Financial Literacy

Financial literacy is the ability to understand and effectively manage your financial resources. It involves skills like budgeting, saving, understanding credit, and making informed financial decisions.

For college students, financial literacy is especially crucial—it helps you navigate the costs of education, manage student loans, and build healthy financial habits that set you up for long-term success.

Check out: Upcoming Events

On-Campus Engagement and Events:
We have a variety of events to share with you from Financial Literacy Week in the Fall to Money Smart Week in the Spring, plus weekly tabling. See JagSync for details.

In-Class Presentations:
We are working with First Year Seminar and other classes to acquaint our Jaguars with our curriculum! Ask your instructor if you’re interested or Instructors please use the following link to request a presentation for your class. Request a presentation

Individual Support:
Students can meet with the campus Financial Education Coordinator in the Mays Center to learn about resources available to meet their specific financial goals. Appointments can be made via Handshake.

1. Select student appointment
2. Select what college/degree program  you are part of
3. Find and select Financial Literacy Information and Coaching

Off-Campus:
We regularly partner with Junior Achievement of South Texas to work with neighboring independent school districts so younger students can achieve financial literacy and capability before they reach higher education status! 

 

The Rainy Day Savings Program helps students build a financial safety net for life's unexpected expenses. Participants get assistance in opening up a savings account, are provided personalized one-on-one support to set financial goals and are provided a completion incentive of $300 into the newly opened student savings account. By helping students build emergency savings, the program can reduce financial stress and prevent a small setback from becoming a larger financial crisis that could impact their academic success.

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Are you a finance or accounting major passionate about helping others with financial topics? Are you a graduate student pursuing a Masters of Public Accounting? Check out Scholarship Universe each spring to apply for the Financial Literacy of South Texas Foundation Scholarship!  Recipients receive a $2,000 scholarship for each fall and spring semesters, and are eligible to join the Financial Literacy Fellows program for an additional $1,000 stipend each semester. 

Benefits:

• Involvement with the community and to see the impacts of your efforts firsthand

• Gain experience in public speaking, financial education, and community engagement

• Create a project that solves a problem within the community

Due to changes with the FAFSA, the scholarship application this year will be available from March 15th to July 31st.  Fellows application will follow scholarship process.