Access to Academic Opportunity Grant
Access to Academic Opportunity Grant Application (AAOG)
This grant exists to provide undergraduate students who have demonstrated leadership, and who otherwise might not have access to quality education, an opportunity to reach their fullest academic and leadership potential. Each recipient will be carefully selected by a committee and expected to fulfill each requirement upon acceptance for the AAOG.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Recipients must be classified as new, on-campus, first-time freshmen or undergraduate transfer students.
Factors to be considered in the award of the AAOG include but are not limited to the following: academic achievement in high school or other post-secondary academic institutions; leadership and academic potential; personal and family background; and the overall ability of the applicant to contribute to a diverse, productive and qualified student body at Fort Hays State University.
For purposes of these factors, diversity is not limited to race, gender, ethnicity, or national origin, but also includes high school attended, the ability of the applicant to achieve his or her academic and leadership potential without the AAOG, whether or not the applicant is a first generation attendee at an institution offering post-secondary education and other similar circumstances.
GRANT AMOUNT
A grant in an amount of $4,000 or $2,000 is intended to pay tuition and fees, books, living expenses, etc. It will be awarded in increments up to $2,000 or $1,000 in the fall semester and $2,000 or $1,000 in the spring semester.
Final selection and amount of awards will be at the discretion of the selection committee.
RENEWAL CRITERIA
Automatically renewable for freshman for three additional award years if 2.5 cumulative FHSU GPA is maintained and 12 credit hours were completed.
Automatically renewable for transfers for one additional year if 2.5 cumulative FHSU GPA is maintained and 12 credit hours were completed.
Awards are available for fall and spring terms only.
Recipient must fullfill mentor/mentee program requirements.
Recipient must be involved and continue to be involved in at least one FHSU student organization.
Recipient will be required to complete 10 hours of community service each semester.
APPLICATION
The application for the 2024-2025 school year is now closed.
For more information, contact Hugo Perez, h_perez@fhsu.edu. You may also call 785-628-4020.