Office of Financial Aid - The University of Texas at Dallas

Welcome to the UT Dallas Financial Aid Website

What’s Happening

2012-2013 Financial Aid Applications

Look here for the application deadlines for next year.

The 2012-2013 FAFSA can now be completed on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

If you are not eligible for federal student financial aid (Eligibility), but you are eligible for Texas financial aid programs, you should complete a paper FAFSA and submit it directly to our office.

Please Note: The tuition and fee schedule for new students entering during the 2012-2013 academic year has not yet been set by the University of Texas System Board of Regents.

Summer 2012

If you have been awarded financial aid for the summer term your tuition due date has been extended to June 7.

The financial aid application for summer is available on our forms page. While the deadline was March 30 if you plan to attend UT Dallas this summer you should still apply. We are processing summer applications in the order in which they are received.

Verification

If your application has been selected for verification we have sent you an e-mail or a paper letter requesting additional documentation. Detailed information on this process can be found on our website.

Census Date

The "Census Date" for the summer 2012 term is June 8. This is the Census date for the entire summer, including classes starting in the second session. For you to be considered enrolled for the purposes of determining your financial aid eligibility you must be registered for the class on June 8.

Changes ...

The Congress of the United States periodically reviews financial aid programs and makes changes. The following are some of the changes that will impact UT Dallas students More information can be found at the federal government's website.

Pell Grants

Beginning with the fall 2011 semester, the Federal Pell Grant program is limited to one academic year of eligibility per academic year. Last year undergraduate students who were eligible for the Pell Grant program could receive up to two years of Pell Grant eligibility in one year. This provision allowed students to accelerate their studies by receiving Pell Grant funds in the summer term. The authorization for that provision expired on June 30, 2011. Students who are full-time in the fall and spring terms will not be eligible for the Pell Grant program at UT Dallas in the summer of 2012.

Effective beginning in the 2012-13 academic year, Congress has changed the law to limit a student’s eligibility to receive a Federal Pell Grant to 12 semesters (or its equivalent). The calculation of the duration of a student’s eligibility will include all years of the student’s receipt of Federal Pell Grant funding. The federal government provides instructions on how to calculate your lifetime Pell Grant usage on their website here: studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/PellLimit.jsp

Stafford Loans

Beginning July 1, 2012 there will be three changes to the Stafford Loan program.

Graduate students will no longer be eligible for the subsidized Federal Direct Stafford Loan program. While the maximum Stafford Loan will remain $20,500 for graduate students, none of this loan will be subsidized. This will impact loans processed starting with the fall 2012 semester.

The interest rate on undergraduate subsidized Stafford Loans whose first disbursement is on or after July 1, 2012 rises from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.

The origination fee charged on the disbursement of the Stafford Loan will increase from 0.5 percent to 1 percent. The origination fee charged on the disbursement of the PLUS loan will increase from 2.5 percent to 4.0 percent.

Manage Your Money

Financial aid funds are disbursed in lump sums. This makes budgeting a critical part of most student's lives. The federal government provides a great tool for creating a budget here.

Student Employment

Whether or not you have been offered funding from Federal Work-Study or Texas Work-Study, if you are looking for part-time employment while attending UT Dallas you should visit the Career Center's web page. There are both on-campus and off-campus part-time jobs listed.

Important:

If you register for classes at another school at the same time you are attending UTD:

If you are eligible for the Pell Grant program you can receive this grant at only one school at a time.
You must notify UTD's Office of Financial Aid if you are receiving federal or state grants or loans from another school while attending UTD.
UTD will process financial aid for the classes you are registered to attend at UTD. We do not process financial aid for classes taken at other schools
For academic requirements regarding the transfer of off-campus coursework you should see your academic advisor.

Code of Conduct

Please visit our UT Dallas Student Financial Aid Code of Conduct.