Financial Aid
Before each year of college, apply for federal grants, work-study, and loans with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. Your college uses your FAFSA data to determine your federal aid eligibility, and many states and colleges use FAFSA data to award their own aid.
A few items to remember:
- Per state high school graduation requirements, high school seniors are now REQUIRED to submit a FAFSA application effective beginning with the 2021-2022 academic year.
- You must file a FAFSA for every academic year in which you intend to receive financial aid.
- New FAFSA applications open every year on October 1 prior to the start of the award year, and the application for that year closes June 30, approximately 21 months after it opens.
- The Texas priority deadline is January 15 each year.
- Financial aid is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to file early.
Studying at the RELLIS Academic Alliance is designed to be a seamless experience, with many resources coming through the institution through which you are earning your degree(s), including financial aid packages. When applying for admission, be sure to follow the financial aid process at your respective institutions.
The current academic partners’ financial aid websites are available and hyperlinked below:
- Blinn College District
- Stephen F. Austin State University
- Tarleton State University
- Texas A&M International University
- Texas A&M University-Central Texas
- Texas A&M University-Commerce
- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
- Texas A&M University-Kingsville
- Texas A&M University-San Antonio
- Texas A&M University-Texarkana
- West Texas A&M University
Financial Aid
Before each year of college, apply for federal grants, work-study, and loans with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. Your college uses your FAFSA data to determine your federal aid eligibility and many states and colleges use FAFSA data to award their own aid.
A few items to remember:
- Per state high school graduation requirements, high school seniors are now REQUIRED to submit a FAFSA application effective beginning with the 2021-2022 academic year.
- You must file a FAFSA for every academic year in which you intend to receive financial aid.
- New FAFSA applications open every year on October 1 prior to the start of the award year, and the application for that year closes June 30, approximately 21 months after it opens.
- The Texas priority deadline is January 15 each year.
- Financial aid is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to file early.
Studying at the RELLIS Academic Alliance is designed to be a seamless experience, with many resources coming through the institution through which you are earning your degree(s), including financial aid packages. When applying for admission, be sure to follow the financial aid process at your respective institutions.
The current academic partners’ financial aid websites are available and hyperlinked below:
- Blinn College District
- Stephen F. Austin State University
- Tarleton State University
- Texas A&M International University
- Texas A&M University-Central Texas
- Texas A&M University-Commerce
- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
- Texas A&M University-Kingsville
- Texas A&M University-San Antonio
- Texas A&M University-Texarkana
- West Texas A&M University
FAQ
The new FAFSA opens Oct 1 of each year and remains open for 21 months until June 30. For example, the 23/24 FAFSA opens on October 1, 2022 and remains open until June 30, 2023.
Aid eligibility may vary by institution, need, and how early you apply. Financial aid can come from federal, state, school, and private sources to help you pay for college or career school. A grant is a type of financial aid that do not have to be repaid (except TEACH). A scholarship is free money, which is sometimes based on academic merit, talent, or a particular area of study. Work study allows you to earn money to pay for school by working part-time. When you receive a student loan, you are borrowing money to attend a college or career school. You must repay the loan as well as interest that accrues.
If you are enrolled at only Blinn, send your FAFSA to Blinn and Blinn will process your financial aid.
If you are enrolled at only your home university, send your FAFSA to your home university as they will process your financial aid.
If you are enrolled at both Blinn and your home university, send your FAFSA to your home university as they will process your financial aid.
Login to the school’s portal or contact the school’s financial aid office to chaeck on your FAFSA status.
You are only allowed to take courses that will apply to your degree to be eligible for federal financial aid.
Consortium Agreements allow students enrolled at more than one school in a given semester to receive the maximum amount of federal aid for which they are eligible considering enrollment at both schools.
