Relocation Grant Overview

Objective

To provide relocation grants to 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 $1,000 and will be available to students starting school in October 2019, November 2019 and December 2019, and who live, or are relocating from, at least 50 miles from the campus they are attending. 

For students utilizing Collegiate Housing Services (CHS) Shared Housing Program the grant will be paid directly to CHS to cover service fee, deposit and first month’s rent.

For students utilizing Compass Rose Housing Services the grant will be paid directly to Compass Rose to cover the hold your spot fee, deposit (if applicable) and first month’s rent.

Criteria for Awarding the Grant:

Eligibility will be based on proximity to the 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). Students who enroll more than 30 days prior to their start date, have an EFC of 3,000 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:

• Students will forfeit their grant eligibility and/or award if they cancel or postpone beyond the latest applicable start date.
• Students receiving the following scholarships/grants are not eligible to receive the Relocation Grant: Institutional Grant, Articulation Discount, Salute to Service Scholarship, Imagine America Adult Scholarship, Industry’s Choice Scholarship or NASCAR Diversity Scholarship. If students are eligible for any of those programs, as well as the Relocation Grant, they will need to choose which 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 2019 or 2020 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.

*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.