Eligibility

Applicants may apply for a scholarship, grant, loan, work-study, or any combination of these. The total combined sum of these must not exceed total need. To receive financial aid from these programs, a student must:

  1. Be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen.
  2. Be registered with Selective Service, if required.
  3. Have financial need.
  4. Be older than compulsory age of secondary school attendance.
  5. Not already have a baccalaureate degree.
  6. Maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined for aid recipients by the U.S. Department of Education. (See Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy)
  7. Not owe a refund on a previous grant nor be in default on a previous educational loan.
  8. Be enrolled in a program leading to an eligible program of study.
  9. Have a high school diploma or equivalent.