Financial Aid & Scholarships
UT Southern offers financial assistance to students based on need and academic achievement. To determine student need, the University utilizes the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which takes into consideration certain factors relating to family financial status. Three basic types of financial aid are made available by the University:
1. Scholarships/grants
2. Loans
3. Part-time employment.
Some funds for grants and loans are provided through programs sponsored by the federal and state governments. To receive federal and/or state financial assistance, students must be admitted as a regular student seeking a degree and maintaining satisfactory academic progress. Students are strongly encouraged to review the Satisfactory Academic Progress policy and other rules and regulations regarding financial aid.
Application for financial assistance, should be made as early as possible after January 1 of the upcoming academic year in which the student plans to attend academic year by completing an Application for Admission and a FAFSA. The FAFSA is completed online (recommended) at studentaid.gov/. A paper FAFSA may be requested by calling 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) if you are hearing impaired, contact TYY line at 1-800-730-8913. The school code for UT Southern is 003504. To receive priority consideration for the coming year, the FAFSA should be processed by February 15.
The Federal Pell Grant and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) program is reserved for undergraduate students seeking their first bachelor’s degree. Students who have completed undergraduate degree requirements must not accept Pell Grant and/or FSEOG funds. Failure to begin attendance in one or more classes may cause a reduction in financial aid which could result in the student owing money back to the university. Students who have completed the requirements for a bachelor’s degree are no longer eligible to receive federal or state grants.