The University of Arizona initially offers financial aid to Undergraduate students assuming they will be enrolled full-time (12+ units) for both the fall and spring semesters. OSFA will automatically adjust the estimated cost of attendance and financial aid for students who are enrolled in less than 12 units prior to initially releasing the student's financial aid for the semester. This typically occurs about ten days before the semester begins. Review the table below to see enrollment requirements for the different types of financial aid listed.
| Federal Pell Grant | CREDIT HOURS | ENROLLMENT LOAD *prior to the 2024-2025 academic year | ENROLLMENT INTENSITY *effective for the 2024-2025 academic year |
| 12 (or more) | Full-Time (100%) | 100% of the scheduled award | |
| 11 | Three-Quarter Time (75%) | 92% of the scheduled award | |
| 10 | 83% of the scheduled award | ||
| 9 | 75% of the scheduled award | ||
| 8 | Half Time (50%) | 67% of the scheduled award | |
| 7 | 58% of the scheduled award | ||
| 6 | 50% of the scheduled award | ||
| 5 | Less Than Half Time (25%) | 42% of the scheduled award | |
| 4 | 33% of the scheduled award | ||
| 3 | 25% of the scheduled award | ||
| 2 | 17% of the scheduled award | ||
| 1 | 8% of the scheduled award | ||
A scheduled Federal Pell Grant payment is based on the Student Aid Index (SAI) as calculated by the FAFSA. You may only be eligible for a partial award, an amount less than what your enrollment intensity requires, if you are close to your Pell Grant Lifetime Eligibility Used (Pell LEU). If you drop or withdraw from courses before beginning attendance, you are subject to the Pell Recalculation Policy, the Non-Attendance Policy*, and/or the Withdrawal Policy. *Pell Recalculation for Non-Attendance: This is required when a student doesn't begin attendance in all classes for a payment period, resulting in a change in the student's enrollment intensity. The Institution is required to recalculate the student's award for that payment period based on the lower enrollment intensity (i.e., the new enrollment not including the course(s) for which the student did not begin attendance. | |||
| FULL-TIME 12+ UNITS | THREE-QUARTER TIME 9-11 UNITS | HALF-TIME 6-8 UNITS | LESS THAN HALF-TIME 1-5 UNITS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEACH Grant | 100% of the scheduled award | 75% of the scheduled award | 50% of the scheduled award | 25% of the scheduled award |
Arizona Native Scholars Grant** Arizona Promise Grant** University Grant** Achievement Award Arizona Assurance Grant | Up to 100% of the scheduled award | You must be enrolled full-time **OSFA will automatically cancel the un-disbursed semester's portion of the Arizona Native Scholars Grant, Arizona Promise Grant, and University Grant on students who are not enrolled full-time (12+ Arizona units) by the first scheduled Pell Recalculation Date of the corresponding semester. These awards cannot be reinstated for that semester after that point. | ||
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) | Up to 100% of the scheduled award You must be enrolled in at least 1 unit to receive FSEOG | |||
| Federal Work-Study (FWS) | Up to 100% of the scheduled award | You must be enrolled in at least 6 units to be eligible for student employment at the University of Arizona FWS will be canceled if you drop to less than 6 units at any point during the semester | ||
Federal Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans Federal Graduate and Parent PLUS Loans | Up to 100% of the scheduled award | You must be enrolled in at least 6 units Loans may be canceled if you drop to less than 6 units at any point during the semester | ||
| *If you drop or withdraw from all courses and are no longer actively enrolled, you may be subject to the Withdrawal Policy in which Federal and Institutional financial aid can be reduced or canceled. | ||||