2009-10
Compendium

TOWARDS EXCELLENCE, ACCESS & SUCCESS (TEXAS) GRANT PROGRAM

The Texas Legislature established the TEXAS Grant to make sure that well-prepared high school graduates with financial need could go to college. A TEXAS Grant may be used to attend any public institution of higher education in Texas.

Students may apply if they:

• Are Texas residents
• Have not been convicted of a felony or crime involving a controlled substance
• Show financial need
• Have an EFC less than or equal to $4,000
• Register for the Selective Service or are exempt from this requirement

AND

• Graduate from an accredited high school in Texas not earlier than the 1998-99 school year
• Complete the Recommended High School Program or Distinguished Achievement Program in high school
• Enroll in a non-profit public college or university in Texas within 16 months of graduation from a public or accredited private high school in Texas and
• Have accumulated no more than 30 semester credit hours, excluding those earned for dual or concurrent courses or awarded for credit by examination (AP, IB or CLEP)

OR

• Have earned an associate degree from a public technical, state or community college in Texas and
• Enroll in any public university in Texas no more than 12 months after receiving their associate's degree

For additional information about this program visit the following web site: www.collegeforalltexans.com

To apply, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA automatically calculates your Expected Family Contribution (EFC). The financial aid office at the college or university the student applied to will notify the student if he/she is eligible.