Program Eligibility Charts

Understanding our Program Eligibility Charts

Financial aid is provided based on your eligibility and the availability of funding. In the event there are changes in funding levels, awards may be reduced or canceled. Late file completion, the additional of transient /remedial credits or other actions that delay disbursements may result in an adjustment to your award/s.

Undergraduate

Program Eligibility Chart for Fall 2018 & Spring 2019

201-2019	PROGRAM NAME	Minimum Hours Required Per Term	Transient Hours Acceptable?	Remedial Hours Acceptable?	Satisfactory Academic Progress Required?	Other Renewal Requirements?	FAFSA Required?
Awards Determined by Hours Enrolled	FEDERAL PELL GRANT	1	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES
	FLORIDA STUDENT ASSISTANCE GRANT (FULL-TIME)	12+	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
	FLORIDA STUDENT ASSISTANCE GRANT (PART-TIME)	6 – 11	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
	UCF GRANT (FULL-TIME ONLY)	12+	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	UCF ORION GRANT (FULL-TIME ONLY)	12+	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	BLACK AND GOLD GRANT (FULL-TIME)	12+	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	BLACK AND GOLD GRANT (PART-TIME)	6 – 11	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	BRIGHT FUTURES	6	YES	NO	NO	YES	NO
	KNIGHTS AID AWARD (PART-TIME)	6 – 11	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	KNIGHTS OPPORTUNITY AWARD (FULL-TIME)	12+	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	KNIGHTS OPPORTUNITY AWARD (PART-TIME)	6 – 11	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
Other Awards	STAFFORD LOAN	6	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES
	FEDERAL SEOG GRANT	12	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES
	PEGASUS SCHOLARSHIPS*	12	NO	YES	NO	YES	YES
	UCF SCHOLARS AWARD	12	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	FEDERAL WORKSTUDY	6	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	CHARGE ON! 15 GRANT	15	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES
	PLUS Loan	6	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES
	First Generation	12	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES

* = For the complete list of Pegasus Scholarships, click here.

Program Eligibility Chart for Fall 2019 & Spring 2020

2019-2020	PROGRAM NAME	Minimum Hours Required Per Term	Transient Hours Acceptable?	Remedial Hours Acceptable?	Satisfactory Academic Progress Required?	Other Renewal Requirements?	FAFSA Required?
Awards Determined by Hours Enrolled	FEDERAL PELL GRANT	1	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES
	FLORIDA STUDENT ASSISTANCE GRANT (FULL-TIME)	12+	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
	FLORIDA STUDENT ASSISTANCE GRANT (PART-TIME)	6 – 11	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
	UCF GRANT (FULL-TIME ONLY)	12+	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	UCF ORION GRANT (FULL-TIME ONLY)	12+	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	BLACK AND GOLD GRANT (FULL-TIME)	12+	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	BLACK AND GOLD GRANT (PART-TIME)	6 – 11	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	BRIGHT FUTURES	6	YES	NO	NO	YES	NO
	KNIGHTS AID AWARD (PART-TIME)	6 – 11	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	KNIGHTS OPPORTUNITY AWARD (FULL-TIME)	12+	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	KNIGHTS OPPORTUNITY AWARD (PART-TIME)	6 – 11	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
Other Awards	STAFFORD LOAN	6	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES
	FEDERAL SEOG GRANT	12	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES
	PEGASUS SCHOLARSHIPS*	12	NO	YES	NO	YES	YES
	UCF SCHOLARS AWARD	12	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	FEDERAL WORKSTUDY	6	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	CHARGE ON! 15 GRANT	15	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES
	PLUS Loan	6	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES
	First Generation	12	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES

* = For the complete list of Pegasus Scholarships, click here.

Master’s, Specialist and Doctoral

Program Eligibility Chart for Fall & Spring

(For Master’s thesis & Doctoral dissertation students, see chart below.)

	PROGRAM NAME	Minimum Hours Required Per Term	Transient Hours Acceptable?	Remedial Hours Acceptable?	Satisfactory Academic Progress Required?	Other Renewal Requirements?	FAFSA Required?
Other Awards	STAFFORD LOAN	4.5	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES
	FEDERAL WORKSTUDY	4.5	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	Graduate PLUS Loan**	4.5	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES

Master’s thesis & Doctoral candidacy dissertation students

Program Eligibility Chart for Fall and Spring

	PROGRAM NAME	Minimum Thesis & Dissertation Hours Required Per Term	Transient Hours Acceptable?	Remedial Hours Acceptable?	Satisfactory Academic Progress Required?	Other Renewal Requirements?	FAFSA Required?
Other Awards	STAFFORD LOAN	3	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES
	FEDERAL WORKSTUDY	3	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	Graduate PLUS Loan**	3	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES

** = Personal Credit based award

Undergraduate

Program Eligibility Chart for Summer

	PROGRAM NAME	Minimum Hours Required Per Term	Transient Hours Acceptable?	Remedial Hours Acceptable?	Satisfactory Academic Progress Required?	Other Renewal Requirements?	FAFSA Required?
Awards Determined by Hours Enrolled	FEDERAL PELL GRANT	1†	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES
	UCF GRANT	6	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
Other Awards	PERKINS LOAN	6	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES
	STAFFORD LOAN	6	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES
	FEDERAL SEOG GRANT	6 A,C,D hours only	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES
	PEGASUS*	9	NO	YES	NO	YES	YES
	FEDERAL WORKSTUDY	6	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	PLUS Loan	6	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES

* = For the complete list of Pegasus Scholarships, click here.
† = Students who received full-time Pell Grants in the fall and spring terms, must have 6 credit hours to be considered for a Pell Grant in the summer term.

Master’s, Specialist and Doctoral

Program Eligibility Chart for Summer

(For Master’s thesis & Doctoral dissertation students, see chart below.)

	PROGRAM NAME	Minimum Thesis & Dissertation Hours Required Per Term	Transient Hours Acceptable?	Remedial Hours Acceptable?	Satisfactory Academic Progress Required?	Other Renewal Requirements?	FAFSA Required?
Other Awards	PERKINS LOAN	3	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES
	STAFFORD LOAN	3	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES
	FEDERAL WORKSTUDY	3	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	Graduate PLUS Loan**	3	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES

Master’s thesis & Doctoral candidacy dissertation students

Program Eligibility Chart for Summer

	PROGRAM NAME	Minimum Thesis & Dissertation Hours Required Per Term	Transient Hours Acceptable?	Remedial Hours Acceptable?	Satisfactory Academic Progress Required?	Other Renewal Requirements?	FAFSA Required?
Other Awards	STAFFORD LOAN	3	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES
	FEDERAL WORKSTUDY	3	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
	Graduate PLUS Loan**	3	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES

** = Personal Credit based award