Receiving Your Aid
Disbursement
Students receive their financial aid through a process called disbursement. Until your aid has been disbursed, you will not see your financial aid on your bill or account activity on RowdyPay. Financial Aid begins disbursing federal, state and institutional aid 10 days prior to the first day of class for the fall and spring terms. For summer, disbursement dates can be found on the Disbursement of Summer Aid webpage.
What Can Impact Disbursement?
In order to have your aid disburse, you must accept your financial aid offer on your Financial Aid portal accessed through your myUTSA Account. Please note, you will be prompted to two-factor authentication through DUO when trying to access financial aid information on your myUTSA Account.
Students must also be enrolled for the required number of hours as budgeted before aid will be disbursed. Make sure you have completed any actions required to complete your financial aid file before funds will be disbursed to your student account. This includes ensuring you have no financial aid holds or outstanding requirements. If you estimated your income on your FAFSA, you will be required to update your tax information.
If you are a first-time freshman, please note that final high school transcripts must be received and processed by Admissions in order for financial aid to disburse.
Check Your UTSA Email
It is vital that you frequently check your UTSA email address and the Financial Aid portal on your myUTSA Account account. Emails are sent to inform you of updates and notifications of outstanding requirements. You may also check your financial aid status on your myUTSA Account. You will also receive email notification every time your aid gets adjusted as well.
Financial Aid Offer Adjustments & Changes
Please note all offers are subject to adjustments due to changes in legislation, funding, or your financial aid eligibility. There are also various scenarios that can impact your gift aid. We are required to adjust your financial aid offer if there are changes to:
- your SAI (e.g., through verification or other application changes)
- enrollment status
- housing status
- if you receive outside scholarships or military benefits
- if you receive an exemption (e.g., Hazlewood, Foster Care,
Valedictorian, Civil Service) - if you receive any third-party payments (e.g., 529 education plan)
- your final academic records
- accepting specific programs like CAP or student-athlete
- changes in legislation and funding
You must notify us if you expect an outside scholarship or external resources. If your aid gets adjusted, you will receive an email to your UTSA email address, which can happen throughout the academic year, even if aid has been accepted or paid out.