STEPS TO APPLY FOR GRANTS:

• Complete a financial aid packet
• Meet all federal, state, and institutional guidelines
• Meet all database match requirements
• Turn in all required documents
• Respond to missing information letters ASAP

PROCESS TIME & DEADLINE DATES:

• Financial aid packets are available beginning in late February for the upcoming award year (fall, spring, summer)
• Normal process time is approximately 10 to 14 weeks
• Priority deadline date is April 1st

• Federal Pell Grant
  • Students must have an EFC range from 0 to 3850

  • Students must have a complete financial aid file

  • Award is based on level of enrollment on official day of record

• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant – SEOG
  • Students must have an EFC of 0

  • Students must have a complete financial aid file

  • Award ranges from $300 to $4000 per year

  • Awarded to students on a first come first serve basis with priority given to those who met the priority deadline date of April 1st

• Texas Public Educational Grant – TPEG
  • Students must have a financial need

  • Students must have a complete financial aid file

  • Awarded to students who are not eligible for the Pell Grant and who do not have a bachelor’s degree.

  • Award ranges from $100 to $2000 per year

  • Awarded to students on a first come first serve basis with priority given to those who met the priority deadline date of April 1st