Scholarships Questions

Q: I received a notification from the TAMS Assistant Dean of Finance and Operations of my scholarship award but do not see it on my student account in either pending aid or financial aid, do I need to complete or do something else?
A: If a student signed the scholarship agreement using the link in the notification email, there are no additional steps needed by the student. The estimated date of scholarship posting to a student’s account referenced in the notification email is an estimate. Scholarship posting requests are submitted to UNT Financial Aid and may take longer than the estimated time depending on the amount of submissions UNT Financial Aid is completing. 

Q: When should I expect to see my TAMS scholarships in my student account?
A: Each scholarship is different. When notifications are provided to students, an estimated posting date is provided. Students are encouraged to view their pending financial aid on the term summary in their student account frequently to determine if scholarships have posted, but to only reach out after the estimated posting date has passed. 

Cost Questions

Q: I received a Cost of Attendance (COA) estimate from UNT Financial Aid and it is more expensive than the TAMS cost estimate and doesn’t show my scholarships; is this the amount I will need to pay?
A: No. The COA sent to students by UNT Financial Aid is a federally required estimate of costs associated with attending UNT and includes costs which are estimated life costs. For example, miscellaneous, travel, and book costs are not charged to a student by UNT. These are estimates of what a student might pay that year for those type of costs. UNT Financial Aid adds these costs because the COA is a scholarship cap. Meaning you cannot receive more scholarships or grants than your COA. Therefore, including life costs does not limit student’s financial aid to only the costs which are charged on their UNT account.