# Mailing of Aid Checks

**Source**: https://finance.uw.edu/sfs/students/aidcheck
**Parent**: https://finance.uw.edu/sfs/students/disburse

The primary method to receive your financial aid, scholarships, and refunds is through [direct deposit](http://sdb.admin.uw.edu/students/uwnetid/emt.asp) where the funds are sent directly to your savings or checking account. If you are not able to use direct deposit, a check will be mailed to your designated [local address](http://sdb.admin.uw.edu/students/uwnetid/address.asp) on file.

Before requesting a check, verify on [MyUW](https://sdb.admin.uw.edu/students/uwnetid/tuition.asp) that:

- you have either a credit balance or undisbursed aid available
- your current address is on file in MyUW

Fill out the [Aid Check Request Form](http://sdb.admin.uw.edu/students/uwnetid/forms/sfs_aidcheck.asp) to have your check mailed to you. The check should arrive at the address that you provide within 3-10 business days. If it does not arrive within that time, please verify the address that you provided and then contact [Student Fiscal Services](http://finance.uw.edu/sfs/contact).

There is a $25 fee to issue a replacement check, so please make sure that all of the information that you provide on the Aid Check Request Form is accurate.

**\*Please note we cannot send checks out of the country.**