Conditions for Aid to Disburse

  • Valid FAFSA and GT App. View any missing requirements in the "My Requirements and Eligibility" section of Financial Aid in OSCAR.

  • You must meet all Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements. You may check your financial aid Satisfactory Academic Progress in OSCAR in the "My Requirements and Eligibility" section of Financial Aid.

  • Funds must have been received by Georgia Tech, including outside scholarships or loans.

  • You must be properly enrolled for the type of aid you are awarded. View "Enrollment Status" for general guidelines and see below for additional program-specific details.

  • Audit coursework does not count toward enrollment requirements for disbursement, i.e. participation in the Cooperative Education employment program.

  • Coursework that has previously been passed and repeated once, and is then subsequently repeated again, does not count toward enrollment requirements for disbursement. "Passed" is defined as a grade of "D" or better. An exception is any class designated by the Institute as intended to be repeated. Examples include: Special Topics, Special Problems, thesis courses, dissertation courses, etc.

Credit Hours Needed to Receive Aid

Pell Grant pays a "prorated amount" depending on the number of hours of enrollment. For example, half the amount is disbursed if a student is only enrolled half-time. In some cases a minimum of six hours is required.

HOPE pays a portion of tuition based on the actual number of hours of enrollment. Zell Miller covers the full cost of tuition charges assessed up to the full amount awarded.

Student must be enrolled in at least six hours.

Amount awarded is based upon full-time enrollment. Less than full-time enrollment requires recalculation of eligibility and that will not occur until registration concludes.

Students must be enrolled full-time in 12 or more billable credit hours.

Student must be enrolled full-time. Full-time for Graduate Students is 12 hours, 9 of which must be for pass/fail or class credit during Fall and Spring, or 6 of which must be for pass/fail or class credit during Summer.

Student must be enrolled full-time, unless there is written approval from the donor to authorize fewer hours. Checks must be received by August 1; otherwise, the student will need to pay the outstanding balance and be reimbursed for the eligible amount.