2011-2012 Catalog

FINANCIAL AID

Grants

Federal Pell Grants

Pell Grants are available to eligible undergraduates. Pell Grant funds are disbursed based on number of hours enrolled when the funds are received. All other sources of aid will be given in addition to the Pell Grant.

Academic Competitive Grants

ACG grants are available to eligible undergraduates. The maximum amounts are $750 for first year students and $1,300 for second year students.

National Smart Grants

SMART grants are available to eligible undergraduates. The maximum is $4,000 for third and fourth year students.

Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants

These grants, ranging from $100 to $1,200 per year, are available to help needy undergraduates meet education expenses.

The Texas Public Education Grant

This grant was established by the Texas State Legislature to help needy students. Under this program, students may receive grants ranging from $100 and up.

Leap/Sleap

LEAP/SLEAP grants furnish financial assistance to students with need attending public institutions of higher education. To be eligible, the applicant must be at least a half‑time student, a citizen, a national or a permanent resident of the U.S., and otherwise eligible to pay Texas resident tuition.

Texas Grant Program

The Toward Excellence, Access, and Success (TEXAS) grant program was established in 1999 by the Texas Legislature to provide need-based financial assistance to resident Texas students who completed the Recommended high school program. Eligible students may receive an amount up to the cost of required tuition and fees each academic year of eligibility. Some restrictions apply.

To be eligible for the TEXAS grant, a student must be a Texas resident and a graduate from a public or accredited private high school no earlier than Fall 2001 and must demonstrate exceptional financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Detailed information is available by request in the Financial Aid Office.

TEACH GRANT

This is a federally funded program available to students admitted into the teacher education program. Eligible students must meet and maintain a 3.25 GPA. In exchange for the grant, students must agree to serve as full-time teachers at certain schools and within specific high-need fields for at least four academic years within eight years of completing their course of study. If a grant recipient does not carry out this obligation, the TEACH grant funds received will be converted into an unsubsidized loan that must be repaid with interest.

TEXAS TUITION GUARANTEE

Texas Tuition Guarantee is a new program which will cover tuition and fees for qualified freshman enrolling at Tarleton State University for the Fall 2010 semester.  Please study the criteria below and determine if you might be eligible!  This program uses Pell grant and Texas Tuition Guarantee to cover Tuition and Fees.

Initial Eligibility
1.    Entering Freshman students in the Fall of 2011
2.    Family Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of $30,000 or less
3.    Apply for the program by Institutional Financial Aide Deadline
4.    Be eligible for PELL Grants as either a dependent or independent student
5.    Be a Texas resident
6.    Enroll in a minimum of 15 Semester Credit hours (SCH) per semester
7.    Eligibility will be based on need
8.    Student must be degree seeking

Continuing Eligibility
1.    Family AGI of $30,000 or less
2.    Apply for renewal by the university financial aid deadline
3.    Maintain PELL eligibility
4.    Maintain a minimum of 2.5 GPA in all semesters of eligibility
5.    Enroll in a minimum of  15 SCH per eligible semester
6.   Have completed a minimum of SCH in the previous eligible semester or 30 SCH in the preceding   Academic Year
7.    Must maintain satisfactory academic progress
8.    Eligibility is for a period of 8 consecutive long semesters at the undergraduate level only

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