Applying for Aid

Please have your FSA ID created and handy. You will also need tax information from 2 years prior to the academic year for which you are applying. 

No, your FSA ID cannot be accessed by a Student Financial Aid representative.

You can request a tax return transcript from the IRS website.

You will need to indicate on your FAFSA that you and/or your parents did not file.

You may be asked to provide a verification of non-filing form for you and/or your parents.

Although you may not be financially dependent on your parents or living in the same household, if you do not meet FAFSA's criteria to be considered independent you will be considered a dependent student.
Visit the Federal Student Aid official FAFSA Dependency page for more information.

Please add school codes for all colleges you are interested in attending. However, please note that by adding more than one school code, it could delay processing your financial aid.

Also, if you change your Primary Institution (Home School), your financial aid package will need to be updated and processing time could take at least a week after the change has been made. 

The college where you apply for admission, enroll, and receive financial aid will be considered your primary institution (home school). 

No, but you will need to add the other institution's school code in order for your FAFSA information to be forwarded. Once the institution receives your FAFSA information, eligibility will be determined. Your financial aid at the Alamo Colleges District will not transfer. 

No, as long as you include the correct school code your information will be electronically sent to the college.

Once the college receives your FAFSA, please check your ACES MyPage to determine if additional documents are requested. 

Yes, the FAFSA must be renewed each academic year.

Did you:

1. Include the correct school code,
2. Review your SAR (Student Aid Report) to identify issues that need to be corrected,
3. Remember to sign your FAFSA application,
4. Complete the ApplyTexas application for admissions

If you've received a message that your FAFSA is rejected, this means your application was rejected by the federal processor. Please check your SAR to identify any issues there might be with your application or follow up with a FAFSA representative.

This probably means you mistakenly reported on your FAFSA that you are a graduate student or already have a B.A. degree. Please go back to your FAFSA make the necessary correction.

Review the attached Citizenship Clarification Form for a list of acceptable documentation to submit to the Office of Student Financial Aid in order substantiate your citizenship. The process may take up to 4-6 weeks. Updates will be provided in your ACES portal.  

Please read the information from the Dept. of Education and refer to the announcements on www.fafsa.ed.gov.

You can request a tax return transcript from the IRS website.

Although you may not be financially dependent on your parents or living in the same household, if you do not meet TASFA's criteria to be considered independent you will be considered a dependent student. 

Visit your college financial aid office, or
Call the Community Education & Training Centers to schedule an appointment:

Brackenridge (Eastside) Center – 532 N. Center, San Antonio, TX 78202, (210)485-0280

Harlandale (Southside) Center – 901 March Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78214 (210)989-5999

We encourage everyone to complete an electronic TASFA packet in order to expedite processing time. To have an electronic TASFA packet added to your ACES financial aid requirements, please contact your college’s Student Financial Aid office.

For contact information, click HERE.

For all AlamoPromise requirements, please visit this webpage: https://www.alamo.edu/promise/.

When contacting your college’s Student Financial Aid office for a TASFA application, be sure to let us know you are an AlamoPromise student!

• Class of 2021 AlamoPromise students (only) may also email promise_finaid@alamo.edu to request the TASFA application be added to their ACES student portal.
• Prior year AlamoPromise students (Class of 2020) will contact their college's Student Financial Aid office. 

Adobe Sign is a process that allows students and parents to electronically fill out and sign required financial aid documents via their ACES student portal, and subsequently send them to the correct office for processing.

Circumstances we typically consider: 

• loss of employment
• loss of benefits
• increased medical expenses
• separation/divorce
• death of a member of household
• birth or adoption of a child
• parent attending college at least half-time

Circumstances we generally do not consider for an adjustment: 

• student already has an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $0
• unusual personal living expenses
• significant underestimation of previous year's income
• withdrawal of 401K or retirement that is not rollover
• one year bonus income
• bankruptcy

1. Contact Student Financial Aid
2. Submit all requested documents via ACES
3. Financial Aid Advisor will determine if an adjustment is needed/possible
4. Financial Aid Advisor communicates decision to student

Starting Summer 2021, students are not required to submit a summer application. Students with a current year FAFSA completed and processed will automatically be awarded any available grant within 7 days of registering for summer courses. 

*Please note, you must be enrolled for financial aid to be awarded for the summer. 

No, if you enroll in Maymester courses, you must pay all tuition and fee charges by the payment deadline to avoid being dropped for non-payment.

Students awarded financial aid funds for a combination of Summer 1, 2, and Maymester enrollment will not see their funds credited until after the Spring Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) calculation has run. 

For Summer 2021, students are not required to submit a summer application. Students with a current year FAFSA completed and processed will automatically be awarded any available grant within 7 days of registering for summer courses. Therefore, if you received a Federal Pell Grant for the Fall or Spring, you will receive an email notifying you of any summer award amount processed. 

Year-Round Pell Notification: Be aware that if you have exhausted your Federal Pell Grant eligibility for the aid year, (attended 12 hours/fall and 12 hours/spring) you may be awarded Year-Round Pell (YRP) for summer. To receive YRP, you must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours for the summer. Please watch the video below for more information.

*Enrollment is required to determine eligibility for Summer Federal Pell Grant and Summer Momentum Plan Scholarship. 

Students who are eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant will have an award posted to their ACES financial aid account. Applicants who do not qualify for a Federal Pell Grant or other aid must pay all tuition costs, including books, or risk being dropped.

*Please note, you must be enrolled for financial aid to be awarded for the summer. 

Certain state grant funds such as TEXAS Grant and TEOG are not available for the summer term. However, any TPEG funds that remain unused from the school year will be awarded on a first come, first served basis (if available) for summer.

Yes. Visit the Federal Direct Loan page for more information.

No, students who attended a Non-Alamo Colleges institution do not qualify for financial aid, including direct loans, at any of the Alamo Colleges.

No, the Alamo Colleges do not have a summer appeal process. For more information go to Financial Aid Appeals. 

For details on the Summer Momentum Plan, please click HERE.