Office of Financial Aid

State Grants

Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership &
Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (SLEAP) Grants

The LEAP and SLEAP grants are funded by the federal government and by the State of Texas. In order to receive the LEAP or SLEAP, the student must have a demonstrated unmet need of at least $2000, the Expected Family Contribution of less than $5000, be a Texas resident, and an undergraduate enrolled at least half time. Students must also meet the general eligibility requirements. Grant awards are up to $500 per semester.

Toward Excellence, Access, & Success Grant

In addition to meeting the general eligibility requirements, student must also meet the following:

Eligibility Requirements for an Initial Award

• Be a Texas resident
• AND
  • Complete the Recommended High School Program or Distinguished Achievement Program in high school.
  • Enroll in a non-profit public college or university in Texas within 16 months of graduation from a public or accredited private high school in Texas.
  • Have accumulated no more than 30 semester credit hours, excluding those earned for dual or concurrent courses or awarded for credit by examination (AP, IB or CLEP).
• OR
  • Have earned an associates degree from a public technical, state or community college in Texas and
  • Enroll in any public university in Texas no more than 12 months after receiving your associate's degree.

Eligibility Requirements for a Renewal Award

By the end of your first year in the program, you must meet academic standards set by your institution in order to receive a TEXAS Grant the following year. This usually means completing 75 percent of the hours you attempted (for example, nine of 12 semester credit hours) each semester with a 2.5 grade point average (GPA). As of the end of your second or later year in the program, you must have completed at least 24 semester credit hours each year with a 2.5 grade point average (GPA) and must have completed 75 percent of the hours you attempted.

If you were awarded a TEXAS Grant based on your high school performance, you may be eligible to continue to receive the TEXAS Grant for:

• Up to 150 semester credit hours;
• Up to five years (six years if you are in a five-year degree plan); or
• Until you receive a bachelor's degree (whichever comes first).

Students who receive the TEXAS Grant at prior institutions should provide documentation of eligibility to the UHV Financial Aid Office to continue receiving the grant at UHV, pending eligibility. The Office of Financial Aid will require a copy of the academic transcript from the institution the student received an Associate's Degree.

TEXAS Grant awards for the 2007-08 academic year are $2,585 per semester. TEXAS Grant awards for the 2008-09 academic year are $2,640 per semester.

A Professional Judgment process may be necessary if the student does not meet the criteria listed above due to unusual circumstances. This may delay disbursement of aid to his or her account.