University of North Texas 
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.