<p>No, you cannot do anything, it is quite normal for OOS public universities in any state. </p>
<p>They cannot give you any state need-based financial aid since you are not an IS resident so your aid is limited by federal funds </p>
<p>You automatically get Pell and Stafford loans, some universities have SEOG, some don’t, some have Perkins loans, some don’t. SEOG, Perkins and WS are not awarded automatically, if university has them it is up to university to decide who will get what. These funds are also subject of availability, sometimes “first come, first serve” basis. Since you are a transfer student it is possible that there was nothing left for you after current UT students and freshmen were awarded since Texas has more students qualified for need aid than probably Illinois, so Urbana did nor run out of SEOG, Perkins and WS for OOS transfer students. </p>
<p>Merit scholarships are mostly reserved for freshmen, not transfer students, plus Texas universities usually award merit scholarships to OOS students if they have a spot for OOS tuition waiver. </p>
<p>As a rule students with need should not apply to OOS public universities unless they have really high stats (like NMSF) and that particular OOS university guarantees them a big merit award or even full ride.</p>