Office of Financial Aid

Verification

Please log in to Uconnect to review your application status and check for any additional requirements. An active student email account is required to access Uconnect. To set up your Net ID and Dusty Email account, click here.

If you are selected for verification, you will need to submit additional documents. These may include, but are not limited to:

• Verification Forms
  • Complete verification forms and documents will be submitted on Verify My FAFSA.

How to create a Verify My FAFSA account

Please note that your FAFSA may require corrections based on the information you provide, which could impact your financial aid award package. Additional steps may be necessary after submitting your FAFSA.

Award Letter and Accepting Awards

You can view and accept your financial aid awards online through Uconnect. To access Uconnect, you must have an active student email account. For assistance with setting up your Net ID and DUSTY email, click here. A step-by-step guide on how to review and accept your financial aid is available.

Note: you are accepting a Federal student loan, you will also need to complete the Online Entrance Counseling and sign your Master Promissory Note.

The TASFA (Texas Application for State Financial Aid) is usually available starting October 1 each year. For the 2025-2026 academic year, the TASFA will be available when the FAFSA is widely released in December 2024. We strongly encourage eligible students to complete their application by the priority deadline of February 15. Both electronic and paper versions of the TASFA are available in English and Spanish.

Electronic TASFA

Paper TASFA (English and Spanish)

Other requirements for those filing a TASFA:

• Student must be meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements.
• Male students are required to register with Selective Service or submit verification that they are exempt from registration. Registration or confirmation of registration can be completed at www.sss.gov. Additionally all students must complete the Selective Service Statement.

The Good Neighbor Program offers tuition exemptions for students from countries in the Western Hemisphere (excluding Cuba) for one academic year (fall, spring, and summer). This exemption covers tuition fees only; students are still responsible for paying applicable fees. For more details, please visit the College for All Texans website.

Eligibility Criteria for the Good Neighbor Program:

• Be a native-born citizen and resident of an eligible country, as listed below.
• Plan to return to their home country after completing their program of study.
• Not hold dual citizenship with both an eligible country and the United States.
• Have lived in the Western Hemisphere for at least five years.
• Not be a member of the Communist Party.
• Meet the basic academic and admission requirements of TAMIU.
• Submit a selective service registration status statement and proof of registration to the TAMIU.
• Be recommended for the exemption by TAMIU.
• Be selected for the exemption by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Application Process for the Good Neighbor Program:

To be considered for the Good Neighbor Program, students must submit the Good Neighbor Program application through the TAMIU by the specified deadline. Incomplete applications or those submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

Good Neighbor Program Application

Eligible Countries:

• 405 Argentina
• 407 Antigua and Barbuda
• 419 Bahamas
• 421 Barbados
• 425 Bolivia
• 430 Brazil
• 431 Belize (British Honduras)
• 440 Canada
• 445 Chile
• 455 Colombia
• 460 Costa Rica
• 474 Dominica
• 475 Dominican Republic
• 480 Ecuador
• 485 El Salvador
• 507 Grenada
• 510 Guatemala
• 511 Guyana
• 513 Haiti
• 515 Honduras
• 562 Jamaica
• 610 Mexico
• 630 Nicaragua
• 650 Panama
• 655 Paraguay
• 660 Peru
• 681 Saint Kitts & Nevis
• 683 Saint Lucia
• 687 Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
• 704 Suriname
• 725 Trinidad and Tobago
• 740 Uruguay
• 745 Venezuela

The Mexican Tuition Waiver Program is a financial assistance program designed to provide in-state tuition rates to a small amount of qualifying Mexican students with financial need attending public universities in Texas. This waiver allows eligible Mexican nationals or residents to pay the same tuition fees as Texas residents, rather than the higher out-of-state tuition rates typically charged to international students.

To qualify for the Mexican Tuition Waiver, students must meet certain requirements, including:

1. Mexican Citizenship: Applicants must be a citizen of Mexico.
2. Residency: Students must be a resident of Mexico
3. Financial Need: Students must demonstrate financial need based on institutional guidelines.
4. Application Process: Applicants are required to complete the appropriate paperwork and provide necessary documentation.

The Mexican Tuition Waiver Application should be submitted to the Office of Financial Aid. The application deadline is the first class day of the semester for which you are applying. Please ensure you allow a minimum of two weeks for processing.

Mexican Tuition Waiver Application

TAMIU Fund$Finder is an online scholarship search tool provided by Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) to help students find and apply for various scholarships offered by the university. This platform centralizes available scholarship opportunities, allowing students to search for and apply to scholarships that best match their academic background, financial need, and other eligibility criteria.

TAMIU Fund$Finder