DCTAG Award Amounts

DCTAG Award Amounts

• Up to $10,000 per academic year (a maximum of $5,000 per semester) toward the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition at public colleges and universities in the US, Guam and Puerto Rico (award will be reduced for less than full-time enrollment) for a lifetime maximum of $50,000. Awards are limited to a maximum of six (6) years from the date of the first semester the student is enrolled in college.
• Up to $2,500 per academic year (a maximum of $1,250 per semester) for private HBCUs, nationwide, and private colleges/universities in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, for a lifetime maximum of $12,500. Awards are limited to a maximum of six (6) years from the date of the first semester the student is enrolled in college.
• Up to $2,500 per academic year (a maximum of $1,250 per semester) toward the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition at two year community colleges, for a lifetime maximum of $10,000.  Awards are limited to a maximum of four (4) years from the date of the first semester the student is enrolled in college.

Awards will be reduced for less than full-time enrollment, with no eligibility below the half-time level.

Awards do not cover the summer or mini-terms.

Successful completion of the DC One-App does not guarantee award funding. Funding is subject to annual appropriation as approved and provided by the District of Columbia and United States Federal Government.