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Grants
- A grant is gift aid and
does not have to be repaid.
- Grants are awarded based
on financial need, enrollment status, expected family contribution, and
cost of attendance.
- Recipients must maintain
certain
eligibility requirements.
- Penn State
undergraduate students who complete a
FAFSA are automatically considered for the grants listed to below. No
separate applications are required.
Federal Pell Grant Program
- Federally funded student
gift aid that does not need to be repaid.
- Awarded to undergraduate
students who have high financial need who are working on their first
bachelor's degree.
- Awarded based on
expected family contribution and number of credits you have scheduled.
- May be awarded to
students who are less than half-time (six credits).
Once you complete the
FAFSA, you are automatically considered for the grant.
You must meet
federal student aid eligibility requirements.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
- Federally-funded gift
aid awarded by Penn State to undergraduate students with exceptional
financial need who are working on their first bachelor's degree.
- Must be enrolled for at
least half-time (6 credits).
- Once you complete the
FAFSA, you are automatically considered for the grant.
- You must meet
federal student aid eligibility requirements.
Penn State Tuition Assistance Grant (PSTAG)
- University-funded gift
aid awarded to undergraduate students with high financial need who are
working on their first bachelor's degree.
- Student
must be enrolled full-time (12 credits) in a degree program, and must have a
GPA of at least 2.0.
- Once you complete the
FAFSA, you are automatically considered for the grant.
- You must meet
federal student aid eligibility requirements.
Pennsylvania State Resident Grant
- State-funded gift aid
awarded by the
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) to undergraduate
Pennsylvania residents who demonstrate high financial need.
- Awarded based on
financial need and enrollment status: full-time (12 or more credits) or
half-time (6 credits) for a maximum of 8 semesters to students enrolled in a
four-year program and a maximum of 4 semesters to students enrolled in a
two-year program.
Note: If you
choose to apply for a Summer PHEAA State Grant, it will be counted towards
your maximum semesters of eligibility.
- If PHEAA receives your
FAFSA information by May 1, you are automatically considered for the
grant.
- You must meet
student aid eligibility requirements.
- PHEAA Grant
regulations state that, for an approved program of study, at least 50% of
the coursework for the minimum program length must be taken through
classroom instruction in order to remain eligible for PHEAA Grant
consideration. This does not include
online or
independent learning courses.
Non-Pennsylvania Resident Grant
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