Frequently Asked Questions

Financial aid packages may differ from year to year based on a student’s enrolled credit hours, financial aid eligibility as determined by the FAFSA, or changes in adjusted gross income. There are annual and lifetime limits for most federal, state, and institutional financial aid.

The UT for Me – Powered by Dell Scholars program provides all Pell-eligible undergraduate students at UT with ongoing and individualized support, include tutoring, textbooks, laptop computer, career planning, and other services. To qualify for the program you must be an incoming Pell grant eligible student who is attending The University of Texas at Austin as a first time freshman, beginning in the fall of 2020. For more information, visit utforme.utexas.edu.

You are unable to pay your tuition or university bill with some institutional scholarships or stipends. These funds will be disbursed between the first and twelfth class day and be applied to your outstanding balance.

• If you are relying on the funds to cover your tuition prior to the twelfth class day, you have the option to take out a tuition loan.
• If you are relying on the funds to cover your on-campus housing costs prior to the twelfth class day, you may request to pay your housing charges in
• If you are relying on the funds to cover additional expenses prior to the twelfth class day, you may apply for an emergency loan.
  • You may apply for an emergency cash loan through UT Direct.

Institutional scholarships and stipends are entered through a separate university system. These awards do not appear on your financial aid award page. If you are a financial aid recipient, you can view the award amount on your financial aid notification (FAN) as a “resource”. If you are not receiving any other type of financial aid, contact the awarding department for amount information or questions.

The University of Texas begins disbursing financial aid 7–10 days prior to the start of each semester.  Financial aid is disbursed throughout the semester as students complete necessary financial aid requirements or become eligible for disbursements.

• If you have outstanding requirements, your financial aid may not be packaged or disbursed:
  • Log in to your CASH page to view any requirements that are missing
  • Choose the award year from the drop-down menu
  • Select “Status/Requirements”
  • Any “Required” items must be completed for financial aid to be packaged or disbursed
• If you were enrolled in summer courses, Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) must be reviewed before fall financial aid can be disbursed. Summer grades must be posted before the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid can review them to see if you are still meeting SAP standards and eligible for financial aid.
  • Since grades are posted close to the beginning of the fall semester, or shortly after it begins, financial aid will be disbursed the day after grades are posted, if you continue to meet the SAP requirements.
  • If you are no longer meeting SAP requirements for GPA, pace, or timeframe, your financial aid will not be disbursed and you will receive an email with information about how to appeal.
• If you receive an outside scholarship, the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid must review your financial aid package to ensure that any need-based financial aid does not need to be adjusted. Once the review is complete, your financial aid will be disbursed.  This generally takes 5–10 business days from the receipt of the outside scholarship check.

If you have outstanding requirements, your financial aid may not be packaged or disbursed:

• Log in to your CASH page to view any requirements that are missing.
• Choose the award year from the drop-down menu.
• Select “Status/Requirements”
• Any “Required” items must be completed for financial aid to be packaged or disbursed.

Additional information can be found on the Understanding Your Aid page.

You can view your financial aid package by logging in to your CASH page:

• Choose the award year from the drop-down menu
• Select “My Financial Aid”
• Your financial aid totals are broken down by semester

The Net Price Calculator is available on the Cost of Attendance page.

Outside scholarships are counted towards financial need for calculating state grants, work-study awards, and subsidized loan eligibility.

Outside scholarships are not included as part of the Texas Advance Commitment award. Pell grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG), TEXAS Grant, Institutional Grants, and some institutional scholarships are included as part of the Texas Advance Commitment award, but not outside scholarships.

If a student receives more financial aid, including outside scholarships, that goes beyond the overall Cost of Attendance we may be required to reduce other need-based financial aid.

Beginning in Fall 2020, new and continuing eligible Texas resident students who are working toward their first undergraduate degree, whose FAFSAs indicate family adjusted gross incomes of up to $125,000, and have financial need will be eligible for the Texas Advance Commitment. For more eligibility information, visit the Texas Advance Commitment website or watch the Texas Advance Commitment Overview video.

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Tuition dollars support the delivery of our educational mission. UT will continue teaching its students in a variety of formats in the fall semester, creating choices and options for students that include digital resources, learning platforms and enhanced support for completing coursework remotely. Tuition rates will remain at the planned levels and online, hybrid and on-campus courses will have the same tuition rates.