PELL GRANT

Federal Pell Grant

v     Program is funded by the federal government

v     Application is the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid

v     Financial need is determined by the information provided by the student/family

v     Grant not available to applicants who have obtained a bachelor’s degree

v     Student must not be in default of any federal student loan
 

PHEAA Grant

v     Program is funded by the state of Pennsylvania (PHEAA)

v     Application is the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

v     Student must demonstrate financial need as determined by PHEAA’s need analysis system

v     Student must not be in default of any federal student loan

v     Student must not have a bachelor’s degree

v     Available to residents of Pennsylvania.  Residency is defined as 12 consecutive months of residency in PA as a non-student prior to filing the FAFSA

v     PHEAA deadline – May 1st

Notification of award eligibility is made by PHEAA to the student

 OHIO COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY Grant

v     Program is funded by the state of Ohio

v     Application is the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

v     Student must demonstrate financial need as determined by the Ohio College Opportunity Grant need analysis system

v     Student must not be in default of any federal student loan

v     Student must be full-time and cannot have a bachelor’s degree

v     Application must be received by October 1 of the award year

Notification of award eligibility is made by the Ohio Board of Regents to the recipient