| Name |
Terms |
Available |
Minimum Enrollment |
How to Apply |
| Federal Pell Grant |
No repayment
Limited to 18 semesters for first time Pell recipients beg. 08-09
|
Undergraduate
U.S. citizens or
Permanent residents working on a first degree with financial need
|
Award varies according to enrollment |
Complete the FAFSA |
| Federal Pell Grant - 2nd Scheduled Award |
No repayment
Limited to 18 semesters for first time Pell recipients beg. 08-09
|
Undergraduate
Pell eligible students who have already received 100% of the 1st scheduled Pell grant award and continue to meet all other financial aid requirements.
|
At least 6 hours;
Award will vary depending in enrollment
|
Complete the FAFSA and Summer Notification (if applicable) |
| Academic Competitiveness Grant |
No repayment |
Pell eligible undergraduates in their first two years of study who completed a rigorious secondary course of study and have financial need |
At least 6 hours;
Awards will vary depending on enrollment
|
Complete the FAFSA and meet general eligibility requirements |
| National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grant |
No repayment |
Pell eligible undergraduates in their third or fourth year of study majoring in certain specific areas of study with financial need |
At least 6 hours;
Awards will vary depending on enrollment
|
Complete FAFSA and meet general eligibility requirements |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity (SEOG) Grant* |
No repayment |
Pell eligible undergraduates working on a first degree with financial need |
6 credit hours |
Complete the FAFSA |
| Towards Excellence, Access and Success (TEXAS) Grant Program* |
No repayment |
Undergraduate Texas Residents with financial aneed |
9 credit hours |
Complete the FAFSA and meet general eligibility requirements |
| UTPAdvantage Program* |
No repayment and program pays for tuition and fee balances not covered by other grants |
Undergraduate Texas Residents with family income less than $35,000 that applied before April 1st |
15 credit hours |
Complete the FAFSA and meet general eligibility requirements |
| Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP)* |
No repayment |
US citizen or permanent resident classified as a Texas resident with financial need |
6 credit hours |
Complete the FAFSA and meet general eligibilty requirements |
| MISCG* |
No repayment |
Graduate and Undergraduate students with financial need |
6 credit hours |
Complete FAFSA |
| GTAG* |
No repayment |
Graduate students with financial need |
6 credit hours |
Complete the FAFSA |
| Texas Public Educational Opportunity Grant (TPEG)* |
No repayment |
Undergraduate and graduate students with financial need |
6 credit hours |
Complete the FAFSA |
