Financial Aid Process
- Step 1: Submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid
What you need to do
- Determine your eligibility to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
- Request a FSA ID, if needed.
- Gather important documents.
- Fill out the FAFSA online. UNT's school code is 003594.
- Wait for your Student Aid Report.
- Watch your mailbox for notification that we've received your FAFSA.
What we do
- Download FAFSA information once a week. Holidays and school closures may affect this.
- Notify you via letter that we've received your FAFSA.
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- Step 2: Meet UNT Eligibility Requirements
What you need to do
What we do
- For new students, we verify that you are admitted to UNT.
- For continuing students, we review your SAP.
- We verify that you are in an eligible academic program.
- Step 3: Check your To Do List
What you need to do
- Log in to MyUNT.
- Check for items on your To Do List.
- Read the details of each item for action you may need to take.
- Understand how To Do List items impact your financial aid.
- Check your To Do List regularly for status updates or new items.
- Once all of your To Do List items are completed and disappear from MyUNT, you are ready to go to step 4.
What we do
- Process all paperwork. Notify you if there is missing information or documents.
- Step 4: Wait to hear from us
What you need to do
- Wait for your award letter to be emailed to your UNT email account. Financial aid communications will be sent to this email account.
- Once you get your award letter, continue to Step 5.
What we do
- Send any corrections required to the US Department of Education.
- For transfer students, verify aid is cancelled at other schools.
- Verify Satisfactory Academic Progress.
- Verify acceptance to UNT.
- Verify enrollment.
- Set your financial budget.
- Determine what programs you are eligible for.
- Make initial awards.
- Review your awards to ensure your awards are accurate.
- Step 5: Accept your Awards
What you need to do
What we do
- 24-48 hours after you accept, we begin processing your accepted awards.
- For accepted loans, we submit information to the US Department of Education.
- Step 6: Check for Additional To Do List items
What you need to do
- 1 to 2 days after you accept your awards, check MyUNT for additional To Do List items.
- Loan counseling annually.
- PLUS Loan application process.
- Master Promissory Notes for new students.
- Once all your To Do List items are completed and disappear from MyUNT, you are ready to continue to Step 7.
What we do
- Wait for you to complete any additional To Do List items.
- Wait to get confirmation from the US Department of Education regarding any loan requirements.
- Step 7: Check for Disbursed Funds
What you need to do
What we do
- Verify your Satisfactory Academic Progress status is still in good standing.
- Verify your enrollment meets disbursement requirements for each award.
- Disburse your financial aid.
- Step 8: Check for your Refund
What you need to do
- Set up your refund preference through BankMobile.
- Contact Student Financial Services with any refund related questions.
- Be aware that some types of financial aid can only be used to pay for certain types of charges. Therefore, you could receive a refund even if you have outstanding charges on your student account. You are responsible for paying the balance on your account, if one remains even after you receive a financial aid refund.
What we do
- Once your financial aid is disbursed and refunded to you, no further action is needed by our office.