Georgia Institute of Technology

Disbursement Information and Dates - Spring Semester 2010

Disbursements for the Spring Semester 2010 will begin on January 6, 2010 and continue throughout the registration period.

To see if an award has disbursed, or is anticipated to disburse, check your "Student Invoice Statement" on your Oscar account. Actual disbursements will appear as credits towards your balance.

  • The "Anticipated Financial Aid" field will remain until January 5, 2010.

  • On January 6, 2010, actual disbursements begin.

  • In the interim, you may notice that your "Anticipated Financial Aid" is not on your student invoice and your student account has not been credited. This is normal procedure. You may still view your Financial Aid Awards under "My Award Letter" in OSCAR and continue to check for your credits to appear on your Student Account before the payment deadline.

Conditions for Aid to Disburse:

  • Your application for financial aid must be complete. View any missing requirements in the "My Requirements and Eligibility" section of Financial Aid on your Oscar account.
  • You must meet all Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements. You may check your financial aid Satisfactory Academic Progress on your Oscar account in the "My Requirements and Eligibility" section of Financial Aid.
  • Funds must have been received by Georgia Tech, including outside scholarships or loans.
  • Timing - Funds will not appear on your account before January 5. The disbursement process will continue daily throughout the registration period.
  • You must be properly enrolled for the type of aid you are awarded. View "Enrollment Status" for general guidelines and see below for additional program-specific details.


    Hours Needed For Disbursement to Occur
    Pell Grant
    Pell Grant Pays a Prorated Amount Depending on the number of hours of enrollment. For example, half the amount is disbursed if a student is only enrolled half-time.
    HOPE Scholarship

    HOPE pays tuition based on the actual number of hours of enrollment.

    Stafford and PLUS Loans
    Student must be enrolled in at least six hours.
    Perkins Loans/SEOG
    Amount awarded is based upon full-time enrollment.
    Academic Competitiveness and Smart Grant
    Student must be enrolled full-time.
    Institutional Loans
    Student must be enrolled full-time.
    Institutional Scholarships
    Student must be enrolled full-time.
    Graduate Student Fellowships/Waivers

    Student must be enrolled full-time.

    For Graduate Students, this is 12 hours, of which 9 must be for pass/fail or class credit during Fall & Spring and 12 hours, of which 6 must be for pass/fail or class credit during Summer.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - Check your Oscar account every day. Make sure your fees are paid by the fee payment deadline.

Counselors are available on a walk-in basis in the Bill Moore Student Success Center from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday.

January 11 is the final day to pay fees by 4pm without a late fee. January 19 is the final day to pay.

Summer Semester 2010 Information and Dates

Please check back later for information on Summer 2010 disbursement, including estimated disbursement dates.