Funding your Education
The Financial Aid Process
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) constitutes the basic financial aid application and is required if you wish to be considered for all federal, state or university financial aid and scholarships. The FAFSA must be submitted once per school year. Each new aid year at TTUHSC starts with the summer semester.
Please note the following information when submitting your FAFSA:
Texas Tech University is a separate institution from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. If your plans include transferring from TTU to TTUHSC, you will need to complete the TTUHSC financial aid process.
The TTUHSC federal school code is 016024.
Students are encouraged to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to enter tax information.
- The 2023-2024 FAFSA is available to complete as of October 1, 2022.
- The 2023-2024 FAFSA covers the summer 2023, fall 2023 and spring 2024 semesters.
- Students beginning HSC enrollment in the summer 2023 or spring 2024 semester should
complete the 2023-2024 FAFSA.
HSC cannot use the 2022-2023 FAFSA data to process summer 2023 financial aid offers.
- The 2022-2023 FAFSA is available to complete beginning October 1, 2021.
- The 2022-2023 FAFSA covers the summer 2022, fall 2022 and spring 2023 semesters.
- Students beginning HSC enrollment in the spring 2023 semester should complete the
2022-2023 FAFSA.
- HSC cannot use the 2023-2024 FAFSA data to process spring 2023 financial aid offers.
- The 2021-202 FAFSA is now closed.
- The 2021-2022 FAFSA covers the summer 2021, fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters.
TASFA - Texas Application for State Financial Aid
Students who do not meet the eligible noncitizen requirements for Federal Student Financial Aid (FAFSA), can still complete the Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA). While TTUHSC does not have any institutional financial aid to offer students, the TASFA application is required for international students applying for or receiving any HSC Scholarships.
Completed TASFA applications may be scanned and emailed to financial.aid@ttuhsc.edu
Once you have submitted the FAFSA, your Student Aid Report (SAR) will indicate if additional supporting documents may be required for verification, and these documents will vary for each student.
Even if the student is not selected for verification, additional information may be requested to complete the student's file. All students applying for financial aid will be asked to complete the Expected Enrollment Questionnaire.
All requests for additional documents or information will be sent to the student's TTUHSC email account. To view and complete any additional documents or information, please follow these instructions.
Login to WebRaider and select the HSC MyTECH tab.
- Scroll to the Manage My Finances section and select "Documentation Requested and Submitted".
- Select "Student Requirements".
- Select the appropriate aid year from the drop down menu and click "Submit".
- Complete items listed in a "required" status.
**Please include the student's student ID (R#) at the top of all documents you submit to our office. The forms and data should all be legible and must be received by the specified deadline. If citizenship documentation is required, be sure to read the instructions provided through WebRaider. Failure to submit all required information and documents could result in a delay of financial funding.
Once the student has completed their financial aid file the student will receive a financial aid offer notice via their TTUHSC email account. The notice will include a link to WebRaider, where the student can view and accept their financial aid offers.
TTUHSC Student Financial Aid begins processing financial aid offers in April of each year for the upcoming school year. TTUHSC school years begin with the summer semester.
Per the instructions in the financial aid offer notice, you may view and accept your offers by following these instructions:
- Login to WebRaider and select the "HSC MYTech" tab.
- Scroll to the "Manage My Finances" section and select "View/Accept Aid Package".
- Select the appropriate aid year and click "Submit".
- Select the "Accept Award Offer" tab.
- Accept the aid you wish to receive and click "Submit Decision". (Grants are automatically accepted and there is no action required by the student.)
- If you accept a student loan, please visit Federal Student Aid - Manage Loans to complete Entrance Counseling and a Master Promissory Note.
The Financial Aid Office will begin disbursing financial aid to students' tuition and fee accounts approximately 10 days prior to the start of classes each semester. Students must be enrolled at least half-time, have accepted their aid and completed all of the necessary requirements for disbursements to occur.
Students may accept any of their remaining loan eligibility by logging into the WebRaider portal and accessing their financial award offer. If a student originally declined a loan offer and would now like to accept some of the funds, please email Financial.Aid@ttuhsc.edu and request your loan offers be reopened. Please be sure to include your name and R# in the email. Students may accept funds up until the week before their semester ends.
