Federal, state, and university grants are available to help cover your costs of obtaining a higher education. These grants are awarded on the basis of financial need, so not all students will qualify. If you are awarded a grant, it is considered gift aid. In other words, you do not need to repay a grant as you would a student loan. Below is a list of the grants offered to undergraduates at Texas State.

• Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)
• Federal Pell Grant
• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
• National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grant
• TEXAS Grant
• Texas Public Educational Grant (TPEG)
• Texas State Tuition Grant
• Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (SLEAP)
• Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP)
• Other Texas State grants

Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)

Eligibility Requirements 

• Pell eligible
• U.S. citizen
• Enrolled full-time (12 hours)
• First year (0-29 hours) or second year (30-59 hours) of undergraduate study
• Recent high school graduate who completed the recommended or distinguished high school diploma
• For renewal after first year award, have at least a 3.0 GPA

Remember, your ACG Grant amount for each semester is based on the number of semester hours for which you are enrolled on the last published day of adds and drops. You must be enrolled for a minimum of 12 semester hours on that day to receive any of your ACG Grant. If you drop below 12 semester hours of enrollment on or before that date, you will be required to repay all of your ACG Grant. For 2008-2009, the maximum award is $750.

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Federal Pell Grant 

Your Pell Grant amount for each semester is based on the number of semester hours for which you are enrolled on the last published day of adds and drops. You must be enrolled for a minimum of 12 semester hours on that day to receive your full Pell Grant.  If you drop below 12 semester hours of enrollment on or before that date, you will be required to repay all or a portion of your Pell Grant. For 2008-2009, the maximum award is $4,731.

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Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)

This federal grant is awarded to students who are working on their first undergraduate degree. These funds are reserved for students who have exceptional need (full Pell-eligible). For 2008-2009, the maximum award is $2,000.

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National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grant

Eligibility Requirements

• Pell eligible
• U.S. citizen
• Enrolled full-time (12 hours)
• Third year (60-89 hours) or fourth year (90-120 hours) of undergraduate study
• Cannot have more than 120 credit hours
• Must be pursuing a major in mathematics, sciences (including physical, life and computer sciences), technology, engineering or a critical foreign language (such as Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Russian) determined critical to national security
• Demonstrate enrollment in at least one core course in National SMART Grant-eligible major
• Maintain at least a cumulative 3.0 GPA

Remember, your SMART Grant amount for each semester is based upon the number of semester hours for which you are enrolled on the last published day of adds and drops. You must be enrolled for a minimum of 12 semester hours on that day to receive any of your SMART Grant. If you drop below 12 semester hours of enrollment on or before that date, you will be required to repay all of your SMART Grant. For 2008-2009, the maximum award is $4,000.

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Texas Public Educational Grant (TPEG)

This institutional grant is awarded to students based on their financial need. For 2008-2009, the maximum award is $2,400.

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Texas State Tuition Grant

This institutional grant is awarded to students based on their financial need. For 2008-2009, the maximum award is $2,200.

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Toward EXcellence, Access, and Success Grant (TEXAS Grant)

This state grant is awarded to students who are working on their first undergraduate degree.  Students must also meet certain financial need requirements and have earned either a recommended or distinguished achievement high school diploma. For 2008-2009, the maximum award is $5,280.

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