Federal Grants
These need-based awards are available to undergraduate students only and do not normally have to be repaid. A student must be making Satisfactory Academic Progress to qualify for these grants.
Pell Grant
Eligibility depends upon family income and ability to pay for higher education. The FAFSA is used by the government to determine the student’s eligibility and amount of grant available. The amount awarded depends upon the number of courses taken and the student's Student Aid Index (SAI). Undergraduate students may receive a Federal Pell Grant each semester of attendance depending upon eligibility and number of courses taken.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
FSEOG Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) is awarded to an undergraduate student with a low Student Aid Index (SAI), which is provided by the U.S. Department of Education. The smallest award is $100 per year. Funds are first awarded, depending upon availability, to Pell recipients with a low SAI.
The group of eligible students is identified after the last WD period of the first term of the award year (summer), and each student is offered $100 per term (summer, fall, and spring) depending upon availability of FSEOG funds. This same practice will occur after the WD period for the next term (fall) resulting in eligible students offered $100 per term for the remainder of the year (fall and spring) depending upon the availability of FSEOG funds. Likewise, the same practice occurs in the spring term depending upon the availability of FSEOG funds. If in any term the group size is too large for each eligible student to receive $100 per term for the remaining terms in the financial aid year, a random sample is determined from the group that is small enough to allow $100 for each remaining term for each student in the sample.
If excess FSEOG funds remain in the spring term after all spring Pell recipients with a low SAI have received $100 FSEOG, funds will next be offered to spring Pell recipients based upon the next lowest SAI to the highest SAI. Each offer from any excess funds will be for the spring semester only and will be $100. If excess FSEOG funds remain after all spring Pell recipients have received $100 FSEOG, these additional funds will be offered in an equitable manner beginning with the Pell recipients with the lowest SAI.