The Pell Grant Program is a need-based, undergraduate
grant program funded by the federal government.
Pell Grants may be used at both two-year and four-year colleges.
Five million students, one-third of undergraduates,
receive an average of $2,500 per year in Pell Grants to
finance their education at accredited colleges or universities.
Students do not pay back the grants.
Students qualify for Pell […]

The application processor must receive your completed application
no later than July 2, 2007. Your school must have your correct
and complete application information by your last day of enrollment
during the 2006-07 year or September 17, 2007, whichever
comes first.
There are no exceptions to these dates.

Note:
Various state and school deadlines may apply to you.
These deadlines are often early […]

What happens after you apply for Financial Aid?
After receiving your completed FASFA application, the Department’s
processor will analyze your FAFSA information and, using a formula
established into law by Congress, calculate an Expected Family
Contribution (EFC) for you.The results of your application will be sent to the schools you list
on your application and to you in the form […]

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants
FSEOG are Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants.
FSEOGs are for undergraduates with exceptional financial need.
Pell Grant recipients with the lowest Estimated Family Contributions (EFCs)
will be the first to get FSEOG Grants.
Just like Pell Grants, FSEOGs don’t have to be paid back.
You can receive up to $4,000 a year, depending on when you […]

NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS ACCESS TO RETAIN
TALENT GRANT OR NATIONAL (SMART) GRANT
A National SMART Grant will provide up to $4,000 for
each of the third and fourth years of undergraduate study
to full-time students who are U.S. citizens, eligible for
a Federal Pell Grant, and majoring in physical, life, or
computer sciences, mathematics, technology, or engineering
or in a foreign […]

In previous posts, student loans and scholarships were covered.
Now I’ll start giving you information about Grants.
Grants are Great because you don’t have to pay them back.
Essentially, it’s FREE MONEY!
On Feb 8, 2006, President Bush signed into law two new
student grant programs - The Academic Competitiveness Grant
and the National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent
(SMART) Grant.
$790 […]