Grants
Federal Pell Grants are awarded to all eligible undergraduate students who complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
To be eligible for the Federal Pell Grant, you must meet all of the following requirements:
- You have not already earned a bachelor’s degree
- You must have a qualifying Expected Family Contribution (EFC) as determined by the FAFSA
- You must be making Satisfactory Academic Progress
- You are limited to receive the equivalent of twelve semesters at full-time enrollment in Pell Grant
Award eligibility varies based on Enrollment Status. For details, please visit the Award Proration information page.
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The Federal TEACH Grant (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Program helps students who plan to teach in high-need fields at the secondary or elementary level.
If you choose to participate in this aid program, you must agree to do all of the following:
- Serve as a full time teacher for 4 years
- Teach a high-need field/subject
- Bilingual education and English language acquisition
- Foreign language
- Mathematics
- Reading specialist
- Science
- Special education
- Any other field that has been identified as high-need by the federal government, a state government, or a local education agency, and that is included in the annual Teacher Shortage Area Nationwide Listing.
- Serve in a public or private elementary or secondary school.
- Teach in a school that serves low-income students.
If you fail to meet the requirements listed above, the Federal TEACH Grant funds you received will change into a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan. You will have to repay the entire loan with interest. Interest is charged from the day the money originally paid out. You may review more information about the requirements on the Federal Student Aid.
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Additional aid eligibility under the Iraq and Afghanistan Service grant is available to students whose parent or guardian died as a result of U.S. military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001.
To be eligible for this additional funding, you must meet all of the following requirements:
- Complete the FAFSA.
- You must not have already earned a bachelor’s degree.
- You must be making Satisfactory Academic Progress.
- You must have been less than 24 years of age OR enrolled at an institution of higher education at the time of your parent’s death.
If eligibility is confirmed, there are two different programs for eligible children of soldiers. Students with a Pell eligible Expected Family Contribution (EFC) will receive an increase in their Federal Pell Grant. Students with an EFC that is not Pell eligible will see the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant posted to their financial aid offer.
More information regarding this grant can be found here.
Students will be reviewed for this program upon receipt of an eligible FAFSA.
Children of Fallen Heroes funding in available to Pell eligible students whose parent or guardian was a public safety officer and died in the line of duty.
To be eligible for Children of Fallen Heroes, you must meet all of the following requirements:
- You must meet eligibility requirements for the Federal Pell Grant.
- You have not already earned a bachelor’s degree.
- You must have a qualifying Expected Family Contribution (EFC) as determined by the FAFSA.
- Recipients must be making Satisfactory Academic Progress.
- Students are limited to receive the equivalent of twelve semesters at full-time enrollment in Pell Grant.
- You must have been less than 24 years of age OR enrolled at an institution of higher education at the time of your parent’s death.
- You must provide documentation to verify that your parent died in the line of duty as a public safety officer.
If eligibility is confirmed, Children of Fallen Heroes may result in additional financial aid, including an increase in Pell. You will not see the words “Children of Fallen Heroes” on your financial aid offer. Children of Fallen Heroes is funded through a combination of increased Pell and other financial aid, depending on eligibility. In subsequent award years, you will continue to be eligible for Children of Fallen Heroes as long as you continue to be a Pell eligible student.
If you would like to be reviewed for this program, please call the Aggie One Stop at (979) 847-1787 or email financialaid@tamu.edu.
The Toward Excellence, Access & Success (TEXAS) grant was created by the Texas Legislature to provide need-based financial aid to Texas students. Funds for this program are limited and eligibility varies based on Enrollment Status. For details, please visit the Award Proration information page.
Eligibility
To be awarded this grant for the first time, you must:
- Be a Texas resident.
- Register for Selective Service or be exempt from this requirement.
- Not have been convicted of a felony or crime involving a controlled substance.
- Have financial need as determined by the FAFSA or TASFA.
- Have NCAA compliance approval to be eligible for this program if you are a student athlete.
- Be seeking your first bachelor's degree.
- Qualify through one of the following four pathways:
- High School Graduation Pathway:
- You have graduated from an accredited high school in Texas and complete the Recommended or Foundation Distinguished curriculum. Your final high school transcript must be on file and mailed directly to the Office of Admissions.
- You have enrolled as an undergraduate at Texas A&M within 16 months after graduation from high school.
- You must have earned less than 30 credit hours. This does not include hours earned through dual credit, concurrent courses, or credit by examination (AP, IB or CLEP).
- Associate Degree Pathway:
- You have enrolled at Texas A&M within 12 months after receiving an associate's degree from a public or private, non-profit Texas college or university.
- TEOG Transfer Pathway:
- You have received an Initial Year Texas Educational Opportunity Grant (TEOG) in Fall 2014 or later.
- You have transferred to Texas A&M with a minimum GPA of 2.5.
- You have successfully completed at least 24 credit hours.
- Honorable Military Discharge Pathway:
- You enlisted in the military within 12 months after graduation from an accredited high school in Texas on May 1, 2013 or later.
- You have enrolled at Texas A&M within 12 months after being honorably discharged from military service.
- High School Graduation Pathway:
Renewal Requirements
TEXAS Grant funds are limited by the State of Texas. Renewal TEXAS Grant funds will be awarded on a first come, first served basis with priority given to students who have a complete/valid financial aid application (FAFSA/TASFA) and meet all program renewal requirements. Recipients are not guaranteed a renewal TEXAS Grant award.
At the end of the first year, you must meet Texas A&M University’s Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements (2.0 GPA and 75% completion) in order to be considered for a second year in the TEXAS Grant program.
