Financial Aid Displacement Advisory
Financial aid displacement occurs when a student’s financial aid is reduced due to the receipt of a private scholarship or other reasons identified in this advisory. This practice occurs in Texas and should be taken into consideration while applying for financial aid. The Blinn College District is providing in this application a list of recommendations describing how to maximize your financial aid and ensure that you are prepared when financial aid displacement occurs. You are encouraged to reach out to the institution to which you are applying to receive advice on how to avoid financial aid displacement.
A student’s state-funded gift aid is most commonly revised or reduced because of:
- Additional gift aid received from a private source, such that the student’s total gift aid exceeds financial need or cost of attendance.
- Reduced cost of attendance as a result of dropped classes, a change in housing status, or withdrawal 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.
- A change in the student’s Student Aid Index as a result of verification, updates, and/or corrections to the student’s financial aid application, which affects eligibility for some forms of gift aid or the amount of gift aid the student is eligible to receive.
THECB Financial Aid Displacement Advisory
Students can apply for gift aid by completing one or more of the applications listed below:
- Blinn College Ag Mechanics Judging Team Scholarship Application
- Blinn College Endowed Scholarship Application
- Blinn College Exemplary Scholarship Application
- Blinn College Instrumental Music Scholarship Application
- Blinn College Theatre Arts Scholarship Application
- Blinn College Vocal Music Scholarship Application
- Blinn College Livestock Judging Team Scholarship Application
Some applications are for more than one scholarship, and each scholarship has specific awarding criteria. Awarding criteria can be found on the application or our scholarship webpage: www.blinn.edu/scholarships
Most Blinn College scholarship applications open in February, before the academic year funds are needed. The Blinn College Livestock Judging Team Scholarship opens in September, however, almost a full calendar year before funds are needed.
Be sure to check specific scholarship deadlines and plan ahead to maximize opportunities.
All Blinn College gift aid applications close at the end of January at the start of the spring semester, except for the Blinn College Livestock Judging Team Scholarship, which closes at the end of August, just after the start of the academic year funds are being requested. Please note, awarding may continue beyond the date the application closes to ensure all institutional gift aid awards allocated for the year are exhausted.
Early awarding for most forms of gift aid begins in April, before the start of the academic year they are needed. However, the Blinn College Livestock Judging Team Scholarship begins awarding as early as that September. Once awarding begins, it will continue throughout the academic year until all funds allocated for that year are exhausted. For this reason, students should regularly review the financial aid dashboard located in their myBLINN Student Portal for award information and take action on any outstanding award requirements.
If you receive additional educational assistance, you should promptly notify the financial aid office to ensure your aid package is optimized for grants and scholarships. If adjustments are necessary, the office will prioritize retaining all grant and scholarship funds to the fullest extent possible, making reductions first to loans and work-study awards. It is important to note that the Livestock Judging Team, Austin County, and Washington County Scholarships are all last-dollar awards, meaning they may be adjusted if other grants or scholarships sufficiently cover the cost of your tuition and fees.
All questions pertaining to gift aid at Blinn College should be emailed to scholarships@blinn.edu. Please allow 3 – 5 business days for a response.