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Helpful Hints

  • Apply for admission in addition to applying for financial aid.
  • Apply early for financial aid and respond by all deadline dates.
  • Remember to apply each year. Financial aid renewal is not automatic and application forms must be submitted each year.
  • Be sure to include your full name and UTPB Student ID on ALL forms.
  • Keep copies of all forms and everything you send.
  • Keep the Office of Financial Aid informed at all times of your permanent and local mailing addresses.



Ask questions.

Acronyms:

COA - Cost of Attendance
EFC - Expected Family Contribution
FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid
FWS - Federal Work Study
ISIR - SAR received by the institution
MPN - Master Promissory Note for loans
PELL - Pell Grant
PLUS -Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (see loans)
SAP - Satisfactory Academic Progress
SAR - Student Aid Report - electronic results of FAFSA
SEOG or FSEOG - Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
TPEG - Texas Public Educational Grant

Questions (e-mail to a financial aid representative)