Eligible State Aid Programs
Georgia
Georgia Tuition Equalization Grant (GTEG)
The GTEG program provides non-repayment grants to eligible full-time Georgia residents who are attending AIU. To receive GTEG, you must meet all eligibility requirements and must be a legal resident of Georgia for a minimum of twelve consecutive months immediately prior to the first day of classes of the school term for which the grant is being sought. Other eligibility requirements may apply.
HOPE Scholarship
The HOPE Scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance for Georgia students attending AIU. Students must meet the Georgia residency requirements, graduated from an eligible Georgia high school in 1996 or later as a Hope Scholar or have earned a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 throughout their college career. Other eligibility requirements may apply.
HOPE GED Grant
The HOPE GED Grant is available to students who earned a General Education Development (GED/high school equivalency) diploma by the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). Students must use their HOPE GED Grant award within 24 months of the date of their GED diploma. Other eligibility requirements may apply.
To learn more about the GA state aid programs, please go to gafutures.org.
California
Student Tuition Recovery Fund - California Residents Only
It is important that you keep copies of your enrollment agreement, financial aid documents, receipts, or any other information that documents the amount paid to the school. Questions regarding the STRF may be directed to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95833, (916) 431-6959 or (888) 370-7589.
To be eligible for STRF, you must be a California resident or are enrolled in a residency program, prepaid tuition, paid or deemed to have paid the STRF assessment, and suffered an economic loss as a result of any of the following:
1. The institution, a location of the institution, or an educational program offered by the institution was closed or discontinued, and you did not choose to participate in a teach-out plan approved by the Bureau or did not complete a chosen teach-out plan approved by the Bureau.
2. You were enrolled at an institution or a location of the institution within the 120 day period before the closure of the institution or location of the institution, or were enrolled in an educational program within the 120 day period before the program was discontinued.
3. You were enrolled at an institution or a location of the institution more than 120 days before the closure of the institution or location of the institution, in an educational program offered by the institution as to which the Bureau determined there was a significant decline in the quality or value of the program more than 120 days before closure.
4. The institution has been ordered to pay a refund by the Bureau but has failed to do so.
5. The institution has failed to pay or reimburse loan proceeds under a federal student loan program as required by law, or has failed to pay or reimburse proceeds received by the institution in excess of tuition and other costs.
6. You have been awarded restitution, a refund, or other monetary award by an arbitrator or court, based on a violation of this chapter by an institution or representative of an institution, but have been unable to collect the award from the institution.
7. You sought legal counsel that resulted in the cancellation of one or more of your student loans and have an invoice for services rendered and evidence of the cancellation of the student loan or loans.
To qualify for STRF reimbursement, the application must be received within four (4) years from the date of the action or event that made the student eligible for recovery from STRF.
A student whose loan is revived by a loan holder or debt collector after a period of noncollection may, at any time, file a written application for recovery from STRF for the debt that would have otherwise been eligible for recovery. If it has been more than four (4) years since the action or event that made the student eligible, the student must have filed a written application for recovery within the original four (4) year period, unless the period has been extended by another act of law.
However, no claim can be paid to any student without a social security number or a taxpayer identification number