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This two-word phrase has become the trademark of the financial education course series.
Financially Savvy
A Disney elephant with notable ears.
Dumbo
University of Michigan's first female president
Mary Sue Coleman (2002)
The date when the budget adjustment process becomes available to students enrolled in the Fall semester.
October 1
OFA’s data retention policy requires us to delete information older than seven years. That period starts on this date each year.
July 1
University of Michigan- Ann Arbor's federal school code
002325
Black and yellow striped pollinator
Bumblebee
The University of Michigan is located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe people. In 1817, they made the largest single gift to the early University when they ceded land through the Treaty at the Foot of the Rapids so that their children could be educated. Name one of the tribes that makes up the Three Fires People (in Anishinaabe: Niswi-mishkodewinan).
Ojibwe (AKA Chippewa), Odawa (AKA Ottawa), & Bodéwadmi (AKA Potawatomi)
Gift aid maximum for in-state students who live on campus for the 2025-26 aid year. (DAILY DOUBLE)
$31,534
November 15, 2025, will be an important date for this group of applicants.
ED applicants (Early Decision)
Students file the FAFSA, but financial aid offices call their school's copy an "ISIR". What does ISIR stand for?
Institutional Student Information Record
His resume includes being Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot and Headmaster at Hogwarts.
Dumbledore
A dog lover, University of Michigan's first president had a bullmastiff named Leo that was loved by the student body.
Henry Philip Tappan (1852)
What is the interest rate on Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized loans for undergraduates first disbursed on or after July 1, 2025, and before July 1, 2026?
6.39%
John shared a long list of examples that included “tax year,” “Number of Exemptions,” “Income Earned from Work,” and “Untaxed IRA distributions.” These are all examples of this acronym that entered our lives in 2023-2024. (DAILY DOUBLE)
FTI (Federal Tax Information)
Congress created the standardized federal aid application form that we know as FAFSA when they reauthorized the HEA in what year? (VIDEO)
1992
Evolved from the Latin word for "shaded" or "shadow", the earliest version of this item can be traced back to Egypt and China, about 4,000 years ago.
Umbrella
The Upjohn Garden, located in the northwest corner of the university arboretum, famously features what plant?
Peony
This alliterative section on finaid.umich.edu is described as "your reference and resource guide to financial aid at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor".
Required Reading