Grants are gifts of money that do not have to be earned or repaid.

The Federal Pell Grant is available to students working on their first undergraduate degree. It is the largest federal grant program with individual awards ranging from $890 to $4,731. Individual awards are based on the Expected Family Contribution established by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) annually.

The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) ranges from $100 to $1200. The maximum amount awarded at the University of Oregon depends on annual funding levels.

Oregon Opportunity Grant, administered by the Oregon Student Assistance Commission, is offered to eligible full-time undergraduate Oregon residents who have had a completed FAFSA forwarded to us by the priority deadline of March 1. The amount of the grant awarded changes from year to year and is based on state of Oregon funding of this program. The Oregon Opportunity Grant is renewable for a maximum of twelve terms, depending on academic progress and financial eligibility.

The Academic Competitive Grant (ACG) is a Federal program targeted to Pell grant eligible students in their first two academic years. Recipients must meet very specific eligibility criteria related to citizenship, enrollment status, rigor of high school curriculum, high school graduation date, and in the case of second year students, GPA. These grants range from $750 to $1300 per year.

The National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (SMART) is a federal grant program targeted to third and forth year Pell grant eligible students majoring in mathematics, science, technology, engineering, or critical foreign language (as defined by the US Department of Education). In addition to maintaining a 3.0 GPA, recipients must meet very specific eligibility criteria related to citizenship and enrollment status. Grants can be up to $4000 per year.

The TEACH Grant program is a non-need-based grant program that provides up to $4,000 per year to students who are enrolled in an eligible program and who agree to teach in a high-need field, at a low-income elementary or secondary school for at least four years within eight years of completing the program for which the TEACH Grant was awarded. If the grant recipient fails to complete the required teaching service, the TEACH grant is treated as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan.