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Financial Aid Information

File Your 2018–2019 FAFSA

The 2018–2019 FAFSA can now be completed. Click here to file a 2018–2019 FAFSA. MTSU’s federal school code is 003510.

The FAFSA is used to determine the student’s financial aid eligibility for Fall 2018 through Summer 2019 for various federal, state, and institutional programs. We recommend that students with financial need file the FAFSA as early as possible, due to the limited funding availability in some aid programs.

If this is the first time you, parents or spouse (if applicable) will be completing a FAFSA, then you, parents or spouse (if applicable) should apply for a Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID. The FSA ID is used to login to certain federal websites to access financial aid information and to electronically sign federal student aid documents such as the FAFSA. If you already have a FSA ID, there is no need to apply for a new one. If your name has changed, you will need to edit your FSA ID information.

The 2018–2019 MTSU FAFSA filing priority date is January 16, 2018 to be considered for maximum federal and state financial aid assistance. Don’t delay!

December 1, 2017 – Freshman Guaranteed Scholarship Deadline

Do you know a high school graduate who is interested in attending MTSU in the Fall 2018 semester as a new incoming freshman?

To be considered for a 2018–2019 Freshman Guaranteed Scholarship, students must be a first-time incoming Freshman who plans to enroll at MTSU in the Summer/Fall 2018 semester. To qualify for a guaranteed academic scholarship, students must have a minimum ACT composite score of 25 (SAT composite of 1200) AND have a minimum 3.50 cumulative high school GPA, AND have ALL of the following on file with the Admissions Office by December 1st to be considered for a scholarship:

Application for admission to MTSU as an Incoming Freshman
Paid Admissions Application fee
Official qualifying ACT and/or SAT test score (without the writing sub-score)
Official qualifying 6th semester high school transcript reflecting the cumulative GPA requirement through the end of their Junior year
Proof of U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident

Students who are eligible to receive a Freshman Guaranteed Scholarship will receive a scholarship offer letter from the Admissions Office within a month after being admitted to MTSU. In order to take advantage of the scholarship offer, students must accept the scholarship offer by May 1, 2018!

For more information, visit here.

February 15, 2018 – Transfer Guaranteed Scholarship Deadline

Do you know a student who is interested in transferring to MTSU in the Fall 2018 semester as a new transfer student?

To be considered for a 2018–2019 Transfer Guaranteed Scholarship, students must be a first-time incoming Transfer who plans to enroll at MTSU in the Summer/Fall 2018 semester. To qualify for a guaranteed academic scholarship, students must have earned a minimum of 45-105 college credit hours as of the end of the Fall 2017 semester AND have a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA based on those 45-105 earned hours, AND have ALL of the following on file with the Admissions Office by February 15th to be considered for a scholarship:

Application for admission to MTSU as an Incoming Transfer
Paid Admissions Application fee
Official college transcript(s) through the Fall 2017 semester reflecting the required earned hours and cumulative GPA requirement. In-progress Spring 2018 classes do not count as earned hours.
Official high school transcript (if applicable)
Proof of US or Permanent Resident Citizenship

For more information, visit here.

February 15, 2018 – Competitive Scholarship Deadline

MTSU offers a variety of competitive scholarships to new and currently enrolled students. To be considered for these scholarships, you must submit an online scholarship application by the February 15, 2018 deadline.

The 2018–2019 Scholarship Application opened on October 1st for students to complete. This application is applying for scholarships to be awarded starting in the Fall 2018 semester. For information about these scholarships & to complete the scholarship application, please visit here.

Staying Eligible for Financial Aid

A student who is receiving financial aid from MTSU, such as grants, loans, and most types of scholarships, must meet the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements:

GPA: Your GPA must meet the minimum requirements established by MTSU, as indicated in the Undergraduate and Graduate online catalogs.
Completion Rate: You must pass at least 67% of your attempted hours. Failure to meet this requirement will result in a financial aid warning, followed by suspension and the loss of financial aid eligibility for one or more semesters.
Time Limits: You may attempt up to 150% of the hours required for your degree program. Generally, this means that you will not receive aid after you have attempted 180 hours.

Important Lottery Scholarship Reminders

Do you have a Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship (TELS)? You will need to meet the enrollment and GPA requirements each semester to continue to receive the award:

Continuous Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least one class every Fall and Spring semester.
Enrollment Status: You must maintain your enrollment status each semester. If you are enrolled full-time as of the Census Date (two weeks after the start of the semester), you must finish the semester with 12 hours or more. Dropping classes or changing them to audits after the Census Date will affect your eligibility.
GPA: You must have a TELS GPA of at least 2.75 after 24 and 48 TELS attempted hours, and at least a 3.00 GPA for each 24-hour bracket after that. You can retain provisional eligibility with a 2.75 GPA as long as you have a semester GPA of at least 3.00 and enroll full-time every Fall and Spring.

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