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.
In exchange for TEACH Grant aid, students must agree to serve as a full-time teacher at a federally designated low-income (Title I) school and teach in a specified high-need field for four academic years within eight years after completing their program. TEACH Grant recipients who do not fulfill their teaching obligations must repay the grant as if it was an unsubsidized Direct Loan, with interest accruing from the date the grant was disbursed.
Additional information about the program can be found at http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/TEACH.jsp