Grants, education benefits, & tuition waivers or reductions
Grants and waivers are non-competitive aid that is set aside for students who qualify based on financial need or other criteria. Some require that you identify yourself as meeting specific criteria. The University automatically determines your eligibility for other programs based on your FAFSA. Review the programs below to see if any apply to you.
Grants & waivers that require additional application or action
Employment or service-related
- AmeriCorps education benefits
- Dislocated Worker Programs
- Employer tuition benefits (Check with your employer, see Third party billing if your employer will pay.)
- Graduate Student Assistantship and Fellowship Funding
- National Guard education funds
- ROTC benefits
- TEACH Grant Program
- Veterans education benefits
- Regents Scholarship (For University employees)
Demographic or family related
- Blind and Deaf Student Tuition Waivers
- Child care grants (for students who are parents)
- Disabled student funding
- Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs Surviving Spouse/Dependent Education Benefit
- Minnesota Veterans' Dependents Assistance Program (children of POW/MIA)
- Public Safety Officer's Survivor Grant
- Education vouchers for former youth in care (Minnesota residents who were older children in foster care)
- Wards of the state (Contact a One Stop counselor for more information.)
Grants & waivers awarded automatically
When you complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and are admitted to the University of Minnesota, you wil automatically be considered for these federal, state, and University grants. No additional action or application is required. Awards are based on your financial need, any eligibility criteria specific to the source, and availability of funds.
- Federal Pell Grant
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
- Minnesota State Grant
- U Promise Scholarship
- Office of Student Finance (OSF) scholarships and grants
- Wisconsin Reciprocity Supplemental Grant
