Financial Aid Forms
Please note that the list below does not contain all documents needed or requested by the Financial Aid Office. Please refer to your Financial Aid Self-Service Account to determine any documents that are required from the financial aid office for you to submit in order to determine your financial aid eligibility. If you do not see the requested form, please contact the Office of Financial Aid.
Complete and submit forms ONLY if you have been requested to do so by the Office of Financial Aid. When choosing a form, be sure you have selected the correct year and logged into your MyDBU account.
Recommended for all U.S. Citizens and eligible non-citizens.
The specific application used by eligible Texas students who cannot apply for federal aid using the traditional FAFSA. (Ex: students who are not United States citizens, but who are classified as Texas residents.) DBU only accepts the paper PDF version of this form.
Section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended, [20 USC 1087ll], an allowance must be made to the cost of attendance for “students who live in housing located on a military base or for which a basic allowance is provided under section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, shall be an allowance based on the expenses reasonably incurred by such students for board but not for room”.
This form is to decrease or decline subsidized, unsubsidized student loans that have previously disbursed. Please note that reducing or cancelling a loan may create a balance due on your account.
This form is used to request loan amount decreases, cancellations and to change credit balance refund preferences. To request a loan amount increase or modify the loan period, please login to your application on the Federal Student Aid website.
Students who are residents of Texas and who would like to be considered for Texas grants or loans must complete the Texas Residency Determination Form. Awarding is initially based on 15 hours per semester for undergraduate students, 6 hours per semester for graduates, and 3 hours per semester for doctoral students.
The completion of this form will provide the necessary documentation for DBU to determine your state residency status. Please complete, sign, and promptly return all pages. Failure to return the completed form could result in the cancellation of state, grant, or loan funding that you are currently receiving.
Appeals
If you have a Student Aid Index, Cost of Attendance, or a Dependency Override Appeal, please visit the Professional Judgment Appeals page and follow the instructions for Submitting a Professional Judgment Request.
A student who is ineligible for a TEG award based on grade point average (GPA), completion rate, or number of completed hours for satisfactory academic progress, or enrollment less than three-quarter time may be deemed eligible under a hardship provision. The State of Texas allows that, in the event of a hardship or for other good cause, universities may allow an otherwise ineligible student to receive a TEG award.
If a student’s Federal Financial Aid has been suspended due to the failure to meet Federal Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements, complete the form through your StudentForms account.
The Office of Financial Aid understands that students experience unique circumstances that may cause them not to meet certain requirements for receipt of their DBU scholarship awards. Students who do not meet established scholarship renewal criteria can complete the form before or during the semester that the student is requesting the reinstatement of their scholarships. Students will receive a decision via email approximately two weeks after the committee review takes place. However, during the start of the semester, processing time may be delayed. For questions concerning the appeal criteria and requirements, email the Office of Financial Aid at finaid@dbu.edu or call (214) 333-5363.
Submitting Completed Financial Aid Forms
Once you have completed your Financial Aid form(s), you may return them by one of the following methods:
Follow Directions provided on each specific form, or
Email: Scan and return as a PDF file to finaid@dbu.edu.
In Person: At the Office of Financial Aid, located on the lower level of the Mahler Student Center, between the hours of 8 am - 5 pm on Monday-Friday.
Fax: (214) 333-5586
Conventional Mail:
Office of Financial Aid
c/o Dallas Baptist University
3000 Mountain Creek Pkwy
Dallas, TX 75211