Other than any deadline established by your department for recruitment scholarships, there is no deadline for you to accept your awards. To ensure that your funds are available before your tuition payment is due, it's best to accept your awards no later than 3-4 weeks before the semester begins.

Log in to the Student Self Service Center. Under the Menu, click on Student Center. Once you are on the Student Center page, click on View Financial Aid. Click on the current Aid Year.

Information such as interest rate, repayment, and requirements are found on the Award Package page. When you log in to your award and click on Accept/Decline Awards, it will take you to the Award Package page where each loan will be highlighted blue. If you click on each of these awards, you will see the messages with instructions that you will need to complete to ensure your funds are disbursed.

Click on Accept/Decline Awards. By clicking on the Accept checkbox, it will open a field where you can enter the desired reduced amount. You can always contact our office to request the loan you did not initially take out if you need it later.

On the Student Center page, click on View Financial Aid. Click on current Aid Year. Click on Financial Aid Summary. Click on the Estimated Financial Aid Budget value highlighted in blue (it’s a hyperlink). This will give you a breakdown of the budget.

On the Student Center page, click on View Financial Aid. Click on current Aid Year. On the Award Summary page, click on View Scheduled Disbursement Dates to see when the funds will be disbursed each semester. Please keep in mind that these are the dates when the funds are disbursed to the school, not the student. When the funds are disbursed to the school, your tuition/fees will be automatically deducted from your aid. Any remaining credit that exceeds your tuition charges will be issued to you within 1-3 business days via direct deposit (if you provided bank account information on the Student Self Service) or paper check. The Student Accounting Office will email you when the check is ready to be picked up at their office.

To add your bank account information for direct deposit, please go to the Student Self Service Center and click on the Account Inquiry link under the Finances section, then the Account Services tab. If you encounter any problems with adding your bank information, or if you have any questions, please contact the Student Accounting Office at 214-648-8165.

Anytime our office becomes aware of additional scholarship funding, we will notify eligible students and let them know the applicaiton process. We also send out a mass communication to all eligible students when a scholarship application becomes available from private/ external sources.