Financial Aid

Office of Financial Aid

Mission Statement
The Department of Student Financial Aid makes higher education accessible for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio students by awarding and delivering federal, state, and institutional need-based financial aid and merit/need-based scholarships. We partner with other university divisions to recruit and retain a highly qualified diverse student body. Through the creative use of technology and our team’s commitment to excellence, the Health Science Center administers its aid programs in a highly efficient and fiscally responsible manner.

Negating Financial Barriers
Helping students to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio by alleviating or eliminating financial barriers can be accomplished in a variety of ways. It is the goal and obligation of this office to maximize all available resources to help meet each student's financial needs. Additionally, we strive to develop policies and procedures which address not only the needs of the entire student population, but also recognize that each student is an individual with individual needs and individual barriers, to increase awareness of available financial resources, and provide information for accessing those resources by reaching out to individual students, parents, and the general public. Our office recognizes that financial barriers are not always long term and significant, but can also be short term and only involve small amounts of funds. We also recognize that circumstances exist which create financial barriers for many students who may not otherwise be considered needy. Because of this, we continue to strive to provide options for every student and every situation.

Minimizing Procedural Barriers
The availability of financial resources for students can be meaningless if students cannot access resources because of cumbersome and/or incomprehensible procedures. Procedural constraints are inherent to the student financial aid process, because of the very nature of state and federal bureaucracies, regulations, and other requirements. It is the responsibility of this office to develop systematic processes that will provide financial aid funds as efficiently and expediently as possible to students. Furthermore, it is also our responsibility to develop procedures that will facilitate a student's ability to apply for and receive funds with a minimum of problems and obstacles, while also permitting us to fulfill our fiscal responsibilities and ensuring that our procedures adhere to regulations, statutes, and all donor requirements, whether they be federal, state, or private.