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Project Complete

Project Complete is an initiative to help students complete degrees in North Texas as part of the Texas Reskilling Support Fund Grant Program. The purpose of the fund is to provide emergency educational and economic support to Texas students who have been most significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic—particularly those who need to reskill or upskill to get back into the workforce and those who have previously stopped out of higher education institutions without completing a post-secondary credential. 

The Texas Reskilling Support Fund Grant Program stems from the allocation of $175 million provided to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board from the Governor’s Emergency Educational Relief (GEER) Fund. GEER dollars, in turn, originate from the U.S. Department of Education’s administration of the Education Stabilization Fund in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. The CARES Act (HR 748/S 3548 of the 116th Congress) was signed into law on March 27, 2020.

Eligibility Criteria

Grant funding will apply only toward tuition and mandatory fees after any state or institutional gift aid a student has received.

The Office of Financial Aid has developed a list of prospective candidates by reviewing academic records to identify formerly enrolled students who may qualify for the Reskilling Grant. Those prospects will be contacted and provided information.

To be considered for this grant students must:

  • Be Texas residents;
  • Have filed a 2022-2023 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for a Fall 2022* grant;
  • Have affirmed they were impacted by COVID-19;
  • Be working toward a bachelor’s degree or high-value graduate degree on either a full-time or part-time basis;
  • Have not been enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution in the previous academic (long) semester or previous six months*; and
  • Be making satisfactory academic progress.

*For a Fall 2022 grant, students must not have been enrolled in Spring 2022.

Eligible students may submit an online Reskilling Grant Inquiry Form to the Office of Financial Aid.

The last day to submit an application for this program was September 8, 2022.

Timing

Students should anticipate a response to submitted Reskilling Grant Inquiry forms within two weeks. Responses and notices will be sent via email to your UT Dallas email address.

Amounts

Eligible students may receive up to $1,200 per semester, based on need and funding availability.