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Federal Pell Grant  

A Pell Grant is a need-based grant for degree-seeking undergraduate students.  A student who is eligible for a Pell Grant may receive funds that range from $400 to $4,310 per year.  Both full- and part-time students are eligible to apply.   

You apply by completing a Free Application for Student Financial Aid (FAFSA).  You can complete a paper copy of the FAFSA or go to the internet Web site www.fafsa.ed.gov.   

For the internet site you will need a PIN to access the FAFSA application.  You request your PIN at www.pin.ed.gov.

You will also need SFCC’s federal school code of 007628 to ensure we receive your application.    

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)  

FSEOG is a need-based federal grant for degree-seeking undergraduate students with exceptional need who also receive a Pell Grant.  The maximum award is based on program funding.   

Priority is given to students whose aid file is complete before June 1.  Awards may be available later in the year if funding permits.      

Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)

ACG is a need-based federal grant for degree-seeking first and second year students, who are U.S. citizens and receive a Pell Grant. To receive this grant you must be enrolled full-time in a degree program, be enrolled in the first or second academic year of your degree program of study, and have completed a rigorous secondary school program of study. If a second-year student, have at least a cumulative 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

STATE GRANTS  

State grants are funded by the State Of Missouri. Each state grant has its own eligibility criteria, eligibility cut-off-date, and additionally most are awarded based on financial need. These grants do not have to be repaid.

Access Missouri Grant

This program provides need-based grants. To be eligible The criteria for this state grant is be a Missouri resident, complete a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) before April 1, have an EFC (Expected Family Contribution) of 12,000 or less (this cutoff may change each year), list a participating Missouri college or university as one of your schools on the FAFSA, be enrolled at a participating Missouri college or university as a full-time student, meet the school’s satisfactory academic progress standards, and have at least a 2.5 GPA (this requirement will be effective with the fall 2008 award)

The Public Service Officer or Employee’s Child Survivor Grant Program

This program provides tuition grants to public safety officers or Missouri Department of Transportation employees engaged in the construction or maintenance of the state’s highways, roads, and bridges who were permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty.  Dependent children and spouses of public safety officers or Missouri Department of Transportation employees who were permanently and totally disabled or killed in the line of duty are also eligible. To be eligible, you must:

1.      Be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student in a participating Missouri postsecondary school,

2.      Be less than 24 years old (applies to dependent children only),

3.      Maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined by the school,

4.      Be a Missouri resident and a united States citizen or an eligible non-citizen, and

5.      Not be pursuing a degree or certificate in theology or divinity.

Applications are available at www.dhe.mo.gov/files/publicservice.shtml or obtain an application by calling the MDHE at 800-473-6757.

The Vietnam Veteran’s Survivor Grant Program

This program is available to children and spouses of Vietnam veterans whose death was attributed to, or caused by, exposure to toxic chemicals during the Vietnam conflict. To be eligible, you must:

1.      Be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student in a participating Missouri postsecondary school,

2.      Maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined by the school,

3.      Be a Missouri resident and a United States citizen or an eligible noncitizen, and

4.      Not be pursuing a degree or certificate in theology or divinity.

Applications are available at www.dhe.mo.gov/files/vietnamvet.shtml or obtain an application by calling the MDHE at 800-473-6757.