Backpack is a special-purpose account designed to help student families with a 529 College Savings Plan make tuition and other education-related payments easily and securely.
If you're not sure what a 529 plan is, or you're trying to find out if you have one, you likely don’t need to create a Backpack account.
What to do next:
Ask a parent, guardian, or family member if a 529 plan was set up for you.
If no one is actively managing a 529 plan, you probably don’t need Backpack.
Backpack isn’t a general financial aid tool or student payment app, it’s made specifically for handling 529 plan and scholarship payments.