Outside Scholarships

Outside Agency Scholarship Searches

ASU encourages you to continue your scholarship search through unaffiliated organizations online. Below are examples of the types of organizations that may have scholarships for students.

Tips And Tricks

• Look for scholarships at professional organizations for your career field.
• Use a professional sounding email.
• Spend an hour a day on scholarship applications.
• Reuse references/recommendations, résumés and essays.
• Refrain from explaining the financial burden of college. Instead, discuss how earning a degree will enhance your future.

Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams

Review the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Information webpage for more information about recognizing and reporting scholarship scams.

Residual Refunds

All financial aid and scholarships will be applied toward your student bill. If you receive financial aid and scholarships in excess of your bill, you will be refunded via your ASU OneCard.

More Refund Information

Send Outside Scholarships

Have you been notified that you will receive a scholarship from outside of ASU (high school, church, business, etc.)? If yes, follow the steps below to ensure your checks arrive on time!

1. Let Us Know

   Please complete our “Outside Scholarship Form” below to let us know you will be receiving any scholarships outside of ASU so we can prepare your award appropriately.

   You do not have to include any scholarships that you have been awarded from Angelo State University (i.e., ASU Distinguished, Band, Cheerleading, etc.).

   Outside Scholarship Form

2. Let the Donor Know

   Your scholarship donor will make the check payable to Angelo State University on your behalf. To ensure speedy processing of your scholarship award, provide the donor with your ASU Campus ID (CID) number and our mailing address.

   Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships
   ASU Station #11015
   San Angelo, TX 76909

   When our office receives and processes a check for you, we will send you an award notice to your ASU email account.

3. Proof of Enrollment

   Your scholarship donors may ask for proof of your enrollment. There are several ways you can provide this information. Most donors will accept a copy of either your class schedule or bill from RamPort.

   Class Schedule

   • Log in to RamPort.
   • Navigate to the Academics > Registration page.
   • Select the “View Schedule” icon at the top of the page.
   • Select the appropriate term and click “Submit.”

   Student Bill

   • Log in to RamPort.
   • Navigate to the Paying for College > Student Accounts page.
   • Select the “View Bill” icon at the top of the page.
   • Select the appropriate term and click “Submit.”

   Enrollment Verification Form

   To request enrollment verification be sent by the Registrar’s Office, please complete the Enrollment Verification Form.

   Enrollment Verification Form

   The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships cannot release proof of enrollment to donors due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

4. Keep Up with Your Outside Scholarships

   We keep a list of your Outside Scholarships as resources on RamPort. To follow the progress of your outside scholarships, please follow the steps below.

   • Log in to RamPort.
   • Navigate to the Paying for College > Financial Aid & Scholarships page.
   • Click the “View/Accept Financial Aid Awards” button.
   • Select the appropriate term and click “Submit.”
   • Select the “Resources/Additional Information” tab.

   In the example below, the student let us know he would receive scholarships from the Norris Foundation and Burger King. Our office received the Burger King check and processed it as indicated by the cash receipt (CR) number beside the scholarship name. Our office has not received the Norris Foundation check yet as there is not a CR number beside the name.

    

5. Awarding of Your Scholarships

   Our office will process scholarships exactly as the donor outlines. Should the donor not specify which term(s) the funds should be disbursed, we will automatically award funds as indicated below.

   • Awards of $500 or Less - Fall only or Spring only
   • Awards greater than $500 - Split between the Fall/Spring semesters

How Scholarships Affect Other Forms of Financial Aid

Scholarships may impact existing financial aid awards, so the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships will review your continued eligibility for federal, state and institutional grant/loan programs with every scholarship awarded.