Third Party Awards

The Third-Party Awards process is used to bill outside organizations for students' tuition and/or fees. If the Bursar's Office needs to bill an external organization to pay tuition and fees, please follow the steps below:

Student Responsibilities

• E-mail: bursar@savannahstate.edu before the semester begins, to inform the Bursar's Office there is a third-party award payment pending.
  • E-mail should include:
    • Student name
    • Student ID number
    • Donating organization's name
    • Term being covered
    • Estimated award amount
• Provide organization with Bursar contact information and authorization requirements (See below). 
• Ensure billing authorization is forwarded to Bursar two weeks prior to the first day of class.
  • If authorization is not received by the deadline, SSU cannot guarantee classes will not be dropped for non-payment.
• Pay any charges on student account that will not be covered by the third party organization by the first day of class.
• Check student PAWS account to ensure the award has been posted after the drop/add period for the semester.

Billing Authorization Requirements

• Written on organization's letterhead
• Signature of authorized company official
• Contact's name
• Contact's phone number
• Contact's e-mail
• Billing address
• Student's name
• Student ID number
• Term being covered
• Itemized charges being covered (Tuition and Fees page)
• Estimated award amount
• Submitted via one of the following methods, at least two weeks prior to the first day of class:
  • E-mail: bursar@savannahstate.edu
  • Drop off at the Bursar's Office window
  • Mail to:

Conditional Credit

Our office may apply a conditional credit to student accounts as long as an authorization form is on file. The Bursar's Office will then bill the organization after the Attendance Verification is complete to receive payment for your award. Students who do not receive full payment of account balance are responsible for paying all remaining charges on their respective account.

Holds and other restrictions will be placed on the student account until the balance is paid in full. If a third-party organization fails to pay the authorized charges within 60 days from the date billed, the conditional credit will be reversed and the student will be responsible for the unpaid charges. Students should remain in contact with the organization until the terms of the billing authorization have been met.

Third Party Awards Contacts

• E-mail: bursar@savannahstate.edu
• Fax: (912) 358-3670