If you are interested in renewing your Top 10% Scholarship, you are encouraged to do so by completing your renewal Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) no later than March 15 prior to the upcoming academic year.

In addition to meeting the general eligibility requirements for the Top 10% Scholarship, you must also meet the Top 10% Scholarship Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements to maintain your eligibility. Failure to do so will result—according to state regulations—in your no longer being eligible to receive the Top 10% Scholarship.

Renewal Eligibility based on:

• Renewal Eligibility Requirements

SAP Terms: Completion Rate | Evaluation Period | Appeal Process

Renewal Eligibility Requirements
Cumulative GPA	Completion Rate		Max yrs.
Overall 3.25 GPA		75% of attempted hours (must complete at least 30 hours)	4 yrs.*

*A student’s eligibility ends four years from the start of the semester in which the student received his/her first disbursement of an initial Top 10 % award, or upon completion of a bachelor’s degree, whichever comes first.

To receive the Top 10 % Scholarship, you must also have financial need (COA – EFC – Pell > $0), enroll full-time in the upcoming fall semester and maintain full-time status through the 12th class day.

Completion Rate

To determine your completion rate for the Top 10 % Scholarship, total the number of hours you completed during the evaluation period (i.e., fall and spring). Then divide that number by the total number of fall and spring hours for which you registered to determine if you meet the 75% completion rate. Keep the following in mind when calculating your completion rate.

Hours that count as attempted but not completed are:

• F
• PR (progress)
• W (withdrawal)
• I (incomplete)
• Repeats excluded from your GPA

Hours that count as attempted and completed are:

• A through D
• CR (credit)
• Repeats included in your GPA

Evaluation Period

Your Top 10 % Scholarship Satisfactory Academic Progress is evaluated at the end of each academic year (i.e., end of spring), regardless of whether you received financial aid for that period.

Appeal Proces

If you have become ineligible to receive a Top 10% Scholarship due to your not meeting the Top Ten % Scholarship Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements, you can file an appeal. The appeal is separate from the standard financial aid appeal process (see the Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements for Financial Aid) and must demonstrate a true hardship that you experienced during the period of poor academic performance. Examples of hardships include, but are not limited to, a severe illness or responsibility for the care of a sick, inured or needy person. You may also submit an appeal if you cannot enroll full-time due to a required student teaching or internship program. To appeal the TEXAS Grant Satisfactory Progress requirements, you must submit a letter of explanation, as well as documentation of your hardship, to Financial Aid and Scholarships.