Disbursements and Refunds

There are different types of grants that are available. Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and the Arizona Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (AzLEAP). Each grant may have different disbursement requirements.

The Grant amount and disbursement is based on the number of credits you are enrolled in or attending that apply directly to your program of study. The enrollment level captured for Pell Grant calculation is a particular day in the semester which “freezes” the Pell Grant amount. It is important to enroll in your classes before the semester begins even if the class is a late start class. You can find more about this process here: Pell Recalculation Date.

Most scholarship disbursements occur one calendar day prior to the start of your first class with the exception of the following scholarships:

• Pima Athletics Scholarship disbursements occur 5 calendar days after the start of your first class.
• Pima Foundation Scholarship, Pima Foundation Renewal Scholarship and Earn to Learn Scholarship disbursements occur 15 calendar days after the start of your first class.

Please note the following changes can that can impact scholarship eligibility:

• Some scholarships require you to take a certain number of credits. In such cases, the scholarship will only be disbursed if you are enrolled in the required number of credits.
• Non-PCC scholarships will disburse after funds are received from the donor, but no earlier than one day before classes begin. If you are expecting a non-PCC scholarship and do not see it listed in your MyPima account, you might want to contact the donor to see if the funds have been sent to the College. Information to mail scholarship checks is found here.

Work Study employees receive payroll payments based on a timesheet that is submitted bi-weekly. The payment is a paycheck. The estimated Work Study award is funds that “can be” earned. This means you will only receive the amount you work to earn.

It is recommended for work study employees to sign up for direct deposit. If you do not sign up for direct deposit, you will receive a check card from the Employee Service Center (esc@pima.edu) to gain access to your paycheck.

1st Loan Disbursement Date: First loan disbursement will occur only if you are not a first time borrower, are attending 6 or more credits and have no outstanding requirements (red X icons). Loan disbursements may be delayed if you have outstanding requirements.

30-Day Delay Loan Disbursement Date: First loan disbursement if you are a first time borrower, are attending 6 or more credits and have no outstanding requirements (red X icons). Loan disbursements may be delayed if you have outstanding requirements.

2nd Loan Disbursement Date: Occurs if you are still attending or have completed 6 or more credits in the term and have no outstanding requirements (red X icons).