Resources and Forms

FINANCIAL AID

View important financial aid dates and deadlines.
 

Special Situations

Students may contact the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships to pursue adjustments to their offered financial aid packages based on unusual or special circumstances. Documentation may be required.

Secure upload through mySFA

In order to process requested documentation efficiently log in to the financial aid page in mySFA and click on the "Review and Upload Required Documents" button.

Upload instructions

Did you know? You also can revise your aid package through mySFA.

Financial aid resources

Options to consider when researching financial aid

Adventures in Education: You can find financial aid information, money management tips and a scholarship search engine here. You’ll also find downloadable loan deferment forms.

College For All Texans: This Texas site provides tips for applying to college and getting financial aid.

Federal Student Aid: This Federal site helps to simplify the financial aid process.

Financial Aid for Graduate and Professional Degree Students: This federal site explains the financial aid application process and provides information about the options available to graduate students.

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: This site can help you search for affordable Texas colleges, and it offers guidance on the application process.

Texas On Course: This site introduces the Tri-Agency Initiative made up of the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the Texas Workforce Commission and provides education and career resources for students and families.

U.S. Department of Education Guide to Understanding Default: This site outlines options for paying off a defaulted loan. It includes information on loan consolidation, cancellation and discharge. This guide also explains the consequences of default and provides suggestions about resolving disputes related to defaulted loans.

Loan resources

Use the The National Student Loan Database System website to compile a list of all of your loans, including amounts and dates. You also can find loan servicer contact information here.

Resource for searching various scholarship opportunities

U.S. Department of Education: Finding Scholarships

Financial aid forms

Requested documentation can be submitted to our office by mail, fax, in person, or emailed via your SFA email account.  For security purposes, do not use an email account other than the assigned SFA email account to submit documentation to our office.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

Filling out this application is the first step you’ll take toward receiving financial aid. Completing the online form is free, and it doesn’t take very long. The U.S. Department of Education uses the information you provide to determine your eligibility for federal grants, work-study funds and loans. And we use the information to help you get state and university-funded aid. 

Texas Application State Financial Aid (TASFA)

Texas Application State Financial Aid

You can refer to this site to determine if the TASFA is right for you and access the application.

Verification forms

Do not submit these documents to us unless requested. You will be notified by e-mail if your file is selected for the verification (fact-checking) process. If selected, upload your completed verification worksheet through your mySFA account.

TEACH forms

Revising your aid package

If you need to make a change to your aid package, including a correction to your cost of attendance if there is an *error in your campus residency status, submit a revision request.

*Example: You live off campus but your cost of attendance is showing on-campus residency rates.

  • Log in to view your financial aid package using your mySFA credentials. 
  • Choose the appropriate aid year and term.
  • Select the type of revision you need to make and follow the prompts.
    • Note: If you have multiple revisions, you must submit a separate request for each.

Special forms

(Complete these only at the request of our office. All special forms can be uploaded through your mySFA account)

2024-25

Additional documentation

Students may be required to submit additional documentation even though they have not been selected for verification. These documents may relate to citizenship status, veteran status and/or orphan status. If requested, submit the additional documentation immediately to the financial aid office to avoid any delays with your financial aid.