PROSPECTIVE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
How to Re-apply
Sample Award Letter and Explanation
Your Rights and Responsibilities
Trinity University is committed to helping students obtain the maximum amount of financial assistance possible. However, students must assume responsibility for complying with all requirements necessary to process their financial aid. Additionally, it is the responsibility of students (and not Trinity University) to ensure their financial obligations are properly met.
It is also very important that you know and understand the eligibility criteria for your financial aid awards, as well as the difference between the awards, what is required to keep and renew them, and how your aid and awards may change in future years.
University gift aid (scholarships and grants) cannot exceed tuition. If a student withdraws from Trintiy University and received financial aid, the student may owe a refund to federal or state programs or to Trintiy.
Your award package may include need-based aid from federal, state and institutional sources, and other educational benefits you may expect to receive from outside sources. Some awards are contingent upon available funding and your success in meeting the student eligibility requirements for federal, state and institutional financial aid programs. Your total need-based aid cannot exceed your financial need. Additionally, your total financial aid package, including need and merit-based aid, cannot exceed the total cost of attendance (COA) at Trinity.
Privacy:
The Office of Financial Aid at Trinity is committed to keeping your financial aid information confidential and secure and complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, as amended, which protects the privacy of student educational records.
Trinity University only uses your personal information to administer financial aid and will not sell or provide your personal information to others. In addition, Trinity University has policies and procedures in place that protect your personal information from unauthorized use or disclosure.
Generally, Trinity University’s Office of Financial Aid destroys financial aid records three years after the student graduates. Some records may have shorter or longer retention requirements.
You have the right to inspect, review and request copies of your financial aid records. You may review only your own record. If your record contains information about other students, disclosure cannot include information regarding the other student(s). You also have the right to correct inaccurate information in your financial aid record. Our office must receive in writing a statement outlining the inaccurate information and documentation that supports the correct information.
If an enrolled student wishes to grant parental access to their Trinity records, including financial aid information, they must fill out a written release in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Please contact the Office of the Registrar at (210) 999-7201 to submit a FERPA form.
It is also very important that you know and understand the eligibility criteria for your financial aid awards, as well as the difference between the awards, what is required to keep and renew them, and how your aid and awards may change in future years.
University gift aid (scholarships and grants) cannot exceed tuition. If a student withdraws from Trintiy University and received financial aid, the student may owe a refund to federal or state programs or to Trintiy.
Your award package may include need-based aid from federal, state and institutional sources, and other educational benefits you may expect to receive from outside sources. Some awards are contingent upon available funding and your success in meeting the student eligibility requirements for federal, state and institutional financial aid programs. Your total need-based aid cannot exceed your financial need. Additionally, your total financial aid package, including need and merit-based aid, cannot exceed the total cost of attendance (COA) at Trinity.
Privacy:
The Office of Financial Aid at Trinity is committed to keeping your financial aid information confidential and secure and complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, as amended, which protects the privacy of student educational records.
Trinity University only uses your personal information to administer financial aid and will not sell or provide your personal information to others. In addition, Trinity University has policies and procedures in place that protect your personal information from unauthorized use or disclosure.
Generally, Trinity University’s Office of Financial Aid destroys financial aid records three years after the student graduates. Some records may have shorter or longer retention requirements.
You have the right to inspect, review and request copies of your financial aid records. You may review only your own record. If your record contains information about other students, disclosure cannot include information regarding the other student(s). You also have the right to correct inaccurate information in your financial aid record. Our office must receive in writing a statement outlining the inaccurate information and documentation that supports the correct information.
If an enrolled student wishes to grant parental access to their Trinity records, including financial aid information, they must fill out a written release in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Please contact the Office of the Registrar at (210) 999-7201 to submit a FERPA form.