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Grants

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File your FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. 

Financial aid awards for fall 2024

This year (2024-2025 academic year) it will be easier for families to complete the FAFSA with the streamlined FAFSA application. The new FAFSA form is now available. UMassD anticipates sending award letters in late spring.

Grants and tuition credits are considered gift aid and do not need to be repaid.

Federal Pell Grant

  • Federal grant administered by the U.S. Department of Education
  • Eligibility determined by demonstrated financial need
  • Available to undergraduate students

How much will I receive in a Pell Grant?

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant

  • Federal grant administered by the university
  • Eligibility determined by demonstrated financial need
  • Available to undergraduate students enrolled in 12 credits or more who show extraordinary financial need
  • Awards range from $200 to $4,000, depending on available funds and number of eligible applicants

Federal Teach Grant

  • Federal grant administered by the university
  • Provides up to $4,000 per year
  • Available to eligible graduate students who agree to serve as a full-time, highly-qualified teacher in a high-need subject area in a designated low-income school for at least 4 years within 8 years of graduating
  • Applicants must meet certain academic achievement requirements (i.e. maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25)
  • May need to be repaid if student does not fulfill teacher service agreement

For additional information contact Traci Almeida, Graduate Admissions Coordinator: talmeida@umassd.edu or 508.999.8098

Massachusetts Grant (MassGrant) Program

  • State funded grant program administered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • Eligibility determined by demonstrated financial need
  • Available to undergraduate students enrolled full-time (12+ credits) who are a legal resident of Massachusetts
  • FAFSA must be filed each year by May 1

Mass Part-Time Grant

  • State funded grant program administered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • Eligibility determined by demonstrated financial need and available funds
  • Available to undergraduate students enrolled in 6-11 credits who are a legal resident of Massachusetts

Need-Based Tuition Credit

  • Institutional funded program administered by the university
  • Eligibility determined by demonstrated financial need
  • Available to undergraduate students enrolled 6 credits or more who are a legal resident of Massachusetts
  • Online & Continuing Education courses are not covered by this program
  • The award may be adjusted or reduced based on final institutional and direct charges or changes to a student's cost of attendance (including but not limited to tuition, room, board, and/or any applicable fee adjustments) and will not be refunded.
  • May only be applied to tuition and/or fees

Massachusetts Access Grant

  • State funded program administered by the university
  • Eligibility determined by demonstrated financial need
  • Available to undergraduate students enrolled at least half-time who are a legal resident of Massachusetts
  • Online & Continuing Education courses are not covered by this program
  • The award may be adjusted or reduced based on final institutional and direct charges or changes to a student's cost of attendance (including but not limited to tuition, room, board, and/or any applicable fee adjustments) and will not be refunded.

University Grant

  • Institutional grant administered by the university
  • Eligibility determined by demonstrated financial need
  • Available to undergraduate students enrolled at least half-time
  • Online & Continuing Education courses are not covered by this program
  • The award may be adjusted or reduced based on final institutional and direct charges or changes to a student's cost of attendance (including but not limited to tuition, room, board, and/or any applicable fee adjustments) and will not be refunded.
  • May only be applied to tuition and fees
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