After the second year of receiving TEXAS Grant, you are required to meet the following requirements:
- Maintain at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
- Complete 24 credit hours each academic year (fall, spring and summer). Credits by exam/AP credits do not count toward completion requirements.
- Have not exceeded 150 attempted credits.
If you take credit hours at another college or university during the academic year, you must submit official transcripts to the Texas A&M Office of Admissions and notify our office to request a review.
If you transfer from another college or university where you previously received the TEXAS Grant, you may be eligible to continue receiving it at Texas A&M. Please contact our office to request a review.
If you are awarded under the High School Graduation, Associate's Degree, TEOG, or Honorable Military Discharge Pathway, you lose eligibility for the TEXAS Grant once you have attempted 150 credit hours. "Attempted hours" includes all courses in every semester you registered for, including transferred, repeated, dropped, and withdrawn courses.
Hardships or Other Proper Causes
If you do not meet the renewal requirements due to extenuating circumstances, you may submit an appeal to the TEXAS Grant Program Coordinator to review your eligibility. The request must be submitted in writing and must explain the reason for the request. Reasons that may be considered include:
- A severe illness or other condition that affected academic performance;
- Your academic performance being affected by your responsibility for the care of a sick, injured, or needy person.
- Other circumstances that may have impacted your ability to meet renewal requirements.
The TEXAS Grant Program Coordinator will respond to your request through your Texas A&M email account. Other supporting documentation may be requested. Submitting an appeal does not guarantee any adjustments can or will be made.
For more information, access College For All Texans or call the Aggie One Stop at (979) 847-1787.
Texas A&M University has provided tuition support since 2008, by pledging tuition coverage to low- and middle-income families through the Aggie Assurance commitment. For students whose family income is $60,000 or less, tuition will be covered by grants and/or scholarships.
Beginning in Fall 2021, we are expanding our Aggie Assurance commitment to provide tuition support grants for first-time freshmen and first-time transfer students whose family income is greater than $60,000 but no more than $130,000. The amount of the tuition support grants will vary based on income and financial need. Tuition grants will not cover all of tuition.
FSEOG is available to undergraduate students who have Pell Grant and high financial need. Awarding preference is given to students who are enrolled full-time (12 credit hours). Funding is limited, so not all eligible students receive FSEOG.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you must:
- Have a FAFSA on file.
- Be awarded the Federal Pell Grant.
- Be making Satisfactory Academic Progress. (SAP)
- Be enrolled in at least 6 hours.
Award eligibility varies based on Enrollment Status. For details, please visit the Award Proration information page.
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The Texas Aggie Graduate Grant is a need-based award (need is determined by Scholarships & Financial Aid) for Texas residents attending the College Station campus. Beginning with the 2019-2020 award year, students enrolled full time may receive up to $2500 per semester and students enrolled at least half-time will receive a prorated amount not to exceed $1500 per semester. Maximum award per academic year is $5000.
Eligibility
- You must be a Texas resident.
- You must have completed and submitted a FAFSA or TASFA.
- You must be enrolled in a degree-seeking graduate program at Texas A&M (G7 or G8 status) or a graduate certificate program at the Bush School of Government and Public Service.
- You must be enrolled at least half-time for the semesters you receive the grant (5 hours for Fall or Spring, 3 hours for a Summer session).
- Students are not eligible to receive this grant in the same semesters they receive tuition payments (university, federal, state, veterans’ benefit, corporate, or other tuition assistance).
- Students are not eligible to receive this grant in the same academic year they receive major scholarships/fellowships (totaling $10,000 or more for Masters, $15,000 or more for Doctoral).
- Student eligibility will be checked at the time of awarding as well as after the census date of each award semester (12th class day for Fall or Spring, and the 5th class day for Summer). Should a student no longer meet eligibility requirements, all or a portion of the award may be subject to cancellation or adjustment.
Applying
The TAGG application is located on the Forms and Media webpage. Signed applications are accepted via upload in the Howdy Portal.
Note: The following student groups should not complete this application:
- Students enrolled in the Health Science Center, Professional and Fort Worth Graduate students in the School of Law, and DVM students in the College of Veterinary Medicine are eligible for funding but not through this application process. Please do not submit an application.
- Students enrolled in Distance Education Graduate programs in the School of Law are not eligible to complete this application. These programs are not supported with state funds and do not qualify for state financial aid (per Texas Education Code Sec. 52.2002/Sec. 54.545).
- Students enrolled in programs offered at the Texas A&M University Washington, D.C., site are not eligible to complete this application. These programs are not supported with state funds and do not qualify for state financial aid (per Texas Education Code Sec. 54.2002/Sec. 54.545).
The Texas Public Education Grant (TPEG) is a program administered by the State of Texas to aid students with financial need, seeking a first bachelor's degree, graduate degree or professional degree. It is awarded based on the FAFSA/TASFA received. Funding is limited, so not all students who are eligible receive TPEG.
To be awarded TPEG:
- You must have financial need.
- You must be seeking your first bachelor's, graduate, or professional degree.
Award eligibility varies based on Enrollment Status. For details, please visit the Award Proration information page.
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The Texas Public Education Grant (TPEG) is a program administered by the State of Texas to help students. You must have financial need, be seeking a first bachelor's degree, graduate degree or professional degree. The International Texas Public Education Grant (ITPEG) is given to international students only. The ITPEG is a grant and does not have to be repaid.
Eligibility
- You must be classified as an international student as determined by the Office of the Registrar.
- You are a College Station student.
- Award eligibility varies based on Enrollment Status. For details, please visit the Award Proration information page.
Applying
The International Student Financial Aid Application (ISFAA) is open for the 2022-2023 school year. The priority date for the 2022-2023 ISFAA is May 1, 2022. You can find the ISFAA on the Forms page.