Contact Us

The Financial Aid Office is open to visitors by appointment, Monday-Friday, from 9am-4pm. If you need assistance, you can reach using your preferred option below: 

Appointments – Phone or In-person

Use Qless to schedule a 10 minute appointment, over the phone or in-person, with a financial aid representative. New appointments become available Friday at 5pm for the next week. 

Phone

Call us at 949-824-8262, Monday – Friday from 9am-4pm. We encourage you to use the callback feature during our customer service hours, rather than waiting on hold. Please note we receive a high volume of calls in the days before and after billing and fee deadlines; expect extended wait times. 

Aida – Chatbot

Visit Aida, our chatbot, located in the lower right corner of our homepage at ofas.uci.edu. 

Email

finaid@uci.edu. Be sure to include your university ID number in your correspondence. We cannot open attachments; please upload all documents on the Documents tab of your ZotAid account. 

Fax

949-824-4876 or 949-824-6725