Graduate College University Grant

Overview

The Graduate College University Grant (GCUG) is a need-based award to support new and continuing masters and doctoral students with financial need as determined by information taken from the FAFSA. The GCUG is intended to support in recruitment and retention of outstanding graduate students at Arizona State University. Students may receive this grant for a maximum of four semesters throughout their degree study. Students must be nominated by the School of Life Sciences.

Awards can be for one semester or one academic year. Students may be awarded up to $5,000 per semester (fall and spring only).

Terms of Award

Recipients must enroll for a minimum of 6 credits in the awarded semester(s) unless they request an enrollment exception.
Recipients must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA, award will not disburse if GPA is below a 3.0.
Award only applicable for period of nomination and is not automatically renewed. Nomination is required for each new award period.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible to receive the award, each new or continuing student must:

Be an eligible domestic student as defined by Financial Aid and Scholarship Services.
Be admitted or enrolled in an on-campus immersion graduate program (Masters or Doctoral).
Have a FAFSA on file by February 1 for the following academic year and an unmet need as defined by the financial aid office (note ASU's priority deadline is January 15).
Enroll for a minimum of 6 credit hours in the awarded semester(s) (unless an exception is approved).
Have a minimum 3.0 GPA, award will not disburse if GPA is below 3.0.
Not exceed the maximum terms allowed for Graduate College Fellowship funding. A student can receive a total of four semesters of this funding during their graduate program.

Procedure

In order to be considered, students must submit their FAFSA for the academic year for which awards are being considered. Students will be reminded to do so in January for the following academic year. This is all that is needed to be considered for this award.

Following submission, ASU's Financial Aid Office will review and send SOLS a list of eligible students based on the need determined by the FAFSA. SOLS will review this list and consult faculty as needed to submit nominations to the Graduate College by their February deadline.

Awardees for the following academic year will be decided by the Graduate College and notified in the spring semester.

Please note that eligibility is determined by a student's current enrollment and anticipated aid. If a student is offered the GCUG and these items change, their need will be recalculated for the next academic year and it may influence the awarded amount the student will receive.

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