Texas Educational Opportunity Grant (TEOG)
The Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program provides grants to financially needy students enrolled in Texas public two-year colleges. To compete for the grant, a student must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- 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
Students who continue in college and who meet program academic standards can receive awards for up to 75 semester credit hours, for four years, or until they receive an associate degree, whichever comes first. In the first year of college, the academic standards are set by the institution.
The academic requirements for continuing in the program are completion of at least 75 percent of the semester credit hours taken in the prior academic year, plus and overall college grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. A student does not have to be a recent graduate but must have less than 30 attempted semester credit hours.