Grants

Federal Grants

Pell Grant

A federal pell grant, unlike a loan, does not have to be repaid.  Pell Grants are awarded to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor's or professional degree. (A professional degree is typically earned after earning a bachelor's degree in a field such as medicine, law, or dentistry.) For many students, Pell Grants provide a foundation of financial aid to which other aid may be added.

To determine if you are eligible financially, the U.S. Department of Education uses a standard formula, established by Congress, to evaluate the information you report when you apply. The formula produces an expected family contribution (EFC) number. Your Student Aid Report (SAR) contains this number and will tell you if you are eligible.

A maximum pell grant award for the 2010-11 award year was $5550. You can receive only one Pell Grant in an award year. How much you get will depend not only on your EFC, but also on the cost of attendance, whether you are a full-time or part-time student, and whether you attend school for a full academic year or less. You may not receive Pell Grant funds for more than one school at a time.

FSEOG

A Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) is for undergraduates with exceptional financial need. Priority is given to students who receive the Federal Pell Grant. An FSEOG does not have to be paid back.

An FSEOG award for Delta State University usually ranges from $100 - $600 per year. Students are awarded FSEOG based on availability of funds.

Academic Competitiveness Grant

A student may be eligible to recevie an ACG of $750.00 for the first academic year of study and $1300.00 for the second year of study. A student must:

• Be a U. S. citizens
• Pell Grant receipient
• Enrolled full-time in a degree program
• Enrolled in the first or second academic year of their program of study
• Have completed a rigorous secondary school program of study (after Jan. 1, 2006 if a first year stduent and after Jan. 1, 2005 if a second year student.
• If a first year student, not have been previously enrolled in an undergraduate program.
• If a second year student, have at least a cumulative 3.0 GPA.

National Smart Grant Program

An eligible student may receive a SMART Grant of $4000.00 for each of the third and fourth academic years of study. A student must:

• Be a U. S. citizens
• Pell Grant receipient
• Enrolled full time in a degree program
• Be enrolled in a four year degree granting institution
• Major in physical, life or computer science, engineering, mathematics, technology or a critical foreign language.
• Have at least a cumulative 3.0 GPA in the coursework required for the student's major