Program Overview

As a part of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (and related amendments), Title Ill
is a federal program that provides aid
intended to equalize educational opportunity
for disadvantaged and underrepresented
students. In order to be eligible for financial
aid through Title III, a student must:

1. be unconditionally admitted to an eligible
graduate program, including Bioenvironmental
Science, Bioinformatics, Engineering, Math
Education, Public Health or Science Education;
2. be nominated by the Chairperson (or
Graduate Coordinator) of their major and/ or
the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies;
and 3. maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 or
the minimum GPA of the student’s graduate
program, whichever is higher.