Student Financial Aid Office
 Direct Deposit

Why should I sign up for Direct Deposit?

• Direct Deposit means the day the funds are available, you have access to your money.
• CSI currently mails financial aid checks to students. This typically takes 2 to 3 days
  longer than Direct Deposit.

Where can I have my Direct Deposit account?

If you have either a checking or savings account you may use it.
If not, you may open a checking or savings account at a bank of your choice.

How do I go about setting up Direct Deposit in my Checking Account?

• Complete the Student Financial Assistance Direct Deposit Request/Authorization Form.
• If you don’t have one, it is available on the web - click "Important Forms"on the left, select "Direct
  Deposit Request Form" under "Other Forms" and print a copy.
• Mark one of your checks VOID.
• Mail the VOIDED check and the completed Direct Deposit Form to:
  Bursar
  College of Staten Island
  2800 Victory Blvd., 2A-105
  Staten Island, NY 10314

OR

* Outside the Bursar’s Office Payment Window there is a Drop Box attached to the wall. Place both the VOIDED check and the Direct Deposit Form in an envelope and drop it into the Bursar’s Drop Box.

How do I go about setting up Direct Deposit in my Savings Account?

• Complete the Student Financial Assistance Direct Deposit Request/Authorization Form.
• If you don’t have one, it is available on the web - click "Important Forms" on the left, select "Direct
  Deposit Request Form" under "Other Forms" and print a copy.
• Take the Direct Deposit Form to your bank and have the bank complete Part C.
• Mail the completed Direct Deposit Form to:
  Bursar
  College of Staten Island
  2800 Victory Blvd., 2A-105
  Staten Island, NY 10314

OR

Outside the Bursar’s Office Payment Window there is a Drop Box attached to the wall. Place the Direct Deposit Form in an envelope and drop it into the Bursar’s Drop Box.


Your financial aid checks will then be Direct Deposited in your bank account!

• You will have immediate access to your money.
• Your funds will not take 2 to 3 days to reach you.
• Direct Deposit is the most convenient way to receive financial aid.

How do I cancel Direct Deposit, if I change my mind?

Write a note to the Bursar telling the College to stop Direct Deposit. Mail the note to the above address or drop it into the Bursar’s Drop Box.