This document provides information about financial aid services available at UT Austin, including completing the FAFSA annually, applying for scholarships, checking financial aid status online, paying tuition bills, the disbursement of aid, the loan process, and contact information for the financial aid office. Key details are completing all requirements for aid like entrance counseling and promissory notes, checking the CASH page regularly for updates, and meeting deadlines like the priority FAFSA deadline and tuition bill due dates. Students are advised to read all correspondence from the financial aid office to ensure they fulfill all obligations.

1. Longhorn's Guide to Financial Aid Office of Student Financial Services

2. OSFS Services Financial Aid Counseling & Processing Complete a new FAFSA each year www.fafsa.ed.gov Scholarships www.texasscholarships.org Bevonomics – money management workshops www.bevonomics.org Hire-a-Longhorn – job search www.hirealonghorn.org

4. Academic department scholarships

5. On-line Scholarship Databaseswww.fastweb.com Free, safe, reliable www.texasscholarships.org

7. Complete any requirements:

8. Entrance Counseling

9. Documentation needed

10. FERPA privacy release

11. Direct deposit authorization

12. Report scholarships

14. “My Tuition Bill “ via UT Direct You must select a payment option in order to secure your classes Red means classes are not secured Green means classes are secured After Before

16. At the start of each semester

17. See “Funds release” via CASH page

18. What is paid?

19. Any outstanding UT debt

20. (i.e. T&F’s, on-campus housing…)

21. Where does remaining aid go?

22. See “Where’s my Check” via UT Direct or “Funds Release” via CASH

23. Direct Deposited

24. to update go to “My Bank Info” via UT Direct

25. Mailed as a paper check

27. Student Loans - Getting Started Use your FAFSA PIN to gain access Requirements listed on “My Profile”

28. Parent PLUS Loan: 2 steps Step 1: PLUS Request Process Step 2: PLUS Loan MPN

30. FERPA release authorization

31. Always check your CASH page

32. Read all mail / e-mail

33. Submit all required documentation