This grant is available to eligible students who are working on their (first) bachelor's or associate's degree. The amount is determined by your official estimated family contribution (EFC) calculated from your FAFSA information. Congress designated the purpose and scope of the Federal Pell Grant Program to help financially needy students meet the cost of their postsecondary education (34 CFR Part 690(A)). A Federal Pell Grant is the first award applied to a student's account. Currently, for the 2018-2019 award year, the EFC range is 0 to 5486 and the award amount varies from $650 to $6095.

For the 2019-2020 award year an increase of $100 to the federal Pell Grant was approved by Congress. The EFC range is 0 to 5576 and the award amount varies from $650 to $6195.

Students may receive their Pell Grant for up to 12 full-time semesters.

Prior to the end of the 100% tuition credit period for the fall and spring terms, we award this grant assuming you will be attending full-time (12 credit hours). If you do not enroll as a full-time student, your grant will be adjusted according to the 2018-2019 Pell Grant Chart. After the published 100% tuition credit period expires, all awarded Pell Grants will be reviewed and any necessary adjustments will be made based on your enrollment, and no other Pell Grant adjustments will be made for subsequent enrollment changes for the respective term, assuming you are still enrolled and excluding the exceptions below.

Please keep in mind that if you are enrolled in classes that begin and end on different dates than the regular schedule term dates (for example, special or second-half courses), if that particular class is dropped and 100% tuition credit granted, your Pell Grant will be reviewed and any necessary adjustments will be made. Also, if the professor reports you as a “No-Show” (never began attendance), adjustments are made accordingly.

A grant is available for students who are not Pell Grant-eligible whose parent or guardian was a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and died as a result of service performed in Iraq or Afghanistan after Sept. 11, 2001. In addition, at the time of the parent’s or guardian’s death, the student was less than 24 years old or was enrolled at least part-time at an institution of higher education. The award maximum is the same as the Pell maximum, and amounts are adjusted for less-than-full-time study. Students must also meet the other eligibility criteria for Pell Grant. The maximum grant is given to any Pell Grant-eligible student whose parent or guardian was a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and died as a result of service performed in Iraq or Afghanistan after Sept. 11, 2001.

This grant is awarded to undergraduate students with exceptional financial need. Federal Pell Grant recipients are given priority. At KSU, the initial maximum award amount is $2000 a year. Until funds are exhausted, the Student Financial Aid Office awards from the pool of applicants who were early FAFSA filers. You must enroll at least half-time (6 hours per semester) to be eligible for this grant.

The TEACH Grant program is a non-need based program that provides up to $4,000 per year to students enrolled in an eligible program and who agree to teach in a high-need field, at a low-income elementary or secondary school for at least four years within eight years of completing the program for which TEACH Grant was awarded. Eligible undergraduate students may not receive more than $16,000, and graduate students may receive no more than $8,000 in total TEACH Grants.