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Grants
Grants, unlike loans, are a type of financial aid that does not have to be repaid.
Browse this list of common grants to learn more about your options and decide which one is right for you:
Federal Pell Grant
A Federal Pell Grant is a need based award that unlike a loan, does not have to be repaid as long as eligibility is maintained. Pell Grants are awarded only to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor's degree or professional degree. This award is based upon the full-year projection of the highest enrollment status you anticipated on your application. If you enroll for more or fewer credits in any semester, the award may be adjusted for that semester. Therefore, please contact us prior to making any enrollment changes. This can be done by coming in to our office at 105 Student Services Building, by calling our office at (801) 581-6211, or in writing.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
A Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) is for undergraduates with exceptional financial need - that is, students with the lowest Expected Family Contribution (EFC) - and gives priority to students who receive Federal Pell Grants. Like the Federal Pell Grant, an FSEOG doesn't have to be paid back as long as eligibility is maintained.
Utah Education Fund Grant (UEF)
The Utah Education Fund Grant is available to Utah resident undergraduates who demonstrate exceptional economic need and who are educationally disadvantaged. You must be enrolled for at least 6 hours (half-time status) to receive the UEF Grant. A UEF Grant does not have to be paid back, as long as you maintain eligibility for the funds you received.
Higher Education Success Stipend Program (HESSP)
The Higher Education Success Stipend Program is available to Utah resident undergraduates who qualify for Pell Grants. HESSP was established by the Utah State Legislature and serves as a supplement to increasingly inadequate grant assistance from Federal Government financial aid programs. You must be at leat half-time (6 or more credit hours) to receive HESSP funds. Like other grants, HESSP does not have to be paid back, as long as you maintain eligibility for the funds you received.
Need Based Tuition Assistance Grant (NBTAG)
The Need Based Tuition Assistance Grant (NBTAG) is available to undergraduates who demonstrate financial need. You must be enrolled for at least half-time, (6 or more credit hours) to receive the NBTA Grant. A NBTA Grant does not have to be paid back, as long as you maintain eligibility for the funds you received.
TEACH Grant Program
The TEACH "Grant" program provides up to $4,000 a year in "grant" aid to undergraduate (first bachelor's degree) and graduate students. Eligible undergraduate and graduate students may receive no more than $16,000 and graduate students may receive no more than $8,000 total in TEACH "Grants." Unfortunately, the law does not currently allow grants for University of Utah students working on post-baccalaureate certificate programs.
In exchange for TEACH "Grant" aid, students must agree to serve as a full-time teacher at specified schools serving low-income students and teach in a specified field for four academic years, within eight years after completing the college course. TEACH "Grant" recipients that do not fulfill their teaching obligations must repay the "Grant" as if it was an unsubsidized Direct Loan with interest having accrued since disbursement . For more information, please click on TEACH.
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Phone: (801) 581-6211
Fax: (801) 585-6350
201 S 1460 E, Rm 105
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9055
School Code: 003675
Financial Aid Deadlines
Complete your file before:
April 1
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Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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