Federal Grants

Federal Pell Grant

This need-based grant is awarded to undergraduates. The grant doesn't have to be repaid. However, if you withdraw from the university or stop attending classes, you may be subject to the university's repayment policy.

Amount

Award amounts can change yearly. The amount you get, though, will depend on:
1.      your Student Aid Index (based on your FAFSA form), 
2.      the cost of attendance,
3.      your enrollment level status (full-time, part-time, etc), and
4.      your plans to attend school for a full academic year or less.
 
The amount of Federal Pell Grant you receive must be based on the number of hours you are enrolled and have begun attending as of the 12th class day of each term. Therefore, after the initial disbursement of your Pell Grant funds, subsequent changes may be made to the amount through the 12th class day. Additional factors that may change your Pell Grant award are class attendance, withdrawals, academic progression, etc. The amount of any other student aid for which you might qualify does not affect the amount of your Federal Pell Grant.
 

Eligibility

Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need and have not earned a bachelor's, graduate, or professional degree. You may not receive Federal Pell Grant funds from more than one school at a time.

Continued Eligibility

Students must continue to meet Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements and continue to demonstrate financial need.

The amount of Federal Pell Grant funds you may receive over your lifetime is limited by a new federal law to be the equivalent of six years of Pell Grant funding. Since the maximum amount of Pell Grant funding you can receive each year is equal to 100%, the six-year equivalent is 600%.

If your lifetime eligibility used (LEU) equals or exceeds 600%, you may no longer receive Pell Grant funding. Similarly, if your lifetime eligibility used (LEU) is greater than 500% but less than 600%, while you will be eligible for a Pell Grant for the next award year, you will not be able to receive a full scheduled award.

You can log in to StudentAid.gov with your username and password, then navigate to “My Aid” to view your LEU.

To learn more about the Federal Pell Grant limits and how your eligibility is calculated please visit here.

Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant

The FAFSA Simplification Act changed eligibility for what were formerly called “Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants (IASG)” and “Children of Fallen Heroes (CFH)” Scholarships.
To receive a Pell Grant based on eligibility under the Special Rule, a student must be:
  • the child of a parent or guardian who died in the line of duty while either serving on active duty as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on or after Sept. 11, 2001, or actively serving as and performing the duties of a public safety officer; and
  • younger than 33 years old as of the January 1 prior to the award year for which the applicant is applying (e.g., For the 2024–25 award year, a student must be younger than 33 years old as of Jan. 1, 2024, to be eligible).
Other aid for these students will be based on their calculated SAI. 
 
Eligibility
 

Eligibility under the Special Rule does not need to be redetermined annually, certifying a student as eligible under the Special Rule allows the student to continue receiving a maximum Pell Grant award in subsequent award years.

Students who were eligible for and received Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant (IASG) funds or received Pell Grant funds based on IASG or Children of Fallen Heroes (CFH) eligibility criteria for prior award years but are not eligible for Pell Grant funds under the Special Rule are eligible to receive Pell Grant funds based on prior IASG or CFH eligibility criteria. Students remain eligible if they received at least one disbursement of Pell Grant or IASG funds based on their IASG or CFH eligibility during the prior award years and continue to meet the age requirement for the Special Rule. Students who receive a maximum Pell Grant based on legacy IASG or CFH guidance continue to be eligible if the student received at least one disbursement of funds based on the grandfathered eligibility in each subsequent award year. If there is a break in disbursement of one award year, then the student must qualify under the Special Rule in HEA Section 401(c).

 

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)

This is a need-based grant for undergraduate students. The grant doesn't have to be repaid. However, if you withdraw from the university or stop attending classes, you may be subject to the university's repayment policy.

Amount

You can receive between $100 and $4,000 a year, depending on your financial need, when you apply, the amount of other aid you get, and the availability of funds at UNT Dallas. Each participating school receives a certain amount of FSEOG funds each year from the U.S. Department of Education’s office of Federal Student Aid. Once the full amount of UNT Dallas’ FSEOG funds has been awarded to students, no more FSEOG awards can be made for that year. 

Eligibility

This grant for undergraduate students with exceptional financial need as determined by their SAI. UNT Dallas may award FSEOG to a student at any level of enrollment. Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements must be met.  This grant is awarded to undergraduates only.

Continued Eligibility

You must maintain enrollment as an undergraduate student and must not have previously earned a bachelor’s degree. Your eligibility for Federal Student Aid, including the FSEOG, is determined by completing the FAFSA form on an annual basis. UNT Dallas will award the FSEOG each year based on that eligibility and other factors.

 

Teacher Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program

This program provides grants 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.

TEACH Grant recipients must agree to teach for at least four academic years within eight calendar years of completing the program of study for which a TEACH Grant was received. This grant requires you to agree to complete a teaching service obligation as a condition for receiving the grant, and if you don't complete the service obligation, the TEACH Grant will be converted to a loan that you must repay, with interest.

Amount

For any TEACH Grant with a first disbursement on or after Oct. 1, 2020, and before Oct. 1, 2026, the maximum award amount is $3,772.

Eligibility

  • Complete the FAFSA.
  • Be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.
  • Be enrolled as an undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, or graduate student in a post-secondary educational institution.
  • Be enrolled in course work that is necessary to begin a career in teaching, or plan to complete such course work.
  • Meet certain academic achievement requirements (generally, scoring above the 75th percentile on a college admissions test or maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25).
  • Sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve.
  • Receive TEACH Grant counseling that explains the terms and conditions of the TEACH Grant service obligation.
  • You must complete counseling each year that you receive a TEACH Grant.
 

Service Obligation Requirement

The teaching service requirement set out in the Agreement to Serve or Repay (Agreement) that you must sign to receive a TEACH Grant. By signing the Agreement, you agree to: 

  1. serve as a full-time, highly-qualified teacher for  four  elementary or secondary  school  years at a school or educational service agency that serves low-income students; 
  2. teach in a high-need field; and 
  3. complete the required four years of teaching within  eight  years after  you graduate from or otherwise cease to be enrolled at the institution of higher education where you received  your  TEACH Grants.

If  you do not  complete  your teaching service obligation, the TEACH Grants you received will be converted to loans that you must repay in full, with interest.  For this reason, it is very important that you fully understand the terms and conditions of the TEACH Grant service obligation before you accept a TEACH Grant.

TEACH Grant recipients will now communicate directly with the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to
submit and manage TEACH Grant certification forms, and upload suspension and discharge requests here. 

 

UNT Dallas TEACH Grant Eligible Programs

Education, BS 

  • Core Subjects & Special Education
  • Core Subjects & ESL (Early Childhood/Elementary Education)
  • Core Subjects & Bilingual (Early Childhood/Elementary Education)
  • Math & ESL (Middle School Education)
  • Science & ESL (Middle School Education)
  • Social Studies & ESL (Middle School Education)
  • English, Language Arts, and Reading & ESL (Middle School Education)
Additional TEACH Grant information can be found the School of Education's webpage.
 
Repayment

IMPORTANT: If you receive the grant and fail to graduate or complete this service obligation, all amounts of TEACH Grants received will be converted to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan. Please note that loan interest will be retroactive and calculated with an effective date from the original award disbursement. You must then repay this loan to the U.S. Department of Education, with interest charged from the date the grant(s) was disbursed.