Sending Outside Scholarships

Paying Your Bill

Outside scholarship funding fall tuition priority deadline:
July 15

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ is excited to partner with to process outside scholarship payments. Outside scholarships are funded by organizations or individuals other than their parents/guardians (e.g., church, school, civic club) to an Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ student.

Paper checks can introduce delays, errors, and added manual work. To avoid any issues, we ask that you use Backpack to submit scholarship payments electronically. Submit payments and get further instructions in the Backpack portal.

The processing form for outside scholarships must be completed and submitted with the scholarship check. Student ID is required for submission.

Need assistance?

If your organization has questions, please contact support@backpackpay.com.

Check payments

As Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ transitions to the new online scholarship portal, checks will still be accepted by mail or in person for fall 2026.

The processing form for outside scholarships must be completed and submitted with the scholarship check. Student ID is required for submission.

Make checks payable to Stephen F. Austin State University or Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵSU. Checks must be mailed to:

Student Business Services
Attn: Outside Scholarships
P.O. Box 13053, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962

Courier delivery address (including FedEx, UPS, USPS overnight mail):

Student Business Services
2102 N. Alumni Drive
Austin Building, Room 204
Nacogdoches, Texas 75965