Grants
A grant is a need-based form of financial aid that usually does not have to be repaid. Eligibility is determined based on completion and evaluation of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Grants are generally provided by individual states or the federal government and include:
Federal Grants
- Federal Pell Grants - This is the most common form of federal aid. They are need based and provided by the federal government.
- Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG) - These grants are provided to undergraduates with the greatest financial need. Pell Grant recipients with the lowest EFC will be considered first.
- Academic Competitiveness Grants (ACG) – ACG is available to first and second year students who have completed a rigorous high school program of study, are U.S. Citizens, enrolled full-time, and who are determined to be Pell eligible.
- First year recipients who are eligible may receive up to $750.
- Second year students may receive up to $1,300 and must have and maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
- For further information regarding Utah specific requirements, please click here.
- National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grants – Available to third and fourth years of undergraduate study to full-time students who are eligible for Pell Grants and who are majoring in physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, technology or engineering, and/or critical foreign language.
- Third year recipients who are eligible may receive up to $4,000.
- Fourth year students may receive up to $4,000 and must have and maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
- Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grants – Provides grants of up to $4,000 per year to students who intend to teach in high-need fields at an eligible school that serves students from low-income families.
- You must teach full-time for at least 4 academic years within 8 calendar years of completing the program of study for which you received a TEACH Grant.
- Important - If you fail to complete this service obligation, ALL amounts of TEACH Grant(s) that you received will be converted to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan. You must then repay this loan to the U.S. Department of Education. You will be charged interest from the date the grant(s) was disbursed.
- Not all schools participate in the TEACH Grant Program. Contact your school's financial aid office to determine if they participate.
- For additional information, including eligible schools and high-need fields, please click here.
State Grants
- Utah Centennial Opportunity Program for Education (UCOPE) Grants - Utah Centennial Grant (UCOPE) is for undergraduates with exceptional financial need, that is, students with the lowest EFC's, and gives priority to students who receive Federal Pell Grants.
- Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) - LEAP grants are for undergraduates with exceptional financial need.
