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 2017 & Spring 2018

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
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 2018 & Spring 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! 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