Texas Educational Opportunity Grant

About the TEOG

Texas Educational Opportunity Grant or TEOG is authorized by the State of Texas.

Students who are transferring to Houston Community College and are eligible to receive a Renewal TEXAS Grant or TEOG must notify the Campus Financial Aid Office by October 1st for the fall and by February 1st for the spring, or eligibility will be forfeited.

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TEOG Eligibility Information

To receive an initial year (IY) award, a student must:

complete the FAFSA or TASFA application
EFC of $6,514 or less
be a Texas resident
be registered with Selective Service, or be exempt
have applied for any available financial aid
have financial need
be enrolled at least half time as an entering undergraduate student in an associate degree or certification program
be enrolled in the first 45 attempted semester credit hours or their equivalent, excluding hours taken during dual enrollment in high school and courses for which the student received credit through examination
not have earned an associate or baccalaureate degree
not be concurrently receiving a TEXAS Grant
not have been convinced of:
- any felony
- any offense under the law of any jurisdiction involving a controlled substance as defined by the Health and Safety Code, Chapter 481, Texas Controlled Substances Act

To receive an renewal year (RY) award, a student must:

complete the FAFSA or TASFA application
EFC of $6,514 or less
be a previous TEOG initial award recipient
be a Texas resident
be registered with Selective Service, or be exempt
have applied for any available financial aid
have financial need
be enrolled at least half time as an entering undergraduate student in an associate degree or certification program
maintain satisfactory academic progress (SAP)
not have earned an associate or baccalaureate degree
not be concurrently receiving a TEXAS Grant
not have been convinced of:
- any felony
- any offense under the law of any jurisdiction involving a controlled substance as defined by the Health and Safety Code, Chapter 481, Texas Controlled Substances Act

Note About Adhering to Program Controlled Substance Restrictions

A person is not eligible to receive an initial or continuation TEOG award if the person has been convicted of a felony or an offense under:

Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code (Texas Controlled Substances Act).
The law of any other jurisdiction involving a controlled substance as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code.

However, the convicted person does qualify if he/she has met the other applicable eligibility requirements under this subchapter and has done one of the following:

Received a certificate of discharge by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a correctional facility or completed a period of probation ordered by a court, and at least two years have elapsed from the date of the receipt or completion.
Been pardoned and had the record of the offense expunged from the person's record.

Houston Community College requires Statement of Student Eligibility Form, with required supporting documentation, from each TEOG recipient prior to the disbursement of funds. The form confirms eligibility in regards to the controlled substance restrictions of the program.

This statement is retained with the student's records at the institution and can be made available if requested in the course of a program review or audit.

Houston Community College determined the Statement of Student Eligibility will be collected once during initial or incoming recipients enrollment here at the institution. The Statement of Student Eligibility form is available (online and hard copy) to the student on the forms page of the HCC Financial Aid website.

TEOG Hardship Provision

A student who is ineligible for a TEOG may be eligible under a hardship provision based on one of the following provisions:

The student's GPA falls below SAP requirements
The student's completion rate falls below SAP requirements
The student is enrolled for less than 6 SCHs or the equivalent
The student received a grant after attempting more than 75 hours
- However, the total number of hours paid for, at least in part, with TEOG funds may not exceed 75 semester credit hours or the equivalent
The student requires an extension of the year limits

The institution will determine any acceptable reasons to grant a hardship decision. Each institution must adopt a hardhsip policy and have the policy for public review. All hardship decisions must be documented in the student's record and be available for submission to the THECB, upon request.