Grants and waivers

• Federal Pell Grant
• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)

Your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or MN Alternative State Financial Aid Application must be submitted by the established deadline date for each term in order to be considered for state funds.

2026-2027 deadlines

• Fall 2026: October 7, 2026
• Spring 2027: February 17, 2027
• Summer 2027: June 15, 2027

Note: Your FAFSA must be on file by June 1, 2026 to be considered for the North Star Promise for the 2026-2027 aid year.

2027-2028 deadlines:

• Fall 2027: October 6, 2027
• Spring 2028: February 16, 2028
• Summer 2028: June 13, 2028

Note: A final filing deadline for the North Star Promise program has not yet been set by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. The University will publish the date online as soon as it is announced, but you are encouraged to submit your FAFSA or MN Alternative State Financial Aid application as soon as you are able.

State grants

• Minnesota State Grant
• North Star Promise Program
  • Minnesota resident students with a family adjusted gross income below $80,000, as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), may be eligible for the North Star Promise Scholarship.
  • To remain eligible for the scholarship, you need to be enrolled in a minimum of one credit each term, and as long as you continue to meet the eligibility requirements, you can receive the scholarship(s) for up to 8 full-time semesters or the equivalent.
  • The North Star Promise last-dollar program has been funded by the Minnesota Legislature in perpetuity. Eligible students will see this scholarship on their University of Minnesota financial aid offer.
  • North Star Promise covers the remaining balance of resident tuition each term, including summer if funding is available, after other scholarships, grants, stipends, and tuition waivers are applied to your student account. NSP will also cover the following fees: Student Services Fee, Collegiate Fees, Transportation and Safety, MN Student Association, Stadium Fee, Capital Enhancement fee, Safety Fee, and Gopher Athletics Facilities Fee.
  • North Star Promise covers study abroad tuition charges up to the equivalent of the resident tuition rate at the Twin Cities campus.
  • If you adjust your enrollment after the first two weeks of term, receive any additional gift aid throughout the academic year, or drop a course with tuition charges, your NSP scholarship amount may be recalculated and decreased.
  • North Star Promise does not cover tuition charges for dropped courses unless there is a grade associated with the course.

• U Promise Scholarship
  • U Promise Scholarship Program
  • Promise Plus Free Tuition Program
  • Native American Promise Tuition Program
    If you meet the criteria for the Native American Promise Tuition Program, please fill out the Tribal Enrollment form and submit your tribal citizenship documentation.

• AmeriCorps
• Dislocated Worker Programs
• Employer tuition benefits (Check with your employer. If your employer offers employee tuition benefits, contact Third party billing if your employer will pay.)
• Fellowships and assistantships for graduate students
• Minnesota Teacher Candidate Grant
• National Guard education funds
• ROTC benefits
• TEACH Grant Program
  • TEACH grant-eligible programs of study
  • To request a TEACH Grant, please send an email to [email protected].
• Regents Tuition Benefit Program (For University employees)
  • The Regents Tuition Benefit Program covers a portion of tuition costs for eligible University of Minnesota employees enrolled in University of Minnesota credit-bearing courses. The program covers:
    • 100% of the tuition cost for eligible employees who are admitted to a degree-seeking program and are earning their first baccalaureate degree
    • 75% of the tuition cost for all other eligible employees enrolled in courses covered under the Regents Scholarship Program

• American Indian Scholars Program
  • This program is designed to cover tuition and certain fees for eligible students.
  • If you meet the eligibility requirements, you can complete the American Indian Scholars Program Application. To be considered eligible, you must:
    • Be pursuing your first degree and enrolled in an undergraduate degree program.
    • Have fewer than 180 credits at the college-level.
    • Be a Minnesota resident who qualifies for resident tuition and an enrolled member or citizen of a federally recognized American Indian Tribe or Canadian First Nation.
    • If you do not qualify for resident tuition, you are still eligible for this program if you are an enrolled member or citizen of a Minnesota Tribal Nation.
• Tuition Assistance for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students form
  • Minnesota residents who are deaf/hard of hearing and enrolled in an undergraduate degree program may be eligible for tuition assistance to cover any tuition and fee charges remaining after grants and scholarships. A deaf/hard of hearing student is an individual with hearing loss of such severity that they must depend primarily on visual communication, such as writing, lip reading, manual communication, and gestures. Students must meet the University of Minnesota’s definition of residency and receive either a Federal Pell Grant and/or a Minnesota State Grant for each term the assistance is awarded.
• Tuition Waiver For Blind Students form
  • A full tuition waiver is available to Minnesota resident undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree-seeking students who are legally blind with vision no better than 20/200 or 20 degrees of visual field in the better eye. Students must meet the University of Minnesota’s definition of residency and must be enrolled in a credit-bearing course that charges tuition. Study abroad programs and fee-based programs are not eligible.
• 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)
• Senior Citizen Education Program
• Public Safety Officer's Survivor Grant
• Education vouchers for former youth in care (Minnesota residents who were older children in foster care)
• Fostering Independence Higher Education Grants
• Wards of the state (contact a One Stop counselor for more information)