Financial Aid
Scholarships
BANNER Screens
SAP Appeal Process
Resources
100

Financial Aid that uses a combination of federal, state, and institutional grants and scholarships ("free money") to cover 100% of your tuition and mandatory fees.

What is Paydirt Promise

100

What building and room number is the Financial Aid and Scholarships office located?

What is the Mike Loya Academic Services Building, Room 122 

100

This screen allows you to see the student's financial aid by year.

What is ROARMAN

100

As an undergraduate or graduate student how many times can they appeal?

What is three times for an undergarduate and twice for a graduate student.

100

This office provides career counseling, psycho-educational workshops, counseling, and crisis intervention...

What is CAPS

200

To recieve this grant, students must be eligible for the Paydirt Promise, not recieve a Texas Grant or a UTEP scholarship, and attend full-time in fall and spring.

What is MINER SUCCESS GRANT

200

This is the name of UTEP's central, internal online portal where students search and apply for institutional and external scholarships.

What is Scholar Mine

200

This screen allows you to see the student's account balance.

What is TSAAREV

200

All of these are discussion points for when meeting with a student for a SAP Appeal except?

  • Review the student’s financial aid eligibility 

  • Explain SAP requirements

  • Discuss payment options 

  • Help the student pick the perfect DoorDash order

  • Help the student think through a realistic financial plan 

Help the student pick the perfect DoorDash order.

200

These are the two primary institutional/state grant forms a student must submit annually to be considered for financial aid.

What are the FAFSA or TAFSA.

300

What are the three disqualifiers of the Paydirt Pete Promise?

What are:

Maintain SAP 

Earn 21 credits each year 

Renew your FAFSA or TAFSA each year

300

To recieve this scholarship, students must remain eligible by enrolling full-time, maintaining a 3.0 GPA, earn 30 credit hours each academic year, and participate in service activities.

UTEP Excellence Scholarship

300

This screen allows you to determine if a student's record is already in BANNER-will also allow you to retrieve a student's full profile (biographical, contact, etc.)

What is SPAIDEN

300

What three BANNER screens must be checked in preparation for your SAP Appeal appointment with the student?

TSAAREV

ROASTAT

ROARMAN

300

Which non-profit organization assists with short-term rehousing?

Project Bravo or Project Vida

What is Project Vida

400

This type of loan is available to undergraduate students who demonstrate fianncial need. The government pays for your interest while you are in school at least half-time, during the grace period, and during any authorized deferment. 

What is a Federal Direct Subsidized Loan 

400

This is the prestigious external full-ride scholarship available to Texas high school graduates that elevates students heavily on leadership potential.

What is the Terry Scholar

400

This screen allows you to locate a student's UIN (University Identification Number) by searching for them by first/last name.

What is SOAIDEN

400

What BANNER screen would you document the SAP Appeal appointment?

What is SPACMNT

400

This office addresses issues related to disturbances, alcohol, drug violations....

What is the Office of Community Standards

500

This office helps students whose account has been sent to collections.

What is the Student Business Services Offices

SBS Collections

500

Name three offices that support students with financial needs?

What are the  Financial Aid Office, Office of Student Scholarships and Awards, and FLW. 

500

This screen allows you to view any holds that may be present on a student's record, and determine whether or not a specific type of hold will restrict registration, grade release, transcript release, etc.

What is SOAHOLD

500

What are the three different requirements that apply to all students when determining SAP eligibility for financial aid.

What are: 

  • Minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA)

  • Completion Rate/Pace

  • Maximum Timeframe

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