The Office of Student Accounts handles two types of Third-Party Payments/Scholarships – those that submit payment in advance and those that are billed to the company/organization. You may submit your third party’s preferred form of payment, whether it is a check, voucher, or authorization to bill a company/organization, to the Cashier's window in Simmons Hall or by mail to: The University of Akron, Cashier’s Office, P.O. 2260, Akron, Ohio 44309. Please be sure that all required information is provided and that all checks or vouchers are signed when it is necessary. All payments will be posted to the student’s account promptly.

You must complete and sign a Third Party Billing Application or any item that requires the University to disclose information for billing a Third-Party. See the Third Party Billing Application for further information.



If you or the Third-Party would like to contact us by mail, please mail us at the following address:

The University of Akron
Student Accounts – Third Party
110 Simmons Hall
Akron, OH 44325-6215


All Third-Party payments/scholarships are reported to the Office of Student Financial Aid. Third-Party aid will appear on the Award Notification as "Outside Scholarship(s), BVR, or Workforce Initiative". The amount reported will be used in the calculation of your eligibility for need-based aid.

Since 1989, the Ohio Tuition Trust Authority, a state agency, has offered an affordable way to help Ohio families save for a college education through the Guaranteed Savings Fund. Once the account holder has requested a payout, OTTA will electronically transfer the amount requested to the University of Akron.

1-800-AFFORD-IT (1-800-233-6734)
http://www.collegeadvantage.com/

It is the student’s responsibility to inform their counselor of charges incurred on their account. Once your counselor has this information, they should forward an authorization to our department. We will credit your account for only the amount approved on the authorization.

1-800-282-4539 voice/TTY
http://www.state.oh.us/rsc/index.asp