Blaze Your Own Trail

Honoring TWU’s pioneering spirit, we’re making a promise, a guarantee – one that will help eliminate economic barriers to a college education.

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How it Works

The Zero Tuition Guarantee helps eligible students pay the gap between regular tuition and mandatory fees and what is paid through the Federal Pell Grant and other gift aid (i.e. institutional scholarships, other federal grants, state grants and institutional grants).

Do I Qualify?

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Be a Texas resident
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Submit a FAFSA or TASFA
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Have demonstrated financial need (as determined by information provided on FAFSA or TASFA)
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Must Be Pell Eligible or have a Pell Eligible SAI
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Enroll as a full-time student pursuing your first bachelor’s degree
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Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) for renewal eligibility

Zero Tuition Calculator

The Zero Tuition Guarantee ensures that a student’s tuition and fees are covered through gift aid. Gift aid includes TWU scholarships and all grants.

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(Found under Financial Aid on Self-Service. Examples include Federal Pell Grant, SEOG, UG Board Authorized Tuition Grant, Texas Public Education Grant, TEXAS Grant)

More Questions?

This program is subject to available funds. The eligibility criteria for continuing TWU’s Zero Tuition Guarantee remains the same as posted the year the student entered TWU.

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