Bursar's Office
A Department of Business Services

Stop Payment Request

By completing this form, you are requesting UW-Madison Bursar’s Office to place a stop payment on a tuition refund check that was issued to you. Stop payment requests can only be submitted 10 Business days after the original check was issued.

Forms may only be completed by the individual to which the refund check was issued. If the check subject to this stop payment is a PLUS loan being disbursed to the parent, the parent must execute the Stop Payment Request.

It takes approximately 3-5 business days to research and process a stop payment request.

NOTE: If your refund check is from Title IV funds, federal regulations require us to return the funds to the lender in 240 days from the date of the check.

  • How to find your Campus ID
  • Log into MyUW Student Center
    1. Select “Financial Account”
    2. Select “Account Inquiry”
    3. Select the correct term
    4. In the Refunds section, select the refund number for the check you like to request the stop pay for. (Please note if your refund number starts with an “A”, it means refund was direct deposited to your bank account and you cannot place a stop payment on it)
    5. Voucher ID is your Check Number.
    Enter the Voucher ID as the Check Number
  • Amount is the Check Amount.
  • Stop payment requests can only be submitted 10 business days after the original check was issued.
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