First-generation is classified as neither parent have earned a bachelor’s degree. Parents may have earned an associate’s degree, have taken college courses, or be in the process of taking college courses.

The Regents' Scholarship will be offered to approximately 1,000 incoming freshman students each fall. There is not a separate application process for this scholarship. However, you must have your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) on file by February 15, and your Texas A&M financial aid file must be complete by May 1. Initial awards are based on data from your admissions application. To apply for admissions, you must complete the Common App by December 1 of the prior year, for fall admission. For more information on the admissions process, please visit admissions.tamu.edu.

You will be notified of your Regents' Scholarship offer when you are offered financial aid. Financial aid awarding will begin in the spring. You must complete the FAFSA or TASFA before you can be awarded the Regents' Scholarship. At the latest, your FAFSA or TASFA must be completed by February 15 so that Scholarships & Financial Aid may verify your total family income. Your financial aid file must be complete by May 1. 

We recommend that you complete the FAFSA or TASFA as soon as possible once the application becomes available. You must submit your FAFSA by February 15 to meet the priority deadline. 

Financial aid awarding will begin by March. You will receive confirmation of your scholarship on your offer letter or financial aid portal if:

• You have been accepted to Texas A&M University
• You completed the financial aid process associated with the FAFSA or TASFA
• We confirmed eligibility based upon your family income.

If you do not qualify for the Regents' Scholarship, you will be considered for other types of financial assistance.

If you exceed your cost of attendance or financial need due to scholarships and/or the Federal Pell Grant, your Regents' Scholarship may be reduced or eliminated that year. If your Regents' Scholarship is cancelled during your first year, you will not be eligible to receive the scholarship in future years. All outside resources and scholarships must be reported to Texas A&M University. To report an outside scholarship, you should submit the Report Outside Scholarships and Resources form available at Howdy. Click the Financial Aid Portal icon.

Yes, students qualifying as a Texas resident through the High School Graduation in Texas provision are eligible to receive the Regents' Scholarship. You must complete the Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA).

Aggie Gateway to Success students are eligible once they have successfully completed the provisional requirements. Blinn TEAM students and Engineering at Blinn-Bryan students are eligible for the Regents' Scholarship. Students enrolled in the Engineering Academies are not eligible.

Degree-seeking students enrolled at:

• Texas A&M University in College Station,

• Texas A&M Health Science Center campus in College Station,

• Higher Education Center at McAllen,

• Engineering Academy at Texas A&M University at Galveston, 

• Texas A&M Engineering at Blinn, or

• Blinn TEAM students are eligible for the Regents’ Scholarship.

Regents' Scholarship recipients are members of the Regents' Scholars Program through the Office for Student Success. As a member of the program, you are required to live on-campus, participate in a Texas A&M University Success Program (determined by your college)*, attend a Regents' Scholars Orientation, and the Regents' Scholars Spring Reception. In order to receive the scholarship, Residence Life must receive your application for on-campus housing no later than May 1. You are encouraged to complete your housing application as soon as possible. For more information on Residence Life, please visit reslife.tamu.edu.

You must establish eligibility your first year of attendance (live on-campus, participate in an Academic Success Program, attend the required orientation meeting and attend the required spring reception), continue to possess financial need – as defined by the Department of Education, and meet Scholarships & Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress and complete 30 hours before your second year, 60 hours before your third year, and 90 hours before your fourth year to continue to receive the award yearly. You must participate in all required programming through the Office for Student Success.

To meet the 30/60/90 hour rule, you are required to have earned 30 hours by the end of your first academic year, 60 hours by the end of your second academic year, and 90 hours by the end of your third academic year. An academic year includes the fall, spring, and summer terms. Hours earned via transfer credit, dual credit, and AP/IB testing may be used to meet the 30/60/90 rule.

The Regents' Scholarship will only be awarded for fall and spring semesters. However, if you participate in a cooperative education program or required internship during the fall or spring semesters, you may request the scholarship to be deferred to the subsequent summer semester by emailing regentsscholarship@tamu.edu. Summer hours can count toward the total number of hours to meet the 30/60/90 hour rule.

You must meet SAP. If you are no longer meeting SAP, your scholarship may be cancelled. However, you may request an appointment with your financial aid advisor to appeal the loss of aid eligibility, including the Regents’ Scholarship.

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) is defined as consistently passing 75 percent of the credit hours you register for at Texas A&M and maintaining a 2.0 GPR. If you do not complete this percentage of hours and/or maintain a 2.0 GPR, you will be considered ineligible for additional financial aid until the percentage completed reaches 75% or the GPR is raised above a 2.0. When determining SAP, we will include courses that have been excluded under the grade exclusion policy in the completion rate. The courses will count just as a NG (No Grade) or W (Withdrawal) count.

Q-dropping a class will only have an impact on your scholarship if you do not successfully complete at least 75% of your coursework and continue to meet the 30/60/90 rule. Q-dropped classes are not considered as successfully completed. For more information, contact us.

If you return during your cohort (four years from your first semester), the Regents’ scholarship can be reinstated if you are meeting all program requirements. Please be sure to reach out to the Office of Student Success for information regarding participation requirements.

Students may receive the Regents’ Scholarship in their graduating semester even if they are taking less than 12 hours. To get the Regents’ Scholarship forced onto your account, you must apply for graduation (graduation.tamu.edu) and the diploma fee must be on your bill before the scholarship will be forced. Any future term payments will be forfeited.

Yes, once you are eligible for this scholarship in your first year you will remain eligible, even if your total family income increases in the future years; however, you must still maintain financial need, as defined by the Department of Education.