Accept/Decline Your Aid

In order to receive your aid, you must accept your financial aid offers on our Financial Aid portal, which is accessed through your myUTSA Account.

Please note:

• You can accept, decline, choose to leave offers as “undecided”, or accept a partial amounts.
• You are accepting for both the fall and spring semesters.
• If you are offered grants, please be aware there is a deadline to accept grants, otherwise funding is not guaranteed.
• Financial aid offers can contain various types of financial aid including a combination of grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study eligibility.
• If you are offered work study, please note that you do not recieeve this money up front. Work study funds will be sent to you in the form of a paycheck once you find a job, get hired, and work the hours needed on campus.
• Some aid may have state “eligibility” requirements and will not disburse until you have completed the requirements to receive this fund.
• Additional information and requirements for specific financial aid offers can be found under the Understanding Aid section on the website.

Acceptance of Grants Deadline

Students who are offered grants have a deadline in which they must accept them, otherwise funding cannot be guaranteed.

How to Accept Your Financial Aid Offer

1. Log onto your myUTSA Account
2. Under the Quick Launch card, select “App Financial Aid” button from the list
3. Select the applicable Aid Year at the top right corner
4. Click the “Award Offer” tab
5. Review your financial aid offers. Each offer will have the type of aid, the amounts per semester, and the action required.
6. Under the “Take Action” column, use the drop-down menu to either accept or decline your offer. Please note for student loans, you can use the modify action to accept a partial amount of loan money.

Check Outstanding Financial Aid Requirements & Holds

Review your myUTSA Account for unsatisfied requirements, and/or holds that will prevent the disbursement of aid.

How to Check Your Outstanding Requirements & Holds

1. Log onto your myUTSA Account
2. Under the Quick Launch card, select “App Financial Aid” button from the list
3. Select the applicable Aid Year at the top right corner
4. On the “Home” tab under the “Student Requirements” section, you will see any outstanding requirements listed under “Unsatisfied Requirements”

Confirm Your Housing Intent

If the housing arrangement on your financial aid offer differs from where you will actually be living (on campus, off campus, or at home), you must notify us by completing an online Housing Arrangement Confirmation form. Please note a change in housing arrangements will change your cost of attendance, and your financial aid offer may be changed or adjusted if necessary. Please allow 7-10 business days for the housing change to be processed.

Notify us of External Resources or Outside Scholarship

If you expect an outside scholarship, military benefits, a tuition exemption (e.g., Hazlewood, Foster Care, Valedictorian, Civil Service), or third-party payments (e.g., 529 education plan) to cover your tuition and fees, you must notify our office as soon as possible. These external resources can impact your gift aid.

How to Submit an External Resource or Outside Scholarship

If you are receiving an outside scholarship, download and complete the Outside Scholarship Form for the appropriate aid year. Once the forms are complete, login to our Document Uploader and upload the files. The fields to select in Document Uploader will be notated on the PDF form itself.

• 2526 Outside Scholarship Form
• 2425 Outside Scholarship Form

For all other external resources, download and complete the External Resource form for the appropriate aid year. Once the forms are complete, login to our Document Uploader and upload the files. The fields to select in Document Uploader will be notated on the PDF form itself.

• 2526 External Resource Form
• 2425 External Resource Form

Check Your UTSA Email

If you have outstanding requirements, we will email your UTSA email address or for new students, emails will be sent to the email address used on your Admissions application.

Need Forms?

If a form is required, download it from the Financial Aid Forms website. Most of our forms can be completed and submitted online through the Document Uploader.

Submitting Documents & Paperwork

Outstanding documents must be processed by our office in order for aid to disburse. We encourage you to submit your financial aid paperwork by priority deadlines to ensure your aid pays before the term’s payment deadline. Documents submitted after the deadline will still be processed, but students should make other payment arrangements to avoid a late payment fee or being dropped for non-payment after census.

Paperwork Priority Deadlines