This information is a continuation of the DBU Financial Aid Award Letter that you received in the mail.

You were directed to this page from information received in your DBU student Financial Aid award letter.

Please review your award package carefully. If you wish to decline any part of the offer, simply mark a straight line through the award, initial, and return your award letter to the Office of Financial Aid. Be sure to keep a copy for your records. When the notice of your wish to decline any award(s) is received by our office, we will make any appropriate adjustments to your aid package.

Please continue to read through the information contained on this page.

Change of Information

The award package as seen in your award letter is based on information provided to DBU on your DBU Supplemental Application for Financial Aid, PLUS information already in our system...your academic level, degree program, major, academic progress, etc. As well as information submitted by you -the student- on your FAFSA (Free Application Federal Student Aid). 

REMEMBER...it is the student's responsibility to notify the Office of Financial Aid immediately if any pertinent information changes, as some changes could affect your award. Failure to notify this office of any changes to your FAFSA or DBU Supplemental Application could result in cancellation or adverse adjustment(s) of these awards. In some cases it could even result in a repayment of funds already awarded.

If you are receiving scholarships or tuition assistance from an outside source that is not listed on your award letter, you are required to report that information to the Office of Financial Aid. According to federal and state law, failure to report all aid received could result in cancellation of much, even all, of your awards and could require repayment of aid already received.

Condition of Awards

To receive the award(s) listed you must be:

(1) Fully admitted to the university (students with an incomplete admissions file can be awarded aid, but it can not be disbursed - or paid- into the student's account);

(2) Enrolled at least half-time (except for scholarships and grants that require full-time enrollment, or specifically permit less than half-time enrollment);

(3) Attending class (failure to attend class could cause your assistance to be reduced or removed and could adversely affect your future financial aid); and

(4) Maintaining Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress - as outlined in the information section of the DBU Supplemental Application for Financial Aid. (The Registrar's Office determines if you are eligible to continue taking classes at DBU, and will notify you accordingly.)

Disbursement

Federal, state, and institutional aid, including scholarships, will be posted to your account after the 10th class day (last day for adding classes in the long semester terms) as funds are available and verification of eligibility and enrollment has been made. If you are due a refund, the DBU Business Office will mail a refund check within 14 days after the credit balance occurs and is noted on your account.

Federal Subsidized or Unsubsidized Stafford Loans

The offer of a loan award on this letter does not automatically guarantee receipt of loan funds. To receive the student loan funds you must enroll at least half-time and you must certify your loans using the Loans by Web process.

If a student has been awarded a Federal Subsidized or a Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, they must be guaranteed.  A student can guarantee their loans by following the Loans by Web instructions included with thier award letter. Students may access Loans by Web by following this link http://www.dbu.edu/financialaid then following the Loans By Web link.

Federal Parent Loan (PLUS)

If you have been awarded a Federal Parent Loan (PLUS) on your award letter, your parent must contact a participating PLUS lender to secure approval for the loan.

Follow the Federal PLUS Loan Instructions on the Preferred Lenders Sheet enclosed with the award letter. If the Federal PLUS Loan is denied, you may then submit the Federal PLUS denial to the Office of Financial Aid and request additional Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan.

Federal Perkins Loan

If you have been awarded a Federal Perkins Loan be sure to be enrolled at least half time. Then complete the following:

(1) Log on to ECSI's web site at http://www.ecsi.net/promi5 . Your FAFSA PIN is required to complete the process. If you do not have a valid PIN, you must go to the Department of Education PIN web site at this web address below and retrieve or request one http://www.pin.ed.gov/PINWebApp/pinindex.jsp;

(2) Provide your Social Security number, last name, and date of birth;

(3) Provide your PIN when requested on the Student Authentication Network page;

(4) Provide complete reference information about yourself, next of kin and two additional references. (Failure to complete all lines accurately will keep the loan from disbursing to your account); and

(5) Completely read the PROMISSORY NOTE and electronically sign at the bottom of the note page. The electronic signature includes a check off box, plus your legal name. It is important that you complete this process as soon as possible.

Federal Work-Study

If your award letter includes a Federal Work-Study notification the following will apply:

(1) You must attend the Work Study Orientation which is held the first week of school. Students will receive notification of dates and times of the Work Study Orientation;

(2) No student may begin working without properly completed paperwork. This paperwork will be provided to each student at the orientation meeting;

(3) Contact the Career Services Office for assistance in locating a job, if you have not independently located a position; and

(4) Please be aware that Federal Work-Study positions on campus are limited.

Ministerial Scholarships

If your award letter indicates a ministerial scholarship, you need to complete the Ministry Student Grant/Scholarship Application (required to be renewed annually. Follow this link for the application- Applications)  Some scholarships require full-time enrollment, or are major specific.  This award is not final until the Office of Financial Aid has been notified by the Ministry Program Office that you have been approved.

DBU Scholarships

To receive DBU scholarships you are required to complete the DBU Supplemental and the FAFSA. Institutional scholarships may also have other unique requirements that need to be followed. It is your responsibility to understand the condition of such awards. Questions regarding a specific DBU scholarship should be addressed directly to the individual or department offering the scholarship.

Outside Private Scholarships

Congratulations on being awarded a scholarship from an organization outside DBU. Awards will be posted to your account as the funds are received.  Students should be aware that once notified of an outside scholarship, the Office of Financial aid may have to adjust other awards.

Please notify these organizations to send their checks (made payable to Dallas Baptist University) to

DBU ATTEN: Office of Financial Aid.

Be sure to a dvise them to indicate by letter, or notation on the check, the following:

• Student name and address,
• Student Social Security, or DBU ID, number;
• any unique conditions of the award such as:

enrollment status,

semester award is to applied, and

any and all direct or indirect costs for which the scholarship may be used.

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