Nest Guide
This is a guide for using your NEST student self service web page for Financial Aid, Business Office and Registrar questions.
- How do I get in to my NEST web page? Go to the financial aid home page and find the"NEST" link at the bottom of the page. You will need your net ID, found on your student ID card (i.e.: AAA99999) and your password. (It's the same password you chose to get into your Creighton e-mail account.) Once you're in NEST, follow the financial aid links.
- How do I get into my Creighton Email? Creighton University conducts business via the Creighton email system. It is extremely important that you begin using Creighton email and that you check your CUmail account regularly for messages from CU professors, administrators and students. Creighton email is the official means of electronic communication within the CU community.
First time account activation instructions:
1) Go to https://ami.creighton.edu.
2) Click “Activate Account” from the menu.
3) Enter NetID, the one time password sent to you in a prior notification, and birthday.
4) Choose three questions and answers that will be used to reset your account in case you forget your password. Use memorable answers that are unlikely to change and difficult to guess.
5) Enter an alternate (non-Creighton) email address, and optionally a cell phone number capable of receiving text messages.
6) Create your Blue password, following the password guidelines: use at least 8 characters, including special characters, upper and lower case letters, and numbers.
7) Your account will be activated and you will be informed of your Creighton email address.
If you have trouble accessing CUmail. please contact the DOIT Student Service Desk at 402-280-1111 option 2 for assistance.
- Have I been awarded my financial aid yet? Click "Award Information" then "Award by Aid Year".
- What documents do I need to send the Financial Aid Office so I can get awarded? Click "My Financial Aid Status" then "Student Requirements". (Check this link often. New requirements can occur after you have been awarded.)
- If Creighton hasn't received my FAFSA, how do I track its progress? Click www.fafsa.ed.gov or call 1-800-433-3243. Our school code is 002542.
- Are my Stafford, PLUS, or Alternative loan funds in? Click "Award Information" then "Loan Application History" find "Paid column" or click "Award History" find "paid to date" column. You may also view the payments under the "Student Accounts" link.
- Who is my lender for these loans? Click "Award Information" then "Loan Application History".
- What financial aid did I get last year? How about 2 years ago? Three years ago? I need to see all the loans I have ever borrowed while at Creighton. Click "Award Information" then "Award History".
- How much money have I earned so far this Academic year in Federal Work Study? Click "Award Information" then "Award History".
- How do I accept my aid on line? Click "Award Information" then "Accept Award Offer by Aid Year".
- What expenses are in "cost of attendance" the Financial Aid office is basing my aid on? Click "My Financial Aid Status" then "Cost of Attendance".
- What outside scholarships/remissions/ROTC/outside contracts are currently showing as resources for me? Click "Award Information" then "Award by Aid Year".
- Why aren't my Stafford Loan and PLUS loans showing as "Paid" on the Loan App History Screen or the Award history? I know the funds are in. If you used a bank that does not transmit funds electronically to Creighton, your funds will not show up on this screen, even if they are in. You may view the payments to your account through the "Student Accounts" link.
- What types of loans show on the Loan App. History screen? Stafford, PLUS, and Alternative Loans. (loans you obtain through a private bank)
- Where can I view Perkins, Federal Nursing, Health Professions, Primary Care Loans and Creighton long term loans? For a complete record of all your aid including these loans, go to the Award History link.
- I have questions about my Financial Aid. Call Financial Aid 402 280-2731, 800-282-5835, finaid@creighton.edu (freshmen / first time students), ugfinaid@creighton.edu (returning undergraduate students) or gpfinaid@creighton.edu (graduate/professional students).
Go here for NEST information relating to your account with the Business Office.
- I want to change my current mailing address and phone. Click "Personal Information" then "Update addresses and Phones".
- How many academic credits do I have? Where can I see my past grades? Click "Student / Financial Aid" then "Student Records" ..... then ... "Academic Transcripts"
- How do I go about registering for next semester? Make an appointment with your academic advisor. Your advisor will give you a pin#, time and day to register via your NEST web page. Follow the Registrar directions.
- The password I selected for NEST and CUmail won't work. Call the Creighton help desk (402) 280-1111.
- What is the best way to stay informed? Get in the habit of checking your Creighton e-mail account. Creighton sends a great deal of important correspondence to you via your CU e-mail rather than hard-copy mail. And look at your NEST to view your financial aid status in case you are being asked by the Financial Aid office to submit some supporting documentation.