Institutional Grant Overview

Objective

To provide Institutional Grants for students who are attending Universal Technical Institute, Motorcycle and Marine Mechanics Institute or NASCAR Technical Institute campuses (specific campus/program eligibility criteria listed below) with demonstrated financial need. The grant will be available to all students who meet the eligibility criteria as defined below; there is no separate application process. The grant award will be 10% of program tuition and will be available to students who live, or are relocating from, at least 50 miles from the campus they are attending.

Program variations and restrictions are listed below.

Criteria for Awarding the Grant

Eligibility will be based on proximity to campus** and financial need as determined by the Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) calculated by the US Dept. of Education as a result of a student completing their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Unless otherwise stated, students who enroll more than 30 days prior to their start date, have an EFC of 5,500 or less, and who have a proximity to the campus of at least 50 miles will be eligible for the grant. Full eligibility details are listed below.

Eligibility Details

• Eligible students will forfeit their grant eligibility and/or award if they cancel or postpone beyond the latest applicable start date.
• Students receiving the Institutional Grant are not eligible to receive the: Relocation Grant, Technical Education Institutional Grant, Salute to Service Grant, or any other UTI need based grant/scholarship/tuition reduction program. If students are eligible for any of the above-mentioned programs, as well as the Institutional Grant, they will need to choose which program they wish to accept.
• Eligibility will be based on the approved FAFSA results sent to the school, called an Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) that is on file for the 2022 financial aid award year. An approved ISIR meeting the EFC criteria must be received by the school no later than 9 days following the student’s start date to be considered eligible.
• A student’s proximity to the campus will be based on the address provided at the time the student initially provided their information to the school.
• The following campuses/program are not participating in this specific program:
• Non-participating UTI campuses: UTI Dallas/Fort Worth, UTI Austin, UTI Bloomfield*
• Non-participating programs: Welding

*The Institutional Grant is not available at the Universal Technical Institute campuses listed below for the following start dates:

Universal Technical Institute located in Bloomfield, NJ

• July 2022 through September 2022

Universal Technical Institute located in Dallas, TX

• October 2021 through September 2022

Universal Technical Institute located in Austin, TX

• January 2022 through September 2022

Program variations:

January through March 2022 start dates

• EFC requirement increase to 11,000 or less

Universal Technical Institute located in Exton, PA

• June 27, 2022, start date
• EFC requirement increase to 10,999 or less
• Proximity to campus requirement removed
• Automotive or Automotive/Diesel includes certificate for Ford FACT program at no additional cost

**Proximity will be calculated using the latitude and longitude of the initial address provided to the school, compared with the latitude and longitude of the campus location.