Office of Financial Aid

Pell Grants are usually awarded only to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor's or a professional degree.

Pell Grant Recalculation Date
The US Department of Education recommends institutions to designate a Pell Grant Recalculation date every term in order to determine Federal Pell Grant eligibility for their students.

At the end of the Pell Grant Recalculation day, hours of enrollment of each student must be used to calculate the Federal Pell Grant to be awarded to the student for the specific term.

Hours added after the Pell Recalculation date will be excluded when determining Federal Pell Grant eligibility. All courses dropped with no record or with record (W's) before The Pell Grant Recalculation date will not be used to determine Federal Pell Grant eligibility.

Wait-listed courses will not be used to determine Federal Pell Grant eligibility until the student is officially enrolled in the course, and student must be enrolled in the course no later than the Pell Grant Recalculation date.

Pell Grant Recalculation Dates:

How much can I receive?
Your initial Pell Grant is awarded on the assumption you will be enrolled full-time. The final amount you qualify for will depend on your Student Aid Index (SAI) as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), your enrollment status and whether you attend school for a full academic year.

Students are not eligible for Federal Pell Grant for courses where they did not start attending; for this reason, Federal Pell Grant will be adjusted to exclude all courses where a student is reported as “not-attending” by the professor regardless if the student was academically dropped from the course or not.

Involuntary Civil Commitment
Any student who is subject to involuntary civil commitment after completing a period of incarceration for a forcible or non-forcible sexual offense is ineligible to receive Pell Grant.

Iraq/Afghanistan Service Members' Survivors Benefit
Children of U.S. military veterans may be eligible to receive the maximum Pell Grant award if their parent or guardian was a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and died as a result of performing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001. The student must have been under 24 years of age or enrolled in college at the time of parent or guardian's death. The student must already be eligible for Pell Grant.

Maximum Pell Grant Duration of Eligibility
The duration of a student's eligibility to receive a Federal Pell Grant is 12 semesters or its equivalent. This means that a Pell-eligible student attending school full-time can receive Pell Grant for a maximum of 6 years (600%). The calculation of the duration of a student's eligibility will include all years of the student's receipt of Federal Pell Grant funding. For more information on how the Pell Grant Lifetime Eligibility (LEU) is calculated. To view your Pell Grant LEU log-in to studentaid.gov; the LEU will be found on the Financial Aid Review page.

The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant is awarded to Pell eligible, undergraduate students who have not received a Bachelor's degree and demonstrate exceptional financial need - those with the lowest SAI as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Priority is given to students who meet the priority date (January 15th) and enroll full-time. SEOG may be awarded to students who apply late or enroll less than full-time based on funding.

The amount of SEOG you receive depends on your financial need, the amount of other aid received and the availability of funds. Each school participating in the program receives a set amount of SEOG funds each year from the U.S. Department of Education. When all funds have been exhausted, no more SEOG awards can be made for the year. It is important to apply early to be considered for SEOG funds.

The Resident Assistance Grant is an institutional grant made available through tuition set-asides. The Resident Assistance Grant is awarded to Texas residents who demonstrate financial need. Priority is given to students who meet the priority date of January 15th. Grants may be awarded to students who apply late based on funding. Must apply by submitting a FAFSA or TASFA application each year. The list of available grants and scholarships are as follows:

Graduate students can apply directly with the Graduate Office, but must have a financial aid application on file to qualify, Graduate Financial Assistance

Per Texas Family Code, Title 5, Section 231.006, a student who is obligated to pay child support and is more than 30 days delinquent is not eligible to receive a state-funded grant or Ioan.

The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant program awards eligible students who plan to teach and complete the TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve up to $4,000 per year (pro-rated for less than full-time). The maximum allowed for a baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate certification program is $16,000 and a graduate program has an $8,000 maximum limit.

Student must:

• Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
• Be enrolled as an undergraduate with Junior or Senior standing or graduate student in a TEACH-Grant eligible program
• Complete TEACH Grant counseling
• Sign the TEACH Grant Agreement to serve for each award period with the U.S. Department of Education

Recipients will be required to teach in a Title I school AND a high need field for four out of the eight years immediately following the completion of study or upon ceasing enrollment. Partial credit cannot be earned for serving part of the required four years. Four years of service are required regardless of how many years or the amount of TEACh Grants received. If you do not fulfill the teaching service obligation, your TEACH Grant(s) will be converted into Unsubsidized Direct Loans that must be paid back with interest accrued form the original award date. Once a TEACH Grant has been converted to a Direct Loan it cannot be changed back.

High-need fields recognized for TEACH Grant are:

• Bilingual Education and English Language Acquisition
• Foreign Language
• Mathematics
• Science
• Special Education
• Other teacher shortage areas identified as high-need by the federal government, a state government or local Education agency and that is included in the annual Teacher Shortage Area Nationwide Listing

Designated low income schools recognized for the TEACH Grant are provided at www.tcli.ed.gov

It is important that you understand your obligation if you are interested in applying for the TEACH Grant, for more information.

TEACH Grant Fact Sheet

To apply for the Summer 2021 TEACH Grant, please fill out form.

To apply for the 21-22 TEACH Grant.

To apply for the 22-23 TEACH 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:

1. A student must be a Texas resident and a graduate of an accredited Texas High School and complete the Recommended, Foundation, or Distinguished Achievement Program in high school. Students must enroll in a non-profit public college or university within 16 months of graduation 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 SAI of 6472 for 17-18 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.

To receive priority consideration for an initial year (IY) award through the TEXAS Grant Program, a student must:

• • Meet the basic initial year (IY) student eligibility requirements (see section above);
  • Meet the state priority date of January 15th; and
  • Meet the requirements in at least 2 of the following 4 areas

2. A Texas resident student who earned an associate degree from a public or non-profit Texas college; and enrolls in an eligible institution within 12 months after receiving the associate degree.

3. A Texas resident student who graduated from an accredited public or private high school in Texas May 1, 2013 or later; Completed the Recommended, Foundation or Distinguished Achievement high school program; and enlisted in military service within 12 months of high school graduation and enrolled in an eligible General Academic Teaching Institution (GATI) within 12 months of receiving an honorable discharge.

4. A Texas resident student who transferred into a public university in Texas with at least 24 SCH's and a minimum 2.5 GPA; and received an initial year (IY) Texas Educational Opportunity Grant (TEOG) in Fall 2014 or later.

To Receive a renewal year award, a student must:

1. First-time recipients must maintain an overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 and complete 67% of the total hours attempted at the end of the first academic year.

2. Renewal students must maintain an overall GPA of at least 2.5 and complete 24 hours at the end of each academic year.

3. Transfer students must have previously received an initial award, not have been out of school for more than 12 months and demonstrate financial need. A transfer student's prior institution must confirm they met academic requirements and eligibility will be confirmed with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB).

Per Texas Family Code, Title 5, Section 231.006, a student who is obligated to pay child support and is more than 30 days delinquent is not eligible to receive a state-funded grant or Ioan.

The Texas Public Education Grant (TPEG) is an institutional grant made available through tuition set-asides. TPEG is awarded to students who demonstrate financial need. Priority is given to students who meet the priority date of January 15th. Grants may be awarded to student who apply late based on funding. This grant is available to both Undergraduate and Graduate students that are Texas Residents and Non-Residents. Must apply by submitting a FAFSA or TASFA application each year.

For additional information on the different types of financial aid can be located on the Federal Student Aid website or the College For All Texans website. Some of the grants have been listed below:

Per Texas Family Code, Title 5, Section 231.006, a student who is obligated to pay child support and is more than 30 days delinquent is not eligible to receive a state-funded grant or Ioan.