UT Austin: Expanding Guaranteed Financial Aid for TX Students

[View this email in a web page]( [The University of Texas at Austin Office of the President]( [UT Austin Campus and Tower] Dear Longhorns, I’m writing today with great news. The UT System Board of Regents — under the leadership of Chairman Kevin Eltife — has voted unanimously to establish a $160 million endowment to expand financial aid for middle- and low-income UT Austin students beginning next year. Starting in fall semester 2020, in-state undergraduate students with need from families that earn up to $65,000 a year will receive financial assistance to completely cover their UT tuition as part of our [Texas Advance Commitment](. And students with financial need from families with incomes of up to $125,000 will also receive some amount of assured financial aid. Half of the families in Texas earned less than $60,000 in 2017. So, today’s expansion of the Texas Advance Commitment program means that beginning in 2020, we will be able to cover the tuition for eligible undergraduate students from families earning at or slightly above the median household income level. This action by the Board of Regents is an investment in the future of our students. It is also one of the largest commitments ever made to improving college affordability among the nation’s leading public research universities. I thank the Board of Regents for their decision today. And I am especially grateful to Chairman Eltife for prioritizing Texas students. This is an important day for The University of Texas at Austin. You should be proud. I couldn’t be prouder. Sincerely, [President Fenves Signature] Gregory L. Fenves President [twitter icon]( [@gregfenves]( [The University of Texas at Austin]( [Contact Us](mailto:president@utexas.edu?subject=Message from the President) | [Unsubscribe from similar email communications]( The University of Texas at Austin 110 Inner Campus Drive, Stop G3400 Austin, Texas 78712-3400 © 2019 The University of Texas at Austin