Who Does What?
This department is responsible for processing applications, evaluating, and determining who gets accepted into the institution
What is Admissions?
The FAFSA stands for
What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid?
The school platform where you can find scholarships
What is the Eagle Scholarship Portal?
Visit with us in person at the ESSC 2nd floor
What is OneStop?
My family makes too much money for me to qualify for aid.
What is False?
There’s no income cutoff. Most people qualify for some type of financial aid, which ranges from grants and scholarships to loans and work-study programs. Many factors besides income—such as your family size and your year in school—are considered to create your financial aid package.
This department maintains student records, and handles course registration, transcripts, graduation and diplomas.
What is Registrar?
The four types of financial aid
What is grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study?
The type of scholarship you may receive based on high academic achievement
What is a merit-based scholarship?
Examples: UNT Excellence & National Merit
If you want to schedule an appointment with us
What is book a phone appointment?
The FAFSA® form costs money.
What is False?
The FAFSA® form is free.
This department handles tuition payments, issues invoices, and manages student accounts, ensuring that financial matters related to attending the institution are properly handled
What is Student Accounting?
The type of financial aid allows college students to work part-time jobs to help pay education expenses
What is work-study?
The types of scholarship you can get based on your major
What is departmental scholarships?
Ask a question via email
What is ScrappySays?
I only need to submit the FAFSA® form once.
What is False?
You need to complete the FAFSA every year you plan to attend college or career school.
This department helps students navigate the complexities of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study programs to assist with the cost of education
What is Financial Aid & Scholarships?
This is the earliest a student can fill out the FAFSA each year
What is October 1st?
**the 2024–2025 FAFSA was an exception, opening in late December 2023**
The month when the Eagle Scholarship portal becomes available for the upcoming year
The offices that OneStop supports
What is Admissions, Student Accounting, and Financial Aid & Scholarships?
The Expected Family Contribution (EFC) or Student Aid Index (SAI) is the amount you have to pay for school.
What is False?
The EFC/SAI is a number the school uses to calculate how much financial aid you are eligible to receive.
This centralized service provides students with comprehensive assistance regarding admissions, financial aid, student accounting, and other administrative matters, streamlining the process of navigating campus resources
What is OneStop?
The application for students classified as Texas residents who are not eligible to apply for FAFSA
What is Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA)?
The number of enrollment hours required for majority of scholarships to be eligible
What is full-time (12 undergraduate hours)?
The number to call us
What is 940-565-2000?
I support myself, so I don’t have to include parent info on the FAFSA.
What is False?
This is not necessarily true. Even if you support yourself and file taxes on your own, you may still be considered a dependent student for federal student aid purposes. If you are independent, you won’t need to include your parents’ information on your FAFSA. But if you are dependent, you must provide your parents’ information.