanding of the aid package.
Your Bruin Financial Aid Letter will indicate the housing status that UCLA Financial Aid & Scholarships has on file. If your housing status is incorrect, you may inform our office by using the Bruin Financial Aid Portal and selecting “Documents - Upload a Non Requested Document” and select “Appeal: Housing Adjustment.”Please have copies of your rental agreement and canceled checks available to be submitted upon request. If housing verification is requested and you are unable to provide the necessary documentation, your budget will be adjusted and you will be billed for grants and/or loans received in excess of your eligibility.
NOTE: All Graduate and Professional students are awarded with an off-campus budget, thus revisions are never necessary.
We will start releasing academic year Bruin Financial Aid Letters late March for newly admitted First-Years, and late-April for newly admitted Transfers, and late-May for continuing students. Students interested in attending Summer will receive their Summer Bruin Financial Aid Letter in May.
For more information about summer awarding, please visit our Summer Aid webpage.
