# Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST)

> Amount varies from Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. See the official page for current dates..

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/scholarships/financial-aid-for-swift-transfer-fast
- Provider: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (State)
- Award: Amount varies
- Deadline: See the official page for current dates.
- State list: https://www.collegesref.com/scholarships/state/tx
- Official page: https://www.highered.texas.gov/student-financial-aid-programs/fast/
- Last verified by CollegesRef: Nov 6, 2026

## About this scholarship

The Financial Aid for Swift Transfer program is designed to help educationally disadvantaged high school students in Texas access higher education opportunities. The program provides state funding to participating public colleges and universities so they can offer dual credit courses to qualifying students at absolutely no cost. Eligible students are spared from paying any tuition or fees, and they also receive required textbooks, supplies, and other course materials for free. To qualify, a student must be enrolled in an eligible dual credit course and meet the criteria for being educationally disadvantaged, which is determined by eligibility for the national free or reduced-price lunch program. This initiative aims to remove financial barriers and streamline the transition from high school to college by making early college credits highly accessible.

## Who can apply

- Residents of: TX
- Education level: High school student
- Year: 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade
- College types: 2-year college, 4-year college, Technical or trade school, Public college
- Students must be educationally disadvantaged, defined as qualifying for the national free or reduced-price lunch program in the current school year or any of the four preceding school years. They must enroll in eligible dual credit courses at a participating Texas public institution of higher education through an official institutional agreement.

## How to apply

Students do not apply directly to the state agency; instead, participating public high schools and colleges coordinate with the state to verify student eligibility based on free or reduced-price lunch records.

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