{"id":6600,"date":"2019-10-10T10:09:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T14:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/?page_id=6600"},"modified":"2025-03-10T09:46:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T13:46:34","slug":"ucf-grant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/types\/grants\/ucf-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"container my-4 my-sm-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"lead\">The UCF Grant is a financial aid program funded by the É«»¨Ìà available to undergraduate students who meet all general eligibility requirements, demonstrate substantial financial need and meet the UCF priority application deadline of February 15th.<\/p>\n<p>The UCF Grant is a full-time only award. It will not disburse with less than full-time enrollment. Students who were initially enrolled full-time, but later dropped to half-time, will have their full-time UCF Grant converted to a half-time Knights Aid award.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mt-4\">General Eligibility Requirements<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-lg-8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<ul>\n<li>Must have a completed FAFSA on file by February 15th<\/li>\n<li>Must meet eligibility for federal financial aid<\/li>\n<li>Must enroll full-time each semester<\/li>\n<li>Be enrolled in your first undergraduate degree program<\/li>\n<li>Meet the Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress<\/li>\n<li>Must demonstrate substantial financial need and meet other eligibility criteria as established by the university in the administration of this funding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<section class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-general-eligibility-callout mb-4 mb-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-outline-info\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block d-flex align-items-start\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<span class=\"lead mr-3 d-flex align-items-start\">\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-info-circle text-info\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Before you apply for any type of financial assistance, make sure you meet the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/receive\/eligibility\/\">general eligibility requirements<\/a>.<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h2 class=\"mt-4\">Application Procedures<\/h2>\n<p>Students must have the error-free results of the FAFSA on file with UCF by February 15th. Awards are made to students who meet all eligibility requirements. The deadline and other eligibility criteria are based on the available funding and may be revised at any time. In order to receive the UCF Grant, you must meet satisfactory academic progress. The policy can be reviewed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/policies\/satisfactory-academic-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Satisfactory Academic Progress<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>This is not a renewable award; however, students may be considered each year if eligibility criteria are met and if funding is available. There is no separate application for this award. UCF awards are subject to change if any corrections or changes are made to a student\u2019s financial aid file, including receipt of other aid that decreases or eliminates eligibility for the UCF Grant.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"alert alert-info mt-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"mb-0\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Transient hours are not considered for this institutional grant program. Remedial hours are considered for this institutional grant program.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-cta-bar-apply-types-receive \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-primary my-0 text-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-4 mt-md-0 col-md-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"d-inline-block text-decoration-none hover-parent\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/apply\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div>\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-5x fa-pencil-square-o text-secondary hover-child-text-white mb-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\t\t\t<span class=\"badge badge-pill badge-inverse px-3 mb-2 text-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tApply for Aid\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-secondary pt-2 font-italic font-slab-serif\">Start the process of applying for financial aid.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-4 mt-md-0 col-md-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"d-inline-block text-decoration-none hover-parent\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/types\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div>\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-5x fa-list-ul text-secondary hover-child-text-white mb-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\t\t\t<span class=\"badge badge-pill badge-inverse px-3 mb-2 text-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tTypes of Aid\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-secondary pt-2 font-italic font-slab-serif\">Learn more about the different types of aid.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-4 mt-md-0 col-md-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"d-inline-block text-decoration-none hover-parent\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/receive\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div>\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-5x fa-usd text-secondary hover-child-text-white mb-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\t\t\t<span class=\"badge badge-pill badge-inverse px-3 mb-2 text-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tReceive Aid\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-secondary pt-2 font-italic font-slab-serif\">Ready to receive your aid? 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