Disbursement. Financial aid and scholarship awards are used to pay for your tuition, fees, and
on-campus housing balance. Federal aid cannot pay the following charges: Installment
Plan, Short Term Loan Origination, Memorial Loan, Late Payment, Default, Excess Hours
Tuition, or Repeat Course.
Payment. You, the student, are responsible for paying any tuition, fees, and on-campus housing
balance your financial aid and scholarship funds did not cover.
Refund. You will receive money back if you or your aid paid more than the amount needed for
tuition, fees, on-campus housing, and institutional charges.
The specifics within each step depend on whether you are receiving financial aid and
scholarships for the semester. Choose the population below that best describes you
to see how and when each step will affect you.
Disbursement
Financial aid funds will begin disbursing near the start of classes each semester.
Scholarships begin disbursing on the first day of class each semester. If your financial
aid (including scholarship) funds do not cover the full expense for your tuition,
fees, and on-campus housing balance, you will have to make a payment. If there is
money left after your tuition, fees, and on-campus housing balance is paid in full,
you will receive a refund.
Payment
If your financial aid funds do not cover your tuition, fees, and on-campus housing
balance, you are responsible for paying the difference to Student Accounting.
View our Tools & Resources for helpful information on payments and securing your classes.
Refund
If your financial aid funds exceed the cost of your tuition, fees, and on-campus housing
balance, Student Accounting will issue a refund.
Disbursement
If you have not applied for financial aid for the semester, you will not receive a
disbursement and are responsible for paying your tuition, fees, and on-campus housing
balance. If you have applied for financial aid, but have not been awarded, you are
responsible for paying tuition, fees, and on-campus housing balance. You must complete
all requests for additional information to complete your financial aid file. Once
all requests are satisfied, you will receive a financial aid award letter.
Payment
Any tuition, fees, and on-campus housing balance should be directed to Student Accounting.
View our Tools & Resources for helpful information on payments and securing your classes.
Refund
If you do not have financial aid, you will not receive a refund.
Disbursement
Scholarship funds will begin disbursing to your student account the first day of the
semester as long as you are enrolled in the credit hours required to receive your
award(s).
Payment
If your scholarship funds do not cover your tuition, fees, and on-campus housing balance,
you are responsible for paying the difference to Student Accounting.
View our Tools & Resources for helpful information on payments and securing your classes.
Refund
If your scholarship funds exceed the cost of your tuition, fees, and on-campus housing
balance, Student Accounting will issue a refund.
Frequently Asked Questions
There are several requirements you must meet for your aid to disburse. Make sure you
do the following:
- Accept your awards on MyUNT.
- Enroll for the required amount of hours according to your specific financial aid and/or
scholarships. You can find your award descriptions at MyUNT, in your scholarship award letter, or by checking this site.
- Pay all balances from previous academic years. Your aid will not disburse if you owe
a balance equal to or greater than $200.
- Complete your To Do List on MyUNT. This will inform you of any missing documents or forms that we need from you, or
any actions you must take before your financial aid can be disbursed.
- Meet UNT's Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Requirements.
- Allow additional time for us to review some specific financial aid (Federal Pell Grants)
or scholarships (for students belonging to certain student groups such as athletes,
Post Baccalaureate students, transfer students, etc.).
- If you have accepted a Parent PLUS Loan, you must advise your parent to complete a
Parent Loan application.
Qualifying financial aid awards will show as pending/anticipated until it disburses
to Student Accounting. After your aid has disbursed, it will “disappear” as pending/anticipated
aid until funds have been officially applied to any tuition, fees, and on-campus housing
balance owed. This process can take several hours because we have millions of dollars
to disburse.
In certain situations, your aid may have been canceled due to a change in your award
eligibility.
As long as your pending/anticipated aid exceeds the amount of your tuition, fees,
and on-campus housing balance by the published due date, your classes will not be
dropped. Any class schedule changes may affect your tuition, fees, and on-campus housing
balance. Monitor your
MyUNT closely and take action to secure your classes.
Pending/anticipated aid includes any financial aid the student has accepted on
MyUNT and/or scholarships that the student has been awarded. Pending/anticipated aid does
not include College Work-Study or Parent PLUS Loans that have been
denied due to adverse credit history by the lender. We recognize pending/anticipated aid
as money that will be disbursed and applied to your tuition, fees, and on-campus housing
balance for the current academic year. Pending/anticipated aid will
not apply to balances owed from a previous academic year.
If your pending/anticipated aid does not cover your full bill, you will need to make
payment arrangements to make sure your classes do not get dropped. You can pay the
difference in full out of pocket on
MyUNT. If you are unable to pay the full amount owed, you can enroll in an installment
plan option by reviewing your holds through
MyUNT.
The Cost of Attendance (COA) is calculated each award period (fall, spring, and summer).
The COA is the maximum financial aid available to assist you with educational expenses
each term. Actual costs will vary depending on the number of actual credit hours taken,
degree plan, residency, room and board choices, and personal expenses. See
College Costs for a more detailed outline and explanation of costs.
One of the following could be the reason:
- Federal regulations prohibit Title IV/federal financial aid from paying the following
charges: Installment Plan, Short Term Loan Origination, emergency assistance programs
through Student Money Management Center (ie. Memorial Loan or Bailey Loan), Late Payment,
Default, Excess Hours Tuition, or Repeat Course.
- Making changes to your class schedule after you received a refund (or had a refund
in progress) could result in a new balance owed.
- A change to your award eligibility occurred after you received a refund (or had a
refund in progress).
Yes. If you did not receive a refund, cannot afford to purchase your books out of
pocket at this time, or have not completed the financial aid process, you can contact
Student Money Management Center to discuss the resources available to help pay for books. UNT does not currently
provide students with book vouchers.
Spring financial aid may pay for both winter and spring charges. The winter 3W1 session
is considered part of the spring term. Spring anticipated aid can be used to assist
with securing winter session classes until financial aid is able to disburse.
If spring anticipated aid is not enough to cover all charges from the winter session
and spring, the student will be responsible for making payment arrangements for the
difference. Keep in mind, additional charges from taking winter session courses will
reduce any anticipated spring refunds.
Spring semester financial aid funds begin disbursing to student accounts near the
start of the spring semester. Spring semester scholarship funds begin disbursing to
student accounts on the first day of the spring semester.
Yes. Spring anticipated aid can be used to assist with securing Winter Session classes
until financial aid is able to disburse. Students with enough anticipated aid posted
for Spring to cover their entire balance due for the Winter Session will not be required
to make payment. If Spring anticipated aid is not enough to cover all charges from
the Winter Session and Spring, the student will be responsible for making payment
arrangements for the difference. Keep in mind, additional charges from taking Winter
Session courses will reduce any anticipated Spring refunds.