Grants

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

Children of Fallen Heroes Program

• Federal grant program for undergraduate students
• Student must be the child of a parent or guardian who died in the line of duty while either:
  •  (a.) serving on active duty as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on or after September 11, 2001; or
  •  (b.) actively serving as and performing the duties of a public safety officer. 
• Student must self-identify as eligible on the FAFSA ·
• Student must submit required documentation to the financial aid portal

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

Massachusetts Grant (MassGrant) Plus Program:

• Partnership with state could cover Tuition and Fees 
• State grant program awarded to students with exceptional need
• Must be a legal Massachusetts state resident
• Must demonstrate financial need for tuition and fees after accounting for all forms of scholarship and grant aid.
• Award amounts vary by financial need and available funding
• For more information, please visit Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
• An additional MassGrant PLUS Supplemental Award of up to $1,200 may be given to students with remaining need to help cover the costs of books and supplies.

Massachusetts Grant (MassGrant)Plus Expansion Program

• An extension of MASSGrant Plus, the MASSGrant Plus Expansion program provides financial assistance to non-Pell eligible students and families with a Student Aid Index (SAI) that does not exceed $15,000.
• State grant program awarded to students with financial need.
• Must be a legal Massachusetts state resident.
• Must be enrolled in Bachelor’s Degree
• Must demonstrate financial need for tuition and fees after accounting for all forms of scholarship and grant aid.
• Award amounts vary by financial need and available funding
• For more information, please visit Massachusetts Department of Higher Education

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.

 For more information on other types of State Aid, please visit the Office of Student Financial Assistance

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

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