Financial Aid Displacement Advisory
Financial aid displacement happens when a student’s aid is reduced or otherwise adjusted because the student received funding from an outside organization or for other reasons listed below. This practice is permitted in Texas and may change eligibility or award amounts. Texas A&M University offers guidance to help students maximize financial aid and prepare if financial aid displacement occurs. Students may contact Aggie One Stop for help understanding changes and ways to reduce the chance of displacement.
Common reasons a student's state-funded gift aid may be adjusted:
- Additional gift aid was received from a private source that pushed the student’s total gift aid over the student’s financial need or cost of attendance.
- Reduced cost of attendance because the student may have dropped classes, changed housing status, or withdrawn from the institution, among other causes.
- Failure to meet satisfactory academic progress requirements or other merit-based criteria for the student’s gift aid.
- A change in enrollment status that renders the student ineligible for certain gift aid programs.
- Failure to complete required administrative processes or submit documentation by established deadlines.
- The student’s Student Aid Index changed due to verification, updates, and/or corrections to the student’s financial aid application, which impacts the student’s eligibility for some forms of gift aid or the amount of aid awarded.
THECB Financial Aid Displacement Advisory