Federal Title IV Funds and Authorization
- Tuition
- Mandatory fees
- Student health insurance (Authorizing the use of financial aid for non-allowable charges does not automatically sign you up for student health insurance)
- Late fees
- Library fines
- Parking fines
What are Federal Title IV funds?
- Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loan
- Direct PLUS Loan (Graduate and Parent Plus)
- Federal Pell Grant
- Federal SEOG Grant (Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant)
Complete Title IV Authorization
To complete your Title IV Authorization, login to your TTUHSC WebRaider portal and access your HSC Student Financial Aid link. Access your current financial aid year awards and click the links for Title IV Authorization. Here, you will indicate if you authorization for your Federal Title IV financial aid funds to be used to other institutional charges. Your authorization will remain in effect for future terms unless you contact our office to make changes.
If you choose not to complete the authorization, the form questions will remain on your student awards portal, but will not prevent disbursement of student financial aid funds. Your Title IV financial aid funds will only post to your allowable institutional charges. Student Business Services may issue you a refund of any remaining funds and they may issue a bill for any charges that could not be paid with your Title IV financial aid. Receiving a refund does not indicate that there are no pending charges on your account. For account inquiries check your Student Business Services Tuition bill via your WebRaider portal.
Please contact our office for any questions regarding Title IV Authorization.
Professional Circumstances
The 2023-2024 FAFSA is based on 2021 income information. We understand the past few years have been difficult and challenging for many of our students and their families. The 2021 income listed on your FAFSA may have changed or your family has different circumstances since 2021. As a result, your FAFSA data today for the 2023-2024 academic year may not accurately reflect your current circumstances.
If your income or family situation has changed, we might be able to assist you through the Special Circumstances/Professional Judgment process. Learn more by visiting our Professional Judgment/Special Circumstances webpage
Short Term/Emergency Tuition Loans
Short term loans are offered to all students currently enrolled through the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, except those students who are within 30 days of their graduation date. The Emergency Tuition Loan is intended to pay the total cost of tuition and fees. Short Term Loans are also available to buy books and supplies, or for other living expenses. All types of loans have a maximum repayment term of 90 days. Short Term/Emergency Tuition Loans
Student Financial Aid Survey Information
Student Financial Aid Survey - Results and Information for Students
Student Orientation Presentations
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Financial Aid Orientation
- School of Health Professions Financial Aid Orientation
- School of Nursing Financial Aid Orientation
- School of Medicine Financial Aid Orientation
- Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy Financial Aid Orientation
- Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health Financial Aid Orientation
- Future Healthcare Professionals
- MSIV Orientation
Scholarship Information
- Biomedical Sciences
- School of Health Professions Scholarships
- School of Medicine Scholarships
- School of Nursing Scholarships
- Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy Scholarships
- Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health
- Employee's Dependent Scholarship
Important Information
Below are the financial aid disbursement dates for students whose financial aid files are complete and who have accepted their awards. These are the dates financial aid will post to the students' tuition accounts. Logon to WebRaider to check file status and to view & accept awards.
Summer 2023 Disbursements
| School of Health Professions (updated 04/20/2023) | Date |
| Full Summer Semester | May 13, 2023 |
| 1st Summer Start | May 13, 2023 |
| 2nd Summer Start | June 25, 2023 |
| School of Nursing | Date |
| RN to BSN, Accelerated Nursing | May 1, 2023 |
| Traditional and Graduate Nursing | May 7, 2023 |
| School of Pharmacy | Date |
| P4 | May 12, 2023 |
| P1, P2, P3 enrolled at least halftime (3hrs) | May 12, 2023 |
| Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | Date |
| GBS and GPH | May 13, 2023 |
| GMD | May 26, 2023 |
| School of Population and Public Health | Date |
| All classifications | May 13, 2023 |
| School of Medicine | |
| FMAT 2 | May 20, 2023 |
Fall 2023 Disbursements
| School of Medicine | Date |
| MS4 | May 12, 2023 |
| MS3 | May 1, 2023 |
| MS2, MS1, FMAT 2 | July 21, 2023 |
| School of Pharmacy | |
| P1, P2, P3 and P4 | August 4, 2023 |
| Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | |
| GMD | July 28, 2023 |
| GBS and GPH | August 4, 2023 |
| School of Population and Public Health | Date |
| All classifications | August 26, 2023 |
| School of Health Professions | |
| Full term | August 5, 2023 |
| HP1 (Fall 1 term) | August 5, 2023 |
| HP2 (Fall 2 term) | October 1, 2023 |
| School of Nursing | |
| RN to BSN and Accelerated Nursing | August 26, 2023 |
| Traditional and Graduate Nursing | August 26, 2023 |
Spring 2024 Disbursements
| School of Medicine | Date |
| MS1, MS2, MS3, MS4 and FMAT | December 24, 2023 |
| School of Pharmacy | |
| P1-P4 | December 29, 2023 |
| Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | |
| GBS and GPH | December 29, 2023 |
| GMD | December 24, 2023 |
| School of Population and Public Health | Date |
| All classifications | January 6, 2024 |
| School of Health Professions | |
| Full term | January 1, 2024 |
| HP1 (Spring 1 term) | January 1, 2024 |
| HP2 (Spring 2 term) | March 1, 2024 |
| School of Nursing | |
| RN to BSN and Accelerated Nursing | January 1, 2024 |
| Traditional and Graduate Nursing | January 1, 2024 |
*Please allow additional processing time for dates that land on a weekend.
