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Toward Excellence, Access, and Success Grant

The purpose of the Toward Excellence, Access, and Success (TEXAS) Grant is to provide eligible, well-prepared high school graduates money for tuition and fees which will enable them to attend an institution of higher education.

To be considered, a student must be a Texas resident and a graduate of an accredited Texas High School (or received an Associate Degree form a public Texas college) and completed the Recommended High School Program or Distinguished Achievement Program in high school. Students must enroll in a non-profit public college or university within 16 months of graduation within 12 months of receiving an associate's degree) and have accumulated no more than 30 credit hours, excluding those earned form concurrent courses or awarded by examination. Students must file a FAFSA or TASFA, have an EFC of 5088 or less and demonstrate financial need. Male students must register for the Selective Service. Students must enroll for at least 9 hours in an undergraduate, degree-seeking program. Student who have convicted of a felony or a crime involving a controlled substance or have received a bachelor's degree are not eligible for Texas Grant.

First-time recipients must maintain an overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 and complete 67% of the total hours attempted a that the end of the first academic year. Renewal students must maintain an overall GPA of at least 2.5 and complete 24 hours at the end of each academic year. Transfer students must have previously received an initial award, not have been out of school form more than 12 months and demonstrate financial need. A transfer student's prior institution must confirm they met academic requirements and eligibility will be confirm with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB).

Students entering the program from high school and who continue to meet the program requirements can receive awards for up to one of the following, whichever comes first:

  • When students earns a bachelor's degree
  • 5 years from the start of the semester in which the student received their initial award
  • 150 semester credit hours have been attempted

Students entering the program based on an associate's degree and who continue to meet program requirements can receive awards for up to one of the following, whichever comes first:

  • 90 credit hours of TEXAS grant funds
  • When student earns a bachelor's degree
  • 3 years form the start of the semester in which the student received their initial award
  • 150 semester credit hours have been attempted
Texas A&M International University
Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center (ZSC) 214
5201 University Blvd.
Laredo, TX 78041
Phone 956.326.2225
Fax 956.326.2224
Email financialaid@tamiu.edu