# Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid

**Source**: https://finaid.gatech.edu/award-process/disbursement-conditions
**Parent**: https://finaid.gatech.edu/award-process/receive-aid/

## Conditions for Aid to Disburse

- Valid FAFSA and GT App. View any missing requirements in the "My Requirements and Eligibility" section of Financial Aid in [OSCAR](http://oscar.gatech.edu/).
- You must meet all [Satisfactory Academic Progress](https://finaid.gatech.edu/manage-aid/academic-progress) requirements. You may check your financial aid Satisfactory Academic Progress in [OSCAR](http://oscar.gatech.edu/) in the "My Requirements and Eligibility" section of Financial Aid.
- Funds must have been received by Georgia Tech, including outside scholarships or loans.
- You must be properly enrolled for the type of aid you are awarded. View "Enrollment Status" for general guidelines and see below for additional program-specific details.
- Audit coursework does not count toward enrollment requirements for disbursement, i.e. participation in the Cooperative Education employment program.
- Coursework that has previously been passed and repeated once, and is then subsequently repeated again, does not count toward enrollment requirements for disbursement. "Passed" is defined as a grade of "D" or better. An exception is any class designated by the Institute as intended to be repeated. Examples include: Special Topics, Special Problems, thesis courses, dissertation courses, etc.

## Credit Hours Needed to Receive Aid

## Pell Grant

Pell Grant pays a "prorated amount" depending on the number of hours of enrollment. For example, half the amount is disbursed if a student is only enrolled half-time. In some cases a minimum of six hours is required.

## HOPE and Zell Miller Scholarship

HOPE pays a portion of tuition based on the actual number of hours of enrollment. Zell Miller covers the full cost of tuition charges assessed up to the full amount awarded.

## Direct Student and PLUS Loans

Student must be enrolled in at least six hours.

## SEOG

Amount awarded is based upon full-time enrollment. Less than full-time enrollment requires recalculation of eligibility and that will not occur until registration concludes.

## Institutional Loans and Scholarships

Students must be enrolled full-time in 12 or more billable credit hours.

## Graduate Fellowships/Waivers

Student must be enrolled full-time. Full-time for Graduate Students is 12 hours, 9 of which must be for pass/fail or class credit during Fall and Spring, or 6 of which must be for pass/fail or class credit during Summer.

## Outside Scholarship Checks

Student must be enrolled full-time, unless there is written approval from the donor to authorize fewer hours. Checks must be received by August 1; otherwise, the student will need to pay the outstanding balance and be reimbursed for the eligible amount.