Please allow 3-5 business days for refunds to be processed (please allow extra time due to the holidays). If you have questions regarding your refund status, please contact Student Business Services at 806-743-7867 and select option #1 or emailSBS1@ttuhsc.edu.
Receive notifications via email or text when your financial aid is disbursed and/or when exemptions and waivers are applied to your individual student account.
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- The 2023-2024 FAFSA is available to complete as of October 1, 2022.
- The 2023-2024 FAFSA covers the summer 2023, fall 2023 and spring 2024 semesters.
- Students beginning HSC enrollment in the summer 2023 semester should complete the 2023-2024 FAFSA. HSC cannot use the 2022-2023 FAFSA data to process summer 2023 financial aid offers.
- Students beginning HSC enrollment in the spring 2024 semester should complete the
2023-2024 FAFSA.
- HSC cannot use the 2024-2025 FAFSA data to process spring 2024 financial aid offers.
- The 2022-2023 FAFSA is available to complete beginning October 1, 2021.
- The 2022-2023 FAFSA covers the summer 2022, fall 2022 and spring 2023 semesters.
- The 2021-2022 FAFSA is now closed.
- The 2021-2022 FAFSA covers the summer 2021, fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters.
- TTUHSC Scholarships are awarded by each school.
- TTUHSC Financial Aid Office does not award any scholarships.
- Click here to view school specific and outside scholarship opportunities.
The TTUHSC Financial Aid Office abides by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrator's code of conduct.
CARES Act Information
Institutional Reporting 9/30/2020 Date of Report 10/26/2020
Institutional Reporting 12/31/2020 Date of Report 1/8/2021
Institutional Reporting 3/31/2021 Date of Report 7/13/2021
Institutional Reporting 6/30/2021 Date of Report 7/13/2021
Institutional Reporting 9/30/2021 Date of Report 10/10/2021
Institutional Reporting 9/30/2021 (Revised) Date of Report 01/03/2022
Institutional Reporting 12/31/2021 Date of Report 01/03/2022
In compliance with the Certification and Agreement for HEERF Funds of the CARES Act, below is information for TTUHSC.
HSC has received funds from HEERF II as a result of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) to assist students with emergency costs that arise due to Coronavirus such as but not necessarily limited to: tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental), child care.
Priority consideration will be given to those students:
- Demonstrating financial need as defined by submitting a 2020-2021 FAFSA application and
- Who were enrolled at TTUHSC during the Spring 2021 semester.
Students with a Zero EFC (Estimated Family Contribution) were emailed on 3/22/21 to apply. Additional students will be notified to apply via email if funding remains available.
- Please note that non-degree seeking, non-dual credit, dual enrollment, continuing education students and students exclusively enrolled in distance education are eligible for this round of funding.
- DACA, undocumented or international students are not eligible at this time.
- Due to limited funding HSC may not be able to fund at 100% of each student’s request.
Decisions will be communicated in writing via email to student’s TTUHSC email address.
Please allow 10 business days from the time the application is submitted for processing.
Emergency Grant funds will be paid directly to the student. We recommend setting up direct deposit so that your funds can be transferred to you as quickly as possible. Direct Deposit information can be found here: http://www.fiscal.ttuhsc.edu/studentbusserv/faqs.aspx#directdeposit.