Scholarship and Fellowship Services

Scholarship and Fellowship Services processes departmental fellowships and scholarships. Inquiries about nondepartmental scholarships or fellowships, including outside-source, university-wide, and National Merit scholarships or fellowships, should be directed to Student Financial Services.

Responsibilities include:

• Assisting students who have been awarded departmental scholarships but have not received the funds.
• Assisting departments with processing Scholarship/Fellowship Award documents (SS1s).
• Distributing 1042S tax forms to foreign students receiving departmental scholarships.

Staff
For assistance, please contact Scholarship and Fellowship Services.

Class
DE 240 covers Electronic Scholarship/Fellowship documents in *DEFINE using the SS1 and SSA commands. Handouts for this class are available.

For class information and/or registration for this class is available through the TxClass application on the Web.

Scholarship/Fellowship Forms

• PIF (Payee Information Form):
When the scholarship/fellowship recipient does not have a student record or is not currently enrolled, a PIF is required to verify the taxpayer number, address, and nationality.
• W-8BEN Form: If a foreign student’s native country has a tax treaty with the United States, this form allows a waiver of the 14% withholding tax. The form must completed with an advisor at the International Office.

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