Financial Aid
Announcements & Updates
Welcome to the Office of Financial Aid!
The 2025-26 FAFSA is Available!
We are pleased to announce the FAFSA application for the 2025-2026 academic year is now open! Students are encouraged to submit their FAFSA application by the priority deadline to be considered for all forms of financial aid and avoid processing delays. It’s important to note that we are unable to provide information regarding your 2025-2026 eligibility or status until we have received and processed your application.
Information you may need:
- Your parents’ SSNs if you’re a dependent student
- 2023 Tax returns
- Records of child support received
- Current balances of cash, savings, and checking accounts
- Net worth of investments, businesses, and farm
- Make sure each contributor to the FAFSA has their own email address.
- Contributors who use the same email address will not be able to successfully complete the FAFSA.
- If you or your parent(s) don’t already have an FSA ID, create one before starting the FAFSA.
- Whether you’re a student, parent, or borrower, you’ll need to create your own account to apply for, receive, and manage your federal student aid.
- Go to the FSA Create an Account website to create your account, preferably at least three days before filling out the FAFSA.
- Try to complete the FAFSA at one time, from start to finish.
- It may take anywhere from 10 minutes to about an hour to complete.
After all sections of the online FAFSA form are completed and submitted, you will receive a confirmation email noting your submission date, your estimated Student Aid Index (SAI), and estimated Federal Pell Grant eligibility. However, you will not receive a FAFSA Submission Summary (FSS) until FSA processes your FAFSA.
Once your application is received, we will process your application and determine your financial aid eligibility, followed by an email notification from the Office of Financial Aid. Please be sure to monitor your email regularly for updates.
2025-26 TASFA is Available!
The 2025-26 TASFA form is available. You can access the paper form on our Forms page and on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board website.
Summer 2025 Updates
Disbursements
- Financial aid for each semester begins to disburse on or near the first day of classes.
- Financial aid will not appear on your Bursar bill until it has disbursed.
- See more information on our Disbursements and Refunds page.
Financial Aid Offers
- New Students – Financial aid award offers for the 2025-2026 academic year are ongoing. The expected time from completed application to notification is approximately three (3) weeks.
- Continuing Students – Financial aid award offers for the 2025-2026 academic year will be available in early July to eligible students. The expected time from completed application to notification is approximately three (3) weeks.
- Check your Orion Student Center Tasks tile to make sure we’re not asking for any additional information. Visit the Check Your Status page to see instructions on how to do this.
Accepting Aid
- Make sure you accept all the aid you wish to receive. See the “How to Accept Your Aid in Orion Student Center” section below for instructions.
- Accepting Federal Direct Loans for the first time is a multi-step process. See details on our How to Accept Loans page.
Bursar Balances
- You can determine your balance due by subtracting the amount of summer financial aid from your total balance due.
- Questions regarding your balance due, payment options or the refund process, should be directed to the Bursar Office at bursar@utdallas.edu or 972-883-2612.
Common Services & Information
How to Accept Your Aid in Orion Student Center
- Instructions for checking your financial aid status and accepting aid
- Instructions for viewing and accepting federal student loans
Navigation to viewing or accepting your aid:
Complete your Financial Aid Application
The 2024-2025 FAFSA and TASFA, used for fall 2024, spring 2025 and summer 2025, are still available. To determine which form you should complete, visit our Eligibility page or the College for All Texans website.
- You can access the FAFSA online at studentaid.gov.
- You can access the TASFA on our Forms page.
Visit our Deadlines page for information on our priority deadlines.
How to Submit Documents
To submit documents we’ve requested on the To Do list in your Student Center Tasks tile, use the Financial Aid Uploader tool on our Forms page.
All other documents can be submitted to our office using one of the following methods:
- Email: financial-aid@utdallas.edu – To protect your personal information, please use your UT Dallas email when submitting documents
- Fax: 972-883-6803
- In-person drop-off: Student Services Building, first floor Drop Box
Enrollment Status
For financial aid purposes, your enrollment status (e.g. half-time, three quarters-time, full-time, etc.) is determined based upon the number of financial aid-eligible semester credit hours in which you enroll, as well as your academic level.
Read more about enrollment status.
Changes to Your Family’s Financial Situation
The UT Dallas Office of Financial Aid recognizes the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the burden it has placed on many college students and their families. If you or your parents have experienced a significant financial change, you may be eligible for a reconsideration of the financial aid offered to you. Check out our Special Circumstances video for more information.
Taking Classes at Another School
Are you registered for classes at another school at the same time you are attending UT Dallas?
- If you are eligible for the Federal Pell Grant program, you can receive this grant at only one school at a time.
- You must notify us if you are receiving federal or state grants or loans from another school while attending UT Dallas.
- UT Dallas will process financial aid for your registered UT Dallas classes. We do not process financial aid for classes taken at other schools.
- For academic requirements regarding the ability to transfer off-campus coursework, see your academic advisor.
FAFSA School Code
009741
Mailing Address
The University of Texas at Dallas
Office of Financial Aid
800 W Campbell Road
Richardson, TX 75080-3021
Contact Us
financial-aid@utdallas.edu
972-883-2941 (office)
972-883-6803 (fax)
Monday – Thursday
9AM – 5PM
Friday
10AM – 5PM
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