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Grants and Scholarships
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
Towards EXcellence, Access and Success (TEXAS) Grant Program
Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) - Ended 06/30/2011
National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (SMART) - Ended 06/30/2011
State Grants and Scholarship Programs
Federal Pell Grant
- Based upon financial need. Expected Family Contribution (EFC) must be in a specific range - determined yearly by Federal Government.
- Available to undergraduate students only.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
- This is a federal grant based upon exceptional financial need.
- Available to undergraduate students only
Towards EXcellence, Access and Success (TEXAS) Grant Program
Students who have completed the Recommended High School Program or the Distinguished Achievement Program in High School and meet additional eligibility requirements will be considered for this state grant program.
Additional Texas Grant Requirements;
- Student must be a Texas resident.
- Student must not have been convicted of a felony or crime involving a controlled substance.
- Student must show financial need.
- Student must have an estimated family contribution (EFC) less than or equal to $4,000.
- Student must register for the Selective Service or must be exempt from this requirement
AND
- Be a graduate of an accredited high school in Texas not earlier than the 1998 -1999 school year.
- Complete the Recommended High School Program or Distinguished Achievement Program in high school.
- Enroll in a non-profit public college or university in Texas within 16 months of graduation from a public or accredited private high school in Texas and
- Have accumulated no more than 30 semester credit hours, excluding those earned for dual or concurrent courses or awarded for credit by examination (AP, IB, CLEP)
OR
- Have earned an associate degree from a public technical, state or community college in Texas and
- Enroll in any public university in Texas no more than 12 months after receiving their associate's degree.
To remain eligible for the Texas Grant, students must meet the following requirements:
- If student was awarded a TEXAS grant before September 1, 2005, the grant is renewable for up to 150 hours, 6 years or until the recipient earns a degree, whichever comes first. To be eligible for renewal, students must demonstrate financial need. Students must also maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA, complete 75 percent of the attempted hours and be enrolled at least 3/4 time.
- If student was awarded their first TEXAS grant after September 1, 2005, the grant is renewable for up to 150 hours, 5 years or until the recipient earns a degree, whichever comes first. To be eligible for renewal, students must demonstrate financial need. At the end of the student's first year in the program, the student must complete 75 percent of the hours they attempted each semester with a 2.0 cumulative GPA. After the student's second year in the program and the following years after, the student must have completed at least 24 semester credit hours each year with a 2.5 cumulative GPA and must have completed 75 percent of the hours they attempted.
Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)
The federal ACG and federal SMART programs end on June 30, 2011. No awards will be available after Spring 2011.
The ACG grant is offered to Pell Grant recipients who meet certain academic and other eligibility criteria. Grant awards up to $750 are offered for the first academic year of a students program of study. Second academic year students are offered up to $1,300.
ACG Requirements
- Student must have received a Pell grant for Fall 2009 and/or Spring 2010
- Award is considered for both Fall (if enrolled) and Spring semesters
- Student must be a U.S. citizen (Permanent residents and other non-citizens are not eligible.)
- Student must be enrolled at least half-time (6 hours).
- Student must be in their first or second year of undergraduate study: (AP and CLEP credits are excluded from year calculation.)
- Student must have graduated from High School after January 1, 2006.
- Student must have completed a rigorous secondary school program of study (As approved by the Department of Education.).
- Student must have a 3.0 SHSU cumulative GPA for second year award.
National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (SMART)
The federal ACG and federal SMART programs end on June 30, 2011. No awards will be available after Spring 2011.
The SMART grant is offered to Pell Grant recipients who meet certain academic and other eligibility criteria. Grant awards up to $4,000 are offered for each of the third and fourth academic years of undergraduate study.
SMART Requirements
- Student must have received a Pell Grant for Fall and/or Spring.
- Award is considered for both Fall (if enrolled) and Spring semesters
- Student must be a U.S. citizen (Permanent residents and other non-citizens are not eligible.)
- Student must be enrolled at least half-time (6 hours). Like the Pell Grant, it can be prorated.
- Student must be in their third or fourth year of undergraduate study.
- Student must be majoring in physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, technology, engineering, or in a foreign language determined critical to national security (Eligible majors as determined by the Department of Education).
- Student must maintain a 3.0 GPA in coursework required for the major (in addition to 3.0 SHSU cumulative GPA).
TEACH Grant
Through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, Congress created the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program that provides grants of up to $4,000 per year to students that are seeking degrees in high-need fields and intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families. This grant is available to undergraduate juniors and seniors and to students seekina a master's degree.
Students eligible, but must meet the following conditions:
- Apply through the FAFSA
- Be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
- Enroll in coursework necessary to begin a career in teaching or plan to complete such coursework
- Score above the 75th percentile on a college admissions test or maintain a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.25
- Complete a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve
Students that choose to participate in this program must agree to serve as a full-time teacher in a high-need field in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves low-income students for at least four years after completing the program for which the TEACH Grant was received. If a student fails to meet the requirements of the service obligation, the TEACH Grant will convert to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan. The student will then be required to repay the loan to the U.S. Department of Education. The student will also be charged interest from the date the grant was disbursed. Students may review more information about the obligations at www.teachgrant.ed.gov.
State Grants and Scholarship Programs
These grants are authorized by the State of Texas. Most are available to both undergraduate and graduate students demonstrating financial need. Some are limited to Beginning Freshmen and Transfer students, persons already working in a certain field for which they are seeking a degree, etc.
- Texas Public Educational Grant (TPEG)
- License Plate Insignia Scholarship Program
- Student Deposit Scholarship Program
- Tuition and Fees Exemption Programs
- Top Ten % Scholarship
The following grants and scholarships have been elimanted by the State of Texas effective 06/30/11.
- Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP)
- Fifth-Year Accounting Scholarship
- Certified Educational Aide Exemption Program
- Early High School Graduation
