Financial Aid
and Scholarship Processing
Outside
Scholarships
Scholarships that students receive from sources outside
the University such as Parent Teacher Organizations, Lions
Club, etc... should be sent to the Business Office for
processing as quickly as possible. The donor should
send specifications on how to disburse the scholarship,
the full name and Sam ID number of the scholarship recipient,
and an address and phone number of a person who can be
reached for questions concerning the scholarship.
It is the student's responsibility to see that scholarships
reach the University. The proper mailing address
is: Business Office, Sam Houston State University, ATTENTION:
SCHOLARSHIPS, Box 2027, Huntsville, Texas 77341-2027.
The Special Services Cashier may be reached at (936) 294-1073
or clt012@shsu.edu.
The Special Services Cashier, in addition to processing
outside scholarships, also processes the Texas Tomorrow
Fund/Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan, Texas Rehab.,
and any other third party billing. Contact Ms. Taylor
at (936) 294-1073 or clt012@shsu.edu
for specific instructions on how to process third
party billing.
General
Financial Aid Disbursement Information
- Financial aid can be applied to a student's account starting
May 29, 2008
for the Summer I 2008 Semester.
View your fee statement to verify the payment due date.
Protected schedules will indicate a due date of
June 2, 2008 for summer I.
- Financial aid can be applied to a student's account starting
July 2, 2008 for the Summer II 2008 Semester.
View your fee statement to verify the payment due date. Protected schedules will indicate a due date of July 7, 2008 for summer II.
- Financial aid can be applied to a student's account starting
August 18 , 2008 for the Fall 2008 Semester.
View your fee statement to verify the payment due date. Protected schedules will indicate a due date of August 22, 2008 for fall.
If the fee statement indicates a due date of
- May 8, 2008 for Summer I
- June 26, 2008 for Summer II
- August 7, 2008 for Fall
your schedule has not been protected. Non-protected students must make a payment to the University
Cashier to preserve their Advance Registration schedule
by the payment deadline of 4:00 p.m. on the above applicable due date to be officially enrolled at Sam
Houston State University. Students who do not pay will
have their class schedule deleted and must re-register
when registration opens.
AUTO-APPLY of Financial Aid - Once a completed Disbursement
Authorization Form (AUTH) is received, the Financial Aid
Office will automatically apply all available aid to your
account. Checks requiring endorsement can not be automatically applied. The student is required to endorse the check then the Cashier's Office will apply the funds. If aid is applied
via the auto-apply program, an email will be sent informing
you to check your fee statement for any outstanding balance.
If you have a refund you must initiate your refund. Otherwise,
financial aid refunds will be held until the 4th class day (census date) during summer semesters and until the 12th class day (census date) during fall and spring. Students may apply aid themselves beginning May 29th (summer I), July 2nd (summer II), and August 18th (fall). Aid can be applied online through SamWeb or by contacting the Cashier's Office at 936-294-1081.
Do not travel
from out of town to pick up a residual check. Refunds
are processed by Higher One, the administrators of the
BearKat OneCard. To reach the cashiers office call
(936) 294-1080. Visit our Financial
Aid Disbursement page or the schedule
of classes for additional information.
