Bookstore Financial Aid

Using Financial Aid at the Bookstore

Students may purchase books and materials using financial aid from January 3 - 24, 2026.

How to Order

1. Order online at the Bookstore website or purchase them in the bookstore
2. Select Financial Aid as your payment method
3. Enter your full 7-digit student ID number as the account number
4. Allow two business days for pickup or shipping updates
5. You will receive an email when your order is out for delivery or ready for pickup
6. Photo ID required for pickup
7. Returns are accepted within 14 days of purchase

Spending Limits

Your charge limit depends on your available financial aid, so you cannot exceed what you are eligible for

Loan recipients: Federal rules split one-term loans into two equal payments (start of term and midpoint), so your full loan amount isn't available all at once.

Books and Supplies

Students may charge the following items to their student account in the bookstore (if there are sufficient funds in their account) not to exceed the dollar amount below:

• Books - $1,500
• Technology - $1,000
• Supplies - $300

Students will be able to charge only the books required for their scheduled classes and school supplies and may not charge non-school-related items to financial aid. Students who require more than these amounts and have it available in their financial aid should contact Tony Jones, Director of Financial Aid at financialaid@durhamtech.edu.

Software and Technology

Students may purchase only one laptop, one tablet, and one printer every two years with financial aid funds. The sum of financial aid funds use to purchase software and technology must not exceed $1,000. Only after attending their first class are students able to charge software and technology over the initial limit of $250.

The course instructor must verify the student's attendance before a student can charge software or technology in excess of $250. To verify attendance, students must:

1. Complete the Financial Aid Verification of Class Attendance Form;
    
2. Email the completed Financial Aid Verification of Class Attendance Form to their course instructor and request they verify course attendance and forward it to the bookstore;
    
3. The instructor will forward the form, using a Durham Tech email, to the bookstore at CampusStore.DurhamTech@bibliu.com and verify in the email that the student attended the first class during that time period. The instructor is required to both sign and submit the verification form.

Students may request to purchase newly refurbished computers through partner nonprofit vendors. Learn more about the options and submit a request. Refurbished computer supply is limited. Please note that submitting a request does not guarantee that students will receive a computer through this process.

Students may also request to purchase Wi-Fi hotspots, which offer high-speed internet to eligible students. View more information on the Computer and Internet Assistance web page.