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Student Financial Assistance
Office of Student Financial Aid
Box 45011
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas 79409-5011
806.742.3681
Fax: 806.742.0880
www.financialaid.ttu.edu
finaid.advisor@ttu.edu
The Office of Student Financial Aid provides financial assistance in an effective and timely manner to students who would not be able to pursue a higher education without such assistance. The financial assistance offered at Texas Tech is in various forms, including loans, scholarships, grants, and employment, and is awarded to students on the basis of financial need and other qualifications required by the donors of the funds. Need is defined as the difference between the cost of attending Texas Tech and the amount of money reasonably available to the student from all sources.
No student or prospective student shall be excluded from participating in or be denied the benefits of any financial aid program at Texas Tech on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex. Although qualifications required for each financial aid program may differ, the general requirements for financial assistance at Texas Tech are that the student must be enrolled for at least one-half the normal academic load, be in good academic standing with the university, and be in need of financial assistance.
Types of Assistance. The university participates in the following financial assistance programs:
- Federal Work–Study Program
- Hinson–Hazlewood College Access Loan
- LEAP
- Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students
- Perkins Student Loan
- SLEAP
- Stafford Loans
- State Incentive Grant
- Red Raider Student Employment Center
- Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants
- TEACH Grant
- Texas B-On-Time Loan
- TEXAS Grant
- Texas Public Education Grants
- Texas Public Education–State Student Incentives Grant
- ACG – Academic Competitiveness Grant
- National SMART (Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent) Grant
- PLUS Loans for Graduate Students
- TTU Grant
Application Deadlines. Although no strict deadlines have been established for applications for most financial aid programs at Texas Tech, preference is given to applications completed by April 15 for the fall semester, by October 1 for the spring semester, and by March 1 for the summer session. Applications completed after these dates will be considered, but no guarantee can be given that the funds will be available when needed. Deadline for scholarship applications is February 1.
Scholarship Information. Incoming students can submit applications at www.applytexas.org and current Texas Tech students can submit applications at www.financialaid.ttu.edu for consideration for merit scholarships, college and departmental scholarships, and need-based scholarships. Students may choose to further seek major-specific scholarships by contacting their department or college dean’s office.
Merit scholarships are awarded to entering freshmen based on SAT and ACT test scores and class rank of top 10 percent. Merit scholarships range in value from $1,000 to $12,700 per year. Contact the Texas Tech Scholarship Office at www.scholarships.ttu.edu for more information on merit scholarships.
College and departmental scholarships are awarded to students from the 10 colleges and more than 100 academic departments at Texas Tech. They are awarded to entering and current students based on major, academics, leadership, community involvement, financial need, or any combination of these factors. College and departmental scholarships range in value from $200 to $5,000 per year. For more information on college and departmental scholarships, please contact those offices or go to www.depts.ttu.edu for a Web site listing of departments.
Need-based scholarships are awarded to entering and current students based on financial need, academics, major, leadership, county of residence, or any combination of these and other factors. Need-based scholarships range in value from $200 to $2,500 per year. For more information on need-based scholarships, go to www.scholarships.ttu.edu.
Students receiving scholarships from sources outside of Texas Tech University should submit scholarship checks to the following: Texas Tech University Scholarship Office, Box 45011, Lubbock, TX 79409-5011. External scholarships will be credited to tuition and fees and included in financial aid packages.
Academic Requirements for Assistance. Federal regulations require that all financial aid recipients maintain satisfactory academic progress. The guidelines applied in determining satisfactory academic progress are located on the financial aid Web site at www.financialaid.ttu.edu.
Assistance for Graduate Students. A number of fellowships are available for graduate work at Texas Tech, especially for doctoral work. These are usually offered directly through the departments. Many departments also support graduate students through teaching assistantships and research assistantships, both of which must be requested from the department concerned. Some departments also offer tuition scholarships. To enhance assistantship stipends, Chancellor’s Fellowships are available to qualified students through departmental nomination.
Applications must be completed and the student must first be accepted by the Graduate School before departments can act on requests for fellowships and assistantships and make Chancellor’s Fellowship nominations.
Other fellowships and financial assistance available through the Graduate School include the Cash Family Endowed Fellowships, the James Douglas and Mary Hazlewood Memorial Fellowships, the Helen DeVitt Jones Graduate Fellowships, the Arthur J. Waterman Scholarships, the Health and Social Service Fellowships, the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Gelin Emergency Loan Fund, and the Junction Summer Scholarship Program.
Competitive Graduate Dean’s Summer Research Awards are also available to assist students completing theses and dissertations. See www.ttu.edu/gradschool for details.
Although the university’s military service programs do not offer graduate courses or degrees, Texas Tech’s departments of Aerospace Studies (Air Force ROTC) and Military Science (Army ROTC) offer commissioning programs for which graduate students may qualify if their graduate studies will extend for three to four full semesters, not including summer school. Students who have successfully completed the Army ROTC Basic Course or who qualify through enlisted service may enter directly into the Advanced Program. Others may qualify by attending a five-week Army ROTC summer camp. There are no prerequisites for taking the Air Force ROTC upper division classes. Financial assistance is available for all qualified students in either program. For further information, inquire directly to the appropriate department.
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