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HOW DO I GET MY FINANCIAL AID FUNDS?
- If you are admitted to Trinity and submit your enrollment deposit to become officially enrolled at the University, the Business Office will help you set up your student account.
- The University bills this account for your direct college expenses (e.g. tuition, fees, room, and board).
- Scholarships, grants, and loan funds may be received through electronic funds transfer (EFT) and posted directly to your student account. You must apply for all loans awarded before these funds can be sent to you. Your financial aid awards will first be applied directly to any university charges on your account such as tuition, housing, meal plans, fees, books, and supplies.
- Student Accounts & Financial Aid:
The disbursements of your grant and scholarship awards are listed as direct payments to your account. Each semester’s disbursements of your student loans appear as a credit on your statement once we have received funds from your lender and you have endorsed or authorized the proceeds to be deposited to your student account. In the case of Perkins and Walton loans, direct payment to your account occurs once the Business Office has received your signed promissory note.
- Billing Statements:
The fall semester billing statement is mailed in mid-July with payment due in mid-August. The spring term billing statement is sent in late November with payment due in late December. The billing statement also records any advance payments (e.g., Sallie Mae tuition payment plan and admissions deposit). If you have a balance on your student account, you are responsible for paying that balance. Please contact the Student Accounts Office for available payment plans.
- Federal Work-Study funds:
Federal Work-Study (FWS) funds will not appear on your student account statement. The FWS award represents a potential amount that can be earned through campus employment. FWS participants receive a check bi-weekly according to the number of hours worked during the pay period.
- Outside Scholarships:
Scholarships from a source other than Trinity may not appear on your student account as a payment until you notify the Office of Financial Aid of the award. While we can extend credit to you on the basis of this anticipated payment from an outside source, a direct payment to your account cannot occur until we actually receive payment from the outside source. As a result, you should request that the funding source send a scholarship check directly to the Office of Financial Aid. Should you receive any payment, please mail these funds to the attention of the Office of Financial Aid at One Trinity Place, San Antonio, Texas, 78212-7200.
- Refunds:
If awarded financial aid exceeds charges, any remaining financial aid will be disbursed to the student in the form of a refund. A refund of financial aid is to assist in paying additional educational expenses. Refunds for each semester begin approximately two weeks after the end of the add/drop period and last day to register for classes.
All financial aid must be applied to your student account as it is received. No refunds will be made until your account reflects a credit balance and any registration or transcript holds have been cleared. Please direct any questions regarding a refund to the Office of Student Accounts at (210) 999-7391 or (210) 999-7396.
Trinity University students now have the option to receive an electronic refund via a direct deposit of funds to a personal bank account. Please contact the Office of Student Accounts for assistance in setting up this process or visit http://www.trinity.edu/departments/buso/tuition_refund.htm.
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PROSPECTIVE UNDERGRADUATES
Merit Scholarships
Federal Work Study FAQs