(Texas Application for State Financial Aid)

 

To receive most types of financial aid—including state, and institutional grants, loans, and work-study eligibility—you must complete an application. The Texas Application for State Financial Aid is ONLY available to students who CANNOT  meet the application requirements of the FAFSA, but are considered residents of Texas. (The law that allows non-U.S. citizens to pay in-state tuition rates and receive state financial aid is House Bill 1403. Often, students who are able to submit the TASFA are referred to as HB1403 students.) If you are not sure if you are eligible to submit the TASFA, visit the College for all Texans website for more information.

 

Deadlines

The TASFA application is generally available to download sometime in February for the following school year and must be submitted to the University each year. The priority deadline that UHD would like for students to meet is March 15.  Meeting the priority deadline gives you the best chance at being eligible for grant funding that is available on a first come, first served basis. If you do not meet the March 15 deadline, you can still submit the application at any time throughout the school year.

How to File

The TASFA is a paper application and must be printed, filled out, signed, and submitted to the University. Students must also submit the Institutional Verification Form and completed tax return documents with the TASFA application in order for the application to be considered complete.  Documents will be accepted by mail, fax, email, or in person at the financial aid office.

 

2018-2019

English

• Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) and Instructions for 2018-2019

• You and your parents’ tax return transcripts (for example, 2016 tax return transcripts for the 2018-2019 academic year)

• 2018-2019 Verification Worksheet – Dependent Student. You are a dependent student if you were required to report your parents' tax information on your TASFA form.

• 2018-2019 Verification Worksheet – Independent Student. You are an independent student if you were not required to include parents' tax information on your TASFA form.

Espanol

• Solicitud de Ayuda Económica Estatal de Texas para 2018-2019 (TASFA)

• Los transcriptos de declaracion de impuestos suyo y de sus padres del año 2015 tendran que ser presentados.

• 2018-2019 Forma de Verificacion de la Composición Familiar é Ingresos (Verification Worksheet) – para estudiantes dependientes.  Usted es considerado estudiante dependiente si es necesario que usted declare los ingresos paternales en su Solicitud de Ayuda Economica Estatal de Texas (TASFA).

• 2018-2019 Forma de Verificacion de la Composición Familiar é Ingresos (Verification Worksheet) para estudiantes independientes.  Usted es considerado estudiante independiente si no se require la información de los ingresos paternales en su Solicitud de Ayuda Económica Estatal de Texas (TASFA).

 

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If you want to pursue a student loan, you may apply for a College Access Loan from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). Request a College Access Loan application from the THECB using their online contact form.