Contact Student Financial Services

Office Hours

Financial Services is open 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Financial Aid counselors are available via phone, email and TEAMS during regular office hours.

Holidays

The Office of Student Financial Services will be closed in observance of the following holidays:

2025

Labor Day | September 1
Thanksgiving Holidays | November 27–28
December Holidays | 24–26, 29–31

2026

New Year’s Day | January 1, 2

MLK Day | January 19
Memorial Day | May 25
Juneteenth | June 19
Independence Day | July 3

Financial Aid

Contacting our Office
Phone: (713) 500-3860	Web: https://www.uth.edu/sfs/
Fax: (713) 500-3863	Email: (general inquiries) [email protected]
Mailing Address: UTHealth Student Financial Services P.O. Box 20036 Houston, Texas 77225	Physical Address: UTHealth Financial Aid 7000 Fannin Street Suite 2220 Houston, Texas 77030

Students are assigned a Financial Aid Counselor based on program except for Undergraduate Nursing, which is assigned by the first letter of the student's last name. Refer to the list below for your assigned counselor's contact information.

Veterans and service members are encouraged to contact their assigned counselor prior to the beginning of the award process.

Counselors

Program	Counselor	Phone	Email Address
School of Public Health McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics Cizik School of Nursing - Undergraduates A - F	Jennifer Giap	(713)-500-3869	[email protected]
McGovern Medical School Medical School Masters of Anesthesia Cizik School of Nursing - Undergraduates U - Z	Bryan Montes	(713)-500-0304	[email protected]
MD Anderson School of Health Professions MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School (GSBS) Cizik School of Nursing - Graduates Undergraduates G - M	Yvonne Pastrana	(713)-500-3871	[email protected]
School of Dentistry (DDS) Graduate Dental Dental Hygiene - Graduate & Undergraduate Cizik School of Nursing - Undergraduates N - T	Priscila Ramirez	(713)-500-3861	[email protected]

Loan Repayment

Staff Members	Phone	Email Address
Janice Williams Supervisor, Student Accounts	713-500-3097	[email protected]
Junita Ferrol Financial Support Specialist	713-500-3870	[email protected]
Monita Palmer Senior Support Specialist	713-500-3098	[email protected]

Administration

Staff Members	Phone	Email
Heather Beckles-Bright Director, Student Financial Services	713-500-3866	[email protected]
Sean Falbey ERP Business Analyst	713-500-3859	[email protected]
Yennie Jimenez Assistant Director, Student Financial Services	713-500-3868	[email protected]
Chaneen Perez Financial Aid Compliance and Training Officer	713-500-3867	[email protected]