All grants are awarded on a first come, first serve basis. Students must have submitted a FAFSA and, if requested, additional documentation before they will be considered for a grant. Grants are awarded while funding is available.
Find out if you can receive Federal Title IV Aid while enrolled in your current program.Federal, State and Institutional Grants
Federal Pell Grant
- Required Forms: FAFSA
- Who Awards the Funds: U.S. Department of Education
- Annual Maximum Amount: Up to $6,895
- Need-based and Requires FAFSA: Yes
- Additional Award Criteria: Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Minimum Credit Hours For Disbursement per Term: 12+ hours for 100%: 9-11 hours for 75%: 6-8 hours for 50%: Less than 6 hours for 25%
- Renewal Criteria: Complete the FAFSA each year and make Satisfactory Academic Progress (12 semester maximum)
- Additional Information: Federal grant for undergraduate students seeking their first baccalaureate degree
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
- Required Forms: FAFSA
- Who Awards the Funds: UNC Asheville Office of Financial Aid
- Annual Maximum Amount: Up to $500
- Need-based and Requires FAFSA: Yes
- Additional Award Criteria: Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Minimum Credit Hours For Disbursement per Term: 12
- Renewal Criteria: Complete the FAFSA each year by the priority filing deadline of March 1
- Additional Information: Federal funded grant for undergraduates with exceptional financial needs
Federal TEACH Grant
- Required Forms: FAFSA & TEACH Grant Institutional Application
- Who Awards the Funds: UNC Asheville Office of Financial Aid
- Annual Maximum Amount: Up to $4,000 per academic year. $16,000 maximum for undergraduate and baccalaureate. $8,000 maximum for graduate level students.
- Need-based and Requires FAFSA: Yes
- Additional Award Criteria: Cumulative 3.25 GPA for each payment period or score above the 75th percentile on admission test (SAT, ACT, or GRE)+
- Minimum Credit Hours For Disbursement per Term: Undergraduate 12 for full grant, 9 for the ¾, 6 for ½, less that 6hrs for ¼ grant. Graduate 9 for full grant and 5-8 for half grant.
- Renewal Criteria: Complete the FAFSA each year & maintain at least a 3.25 GPA each payment period
- Additional Information: If the terms and condition are not met, the grants must be repaid as an unsubsidized Direct Stafford Loan, with interest accrued from the date(s) of the original disbursement.
- Post-baccalaureate students pursuing either a second degree or a teaching licensure program are NOT eligible for the TEACH Grant, only first-time degree seeking students.
North Carolina State Grants
- Required Forms: FAFSA
- Who Awards the Funds: NC State Education Assistance authority
- Annual Maximum Amount: Varies
- Need-based and Requires FAFSA: Yes
- Additional Award Criteria: Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Minimum Credit Hours
- For Disbursement per Term: 12 for full award, 6-11 for ½ the award
- Renewal Criteria: Complete the FAFSA each year
- Additional Information: The student must be a North Carolina resident for tuition purposes
UNC Asheville Need-based Grants
- Required Forms: FAFSA
- Who Awards the Funds: UNC Asheville office of Financial Aid
- Annual Maximum Amount: Up to $500
- Need-based and Requires FAFSA: Yes
- Additional Award Criteria: Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Minimum Credit Hours for Disbursement per Term: 12
- Renewal Criteria: Complete the FAFSA each year
- Additional Information: Institutional grant for undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need. Please note our need-based programs are limited, so apply as soon as possible for consideration.
UNC Asheville Academic Grant
- Required Forms: FAFSA
- Priority Deadline: March 1
- Who Awards the Funds: UNC Asheville Office of Financial Aid
- Need-based and Requires FAFSA: Yes
- Additional Award Criteria: Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Renewal Criteria: Complete the FAFSA each year