Federal and State Grants

You must complete the FAFSA for a determination of your Pell Grant eligibility. A Pell Grant does not have to be repaid.

Year Round Pell- Eligible undergraduate students may receive up to 150% Pell per academic year not to exceed 600% Lifetime Pell Limit.  Must be enrolled in 6 hours for summer to qualify for additional Pell.

You must have a high financial need (be Pell eligible) to be eligible for the limited amount of funds from the FSEOG program. This is determined by information you provide in your FAFSA form.

If you are a junior, senior, or graduate student with a GPA of 3.25 or higher and you intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school in a high-need field that serves students from low-income families, apply to the TEACH Grant Program.

As a grant recipient, you must teach for at least four academic years within eight calendar years of completing your degree. Failure to complete this obligation results in all amounts of TEACH Grants received being converted to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Student Loan. You must then repay this loan to the U.S. Department of Education, and interest will be charged from the date the grant was disbursed.

For more information regarding the Federal TEACH Grant, visit https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/grants-scholarships/teach

This Pennsylvania state-funded program provides financial aid to blind or deaf students attending a postsecondary institution.

Click on the following link for additional information:

https://www.pheaa.org/funding-opportunities/other-educational-aid/blind-deaf.shtml

This federally funded program administered by PHEAA offers grants to Pennsylvania students aging out of foster care.

Click on the following link for additional information:

https://www.pheaa.org/funding-opportunities/other-educational-aid/chafee-program.shtml

This award is a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees to PA resident students who have been in foster care.

Student Eligibility Requirements:

• Student must be accepted to Shippensburg University.
• Student must be awarded all grants and scholarship for which the student qualifies.
• Student must be eligible for PA Chafee Education and Training Grant.
  • Student must be a youth who was in foster care after age 16.
• Student must be under age 26
• Student must be a current PA resident.

Please contact Kara Connors at klconnors@ship.edu for assistance.

Together with the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, PHEAA administers this tuition assistance program for students who enter into a service commitment with the Pennsylvania National Guard for a period of 6 years.

Click on the following link for additional information:

http://www.pheaa.org/funding-opportunities/aid-for-military-national-guard/national-guard-eap.shtml

Through the PATH (Partnerships for Access to Higher Education) Program, qualifying students who have already been awarded a scholarship or grant by one of PHEAA’S PATH Partners may be eligible for additional grant money.

Click on the following link for additional information:

https://www.pheaa.org/funding-opportunities/other-educational-aid/path.shtml

PEGP honors individuals who lost their lives protecting the citizens of Pennsylvania by helping their children fund their education.

Click on the following link for additional information:

https://www.pheaa.org/funding-opportunities/other-educational-aid/postsecondary-educational-gratuity.shtml

If you are a high-achieving student who comes from a family with an annual income less than $110,000, you may be eligible for this program. RTSS, in combination with the Pennsylvania State Grant Program (PHEAA grant), awards up to $2,000 for full-time and $1,000 for part-time students.

Funding is limited and awarded on a first-come, first-served basis in order of your FAFSA filing date. Other eligibility requirements to qualify for RTSS include:

• Submission of a FAFSA and a Pennsylvania State Grant Form (SGF)
• Completion of at least one academic year, defined as having earned at least 24 semester credits when your school checks academic progress for the Pennsylvania State Grant Program
• Attaining at least a 3.25 GPA when your school checks academic progress for the Pennsylvania State Grant Program  

 If you are an undergraduate student, a Pennsylvania resident, and meet the need requirement, you may be eligible for a PA state grant from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA).

 Apply for the PA state grant by completing your FAFSA form by May 1 (Extended to May 15 due to the Coronavirus)for the upcoming academic year and complete the Pennsylvania State Grant Form. On the confirmation page of your FAFSA application click the orange arrow to Start my state grant application. This link will take you to the online PA state grant form. First time applicants must PRINT, sign, and return the paper form to PHEAA after completing the form online. Instructions can be found on the paper form. Most renewal students do not have to complete the paper State Grant Form.

First time state grant applicants also need to create an online account with PHEAA to access information about their PA state grant. You may create or log in to your account at http://www.pheaa.org/tools-resources/account-access/index.shtml.

PHEAA will contact you at the email address you provided on your FAFSA form if additional information is needed to process your state grant application. If you are a dependent student, your parent or guardian will also receive an email at the parent's email address provided on the FAFSA.

Beginning in mid-May you will receive your initial eligibility notice by email. If you do not receive this notice by the end of May, you should log in to your online account and review your award.

The PA state grant requires students to be enrolled at least half time (6 - 11 credits for a part-time award or 12+ credits to receive a full-time award) in courses that meet for a minimum of 15 weeks of instruction during the Fall and Spring semesters.  NOTE: Course work coded as online or blended will not count as in-classroom instruction.

For additional information on the Pennsylvania State Grant program, go to www.pheaa.org.