UTech, Ja Student Handbook 2019-2020

However, if the student has a PAYS Loan, s/he can request for the credit balance to be transferred. Ques. 16: If I choose to do credits above the number approved by the Students’ Loan Bureau for that academic year, will the Students’ Loan Bureau pay for the additional modules? Ans.: No. The Students’ Loan Bureau will only pay for the approved number of modules required for a particular year and programme, irrespective of the number of modules the student selects. Students must verify with the Bureau the amount covered for each aca- demic year for their tuition. Ques. 17: If I have excess funds paid by the SLB, can this be used to cover my re-do's or ancillary fees? Ans. No, SLB does not pay for re-do's, ancillary fees or zero credit courses. Ques. 18: If the Students’ Loan Bureau pays my fees, will I be awarded the ‘Grant-In- Aid’? Ans.: Not all loan recipients are awarded grants. The Students’ Loan Bureau awards ‘Grant-In-Aid’ to students after eval- uating their loan applications. Stu- dents should check with the Students’ Loan Bureau to see if they were approved for a grant. Ques. 19: What if I only need the ‘Grant-In-Aid’ and not the loan from the Students’ Loan Bureau? Ans.: The Grant-In-Aid is only approved for loan recipients deemed needy by the Students’ Loan Bureau and as such, students who do not receive a loan will not be given the Grant-In-Aid S P O N S O R S H I P / S C H O L A R S H I P Ques. 20: If I register with a Letter of Commit- ment for sponsorship/scholarship, and the sponsor gives me the pay- ments directly, can I make the pay- ment at the bank or bill payment agency after receiving the cheque from my sponsor? Ans.: No. All cheques originating from a Letter of Commitment for sponsor- ship must be presented to the Spon- sorship Unit of the Financial Aid Office (FAO) for processing. This will ensure that both the sponsor and student’s accounts are accurately updated. Ques. 21: If my sponsor /donor commits to pay- ing more than my fees, will UTech, Ja give me a refund after receiving the commitment, even if the sponsor has not paid the actual money to the University? Ans.: A Letter of Commitment cannot be used to process a refund. Refunds can only be considered after payment is received in full and a student’s account is assessed to ensure that U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E C H N O L O G Y , J A M A I C A – S T U D E N T H A N D B O O K 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 0 S T U D E N T F I N A N C I A L S E R V I C E S 110