Program Purpose: Provide grant aid to students with financial need who are enrolled in a Texas public two-year college.
Note: Funding is limited. Each year institutions try to award funds to as many eligible students as possible. However, all eligible students may not receive funding.
To be eligible for a TEOG award, a student must:
- Be classified by the institution as a Texas resident
- Be registered with Selective Service, or be exempt
- Have financial need, as determined by the institution
- Be enrolled at least half-time as an undergraduate student at an eligible 2-year institution
- Not have attempted more than 30 semester credit hours (excluding credits for dual enrollment or by examination)
- Not have earned an associate or baccalaureate degree
- Not have been convicted of a felony or crime involving a controlled substance
