Grants and Financial Aid
Grants are funds that do not need to be repaid as long as you meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements and do not fail courses. There are several grant options available, including Federal grants such as the TEACH grant. Each grant may have its own eligibility criteria, such as credit hours, GPA, and renewal criteria.
Receiving Institutional and State Grants
To receive institutional and/or state grants, complete your FAFSA and financial aid requirements. You should expect to be awarded within 5 business days from the start of the semester, provided all requirements are completed. If this time frame has passed and you have not been awarded, verify your completed requirements. If they are all complete, contact Broncho OneStop.
Oklahoma Promise
Oklahoma Promise is a state program that pays college tuition for students whose parents' total income is not more than $50,000. Eligible students must enroll in the program during their eighth, ninth, or tenth grade.
Ways to Apply
- Apply online: Visit the Oklahoma Promise website.
- Contact Oklahoma Promise via email: okpromise@osrhe.org
- Call: Reach the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education at 1-800-858-1840 or 405-225-9152 in Oklahoma City.
- High School Counselor: Get an application from your high school counselor.
Applicable Guidelines
- Admission Standards: Meet normal admission standards for first-time entering students at UCO.
- College Courses: Start taking college courses within three years of high school graduation.
- FAFSA: Complete a FAFSA and clear all requirements annually.
- Duration: Receive funds for no more than five years after enrolling at UCO.
- Course Restrictions: Awards cannot be used for courses taken after completing a bachelor’s degree.
- Grades: Maintain satisfactory grades in college to keep receiving the awards.
- Remedial Courses: OK Promise will not pay toward remedial courses.
Getting Benefits at UCO
- Submit Form: Submit the Oklahoma's Promise/OHLAP Request Form, available on the UCO Admissions Aid Forms page.
- Enrollment: Meet normal admissions standards for first-time entering students and be enrolled before the scholarship payment is made.
- Award Amount: OK Promise is awarded at $8,000 annually ($4,000 per semester). It is disbursed based on eligible tuition charges. If tuition charges are less than $4,000, OK Promise will pay the amount of eligible tuition charges. The grant begins disbursing the first week of classes.