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Grants – “Free Money”
Grants are “gift aid” which does not need to be repaid. They are awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial need. Most grants are offered on a first-come first-serve basis.
Federal Pell Grant
Type:
Eligibility:
- Need-based
- Undergraduate, first bachelor’s degree
- Federal Entitlement
Terms:
- Must be enrolled at least half-time; less than half-time enrollment allowed in certain circumstances
Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)
Type:
Eligibility:
- U.S. Citizen
- Pell Grant Recipient
- 1st year students who completed a “rigorous” high school program, i.e. Honors or Advanced Diploma
- 2nd year students–3.0 GPA for the first year of college
Terms:
- Must be enrolled full-time
National SMART Grant
Type:
Eligibility:
- U.S. Citizen
- Pell Grant recipient
- 3rd or 4th year students
- Major in physical/life science, computer science, engineering, math, technology, or a “critical” foreign language
Terms:
- Must be enrolled full-time
- 3.0 cumulative GPA
Federal Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant
Type:
Eligibility:
- U.S. Citizen or eligible non-citizen
- Grants of up to $4,000 per year to students who intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families.
- You must agree to serve as a full-time teacher in a high-need field in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves low-income students
- You must teach for at least four academic years within eight 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 Grants 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.
Terms:
- Be enrolled as an undergraduate (junior/senior classification) or graduate student pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in education
- Be enrolled in coursework that is necessary to begin a career in teaching or plan to complete such coursework
- Meet certain academic achievement requirements (min 3.25 UNR GPA)
- Sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve
- Complete an Entrance Counseling session
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
Type:
Eligibility:
- Awarded only to Federal Pell Grant eligible applicants
- Undergraduate, first bachelor’s degree
Terms:
- Must be enrolled at least half-time
Access Grant
Type:
Eligibility:
- Need-based
- Graduate and Undergraduates
Terms:
- Must be enrolled at least half-time
Need Based Grant
Type:
Eligibility:
- Need-based
- Graduate and Undergraduates
Terms:
- Must be enrolled at least half-time
Nevada State Grant
Type:
Eligibility:
- Need-based
- Graduate and Undergraduates
- Nevada Resident
Terms:
- Must be enrolled at least half-time
Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Programs
Type:
Eligibility:
- Need based
- Graduate and Undergraduates
- Nevada resident
Terms:
- Must be enrolled at least half time
Res Life Grant
Type:
Eligibility:
- Need-based
- 1st academic year
Terms:
- Must be enrolled full time
- Must live in a University of Nevada, Reno residence
Pack Advantage Gift Aid
Type:
- Combination of gift awards including but not limited to grants, scholarships, stipends and tuition/fee waivers. This award serves as a place marker for funds to be awarded during the academic year. As funds are posted this award balance will decline.
Eligibility:
- Need-based
- Pell Recipient
Terms:
- Nevada Resident
- Full time
- FAFSA filled out by March 1, 2009
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