Student Notice of Award (SNOA)
Welcome to UTEP's Student Notice Of Awards (SNOAs) website. A SNOA is a process by which a department/unit/college can provide financial asisstance to currently enrolled students. A SNOA may be awarded as one of the following:
- Scholarship: Usually an annual award made to an undergraduate student based on merit.
- Fellowship: Usually an annual award made to a graduate student based on merit.
- Tuition Support: An amount provided to a student specifically for tuition and fees.
- Doctoral RA Remission: An award provided to a graduate research assistant student.
- Student Activity Award: An award amount provided to a student for participating in a specific activity during the semester.
The steps to process a SNOA are as follows:
- The creator (the person requesting the award to be processed) accesses the electronic form to submit the SNOA and logs in with their UTEP credentials. If unable to log in, the creator should email studentfinancialaid@utep.edu and write "SNOA" in the subject line to request access. Access is usually provided within 24 hours.
- The creator is responsible for completing the online form, which requires the following information:
- Award type
- Academic year
- Cost center/Project ID to fund the award
- College/Center or Department
- The name of the Principal Investigator (PI) or Account Signatory who will approve the award
- Student ID of the SNOA recipient (multiple recipients can be added)
- IRS information
- If the cost center or project ID does not already have a detail code associated with it, one will be created by Student Business Services.
- Click save to submit the form.
- Based on the award type, the form routes electronically for approval to the PI and other parties such as the Graduate School or ORSP.
- The creator is notified via email once the SNOA request is processed (approved) or if the request is rejected.
It is the responsibility of the creator to follow up with the PI or Account Signatory to ensure the request is approved in a timely manner. Once all approvals are submitted, the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships will process the SNOA request within 48 hours. During peak processing times, requests may be delayed.
Note: Please keep in mind that a Student Notice Of Award is NOT permitted by institutional policy and state law to be used as a method of payment or compensation. Please contact Accounts Payable for additional information.