Student Financial Aid

Grants

Institutional Union grants are automatically offered to students who qualify based on financial-need. There is no additional application required other than your Admissions Application and your FAFSA. Amounts of the Union grant may vary.

Federal grants are available to those who complete a FAFSA and qualify on other eligibility requirements. For most grants, students must demonstrate financial need according to the FAFSA to be eligible. Generally, grants to not have to be repaid.

Federal Pell Grant

Pell grants are available to Undergraduate students who have not yet completed a bachelor's degree. Pell grant eligibility is determined by completing a FAFSA. Amounts for the Pell could change each academic year and semester amounts are adjusted based on enrollment up to full-time. The Pell grant has a lifetime limit to receive the funds for the equivalent of 12 full time semesters. Students who reach this level are no longer eligible for Pell and there is no appeal for this.

To receive Pell for a course, the course must be countable towards degree requirements for the specific program of enrollment. Courses that are not part of the program will not count towards Pell grant eligibility.

Students who receive a Pell Grant who fail a course or withdraw from a course in which they were paid Pell grant, must show they have participated in an academic activity in that class. If not, the Pell Grant may be reduced and may require (partial) repayment.

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Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)

Undergraduate students who show exceptional financial need could be offered the SEOG. SEOG will be offered automatically by Student Financial Aid, and other than completing the FAFSA, no additional applications or requests are necessary to be considered for this grant. The SEOG is a limited funding grant and funding may be exhausted before all qualifying students receive it.

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TEACH Grant (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education program)

The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program, created by Congress through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, provides grants to students (Undergraduates or Graduate) who intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families and teaching in a high need field. If a student fails to complete the teaching requirement, the grant will convert into an Unsubsidized Direct Stafford Loan. Recipients of the TEACH Grant MUST complete the TEACH Grant Application. Additionally, if offered a TEACH Grant, TEACH Grant Counseling and an Agreement to Serve (ATS) must be completed each year the award is received — both can be completed below.

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