The priority deadline date for campus based aid is April 1st of each year.  If you change your enrollment status within the first 14 days of classes, your financial aid will be adjusted accordingly and you may possibly be billed.

• Federal Pell Grants

Federal funds available to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor's or professional degree;  are working towards a degree; and must meet federal government's eligibility criteria.  This award is disbursed in accordance to your enrollment status.  This award does not usually require repayment.

• Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant

Campus based aid program.  Federal funds available for undergraduate students who meet the campus based priority deadline date, fund availability and the federal government's eligibility criteria.  This award does not usually require repayment.

 

• Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) and National Science & Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grant

   

  The Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 (HERA) created two new grant programs for full-time students who are eligible for Federal Pell Grants and are U.S. citizens.  Congress provided funding to make grants available for these programs for the 2006-07 award year.  

   

  Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)

  The U.S. Department of Education will notify each federal student aid applicant who is potentially eligible for an ACG based on information the applicant provides on their 2006-07 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).  Applicants who are U.S. citizens in the first or second year of postsecondary education, and who have an expected family contribution (EFC) that would make them eligible for a Federal Pell Grant, will be notified of their potential eligibility by July 1, 2006.  Notifications will be sent to all applicants with processed FAFSAs at that time.  A student whose FAFSA is received after this initial notification will be contacted as soon as possible after that time.

   

  National Science & Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grant

  Provides up to $4,000 for each of the third and fourth years of undergraduate study for full-time students who are U.S. citizens, eligible for Federal Pell Grants, and pursuing an eligible majors. For a complete list of eligible majors:

http://ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/attachments/GENO615Attach1.pdf

• Federal Work-Study

Campus based aid program.  Federal funds available for students who meet the campus based aid priority deadline date, fund availability and the federal government's eligibility criteria.  This program allows students to earn money to assist in paying for educational expenses.  These awards are not available to pay registration tuition and fees.

• Federal Perkins Loan

Campus based aid program.  A low-interest federally funded loan through the University to assist you to pay for your education.  Available for students who meet the campus based aid priority deadline date, fund availability and the federal government's eligibility criteria.  This award does require repayment.

• Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program

Federal Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford loans are available for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a degree program who meet the eligibility criteria.  Graduate students are not eligible for loan funds for undergraduate courses.  Parents of dependent undergraduate students may apply for a PLUS Loan (Parent Loan).  Students must maintain at least half-time status. These are all loans, and do require repayment.

• State Grants

State grant funds are available to students who meet their State's eligibility criteria and any published application deadline dates.  For example, the Tennessee Student Assistance Award (TSAA) is a state grant fund that is available to Tennessee residents who meet the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) eligibility criteria, fund availability and the published application deadline date.