Toward Excellence, Access, and Success (TEXAS) Grant

The Toward Excellence, Access, and Success Grant, or TEXAS Grant, is a state program that provides financial assistance to Texas resident undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need. 

Eligibility

• Be a Texas resident pursuing your first bachelor's degree.
• Be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
• Apply for financial aid.
• Have financial need.
• Enroll in at least 9 credit hours each semester.
• Not have been convicted of an offense involving a controlled substance or any felony.
• Qualify through one of four pathways:
  • High school graduation pathway
    • Graduate from an accredited high school in Texas and enroll in UTEP within 16 months, and not have more than 30 college credits attempted (excluding dual credit and examinations).
  • Associate degree pathway
    • Obtain an associate's degree from a Texas institution and enroll in UTEP within 12 months.
  • Honorable military discharge pathway
    • Enroll in UTEP no later than 12 months after being honorably discharged from active-duty military service, having enlisted within 12 months of graduating from an accredited high school in Texas, and not have more than 30 college credits attempted (excluding dual credit and examinations).
  • TEOG transfer pathway
    • Transfer to UTEP with 24 credits earned and a minimum 2.5 GPA after receiving a Texas Educational Opportunity Grant (TEOG) from a community college.

Funding for the TEXAS Grant is limited and priority is given to renewal students, students with high financial need, and students who meet certain academic high school requirements. Students are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

Students must register in at least 9 credits each semester to receive a TEXAS Grant. Students in their graduating semester may receive the grant at half-time enrollment with an approved hardship appeal.

For renewal, students must make satisfactory academic progress. Beginning with the second renewal, students must complete 24 semester credit hours every year and maintain a cumulative 2.5 GPA or higher.

Entering freshmen students may be eligible up to a maximum of 5 years or 150 credit hours, whichever comes first. Students awarded based on the associate degree pathway may be eligible for a maximum of 3 years or 90 credit hours, whichever comes first.

A student who is ineligible for a TEXAS Grant based on GPA, number of completed hours, or total hours enrolled, may appeal for a reinstatement of the TEXAS Grant by completing a hardship appeal form.