Criteria for Eligibility:
- Demonstrated financial need based on the SAI as derived from the FAFSA
- Be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen
- Student must be enrolled in an eligible as a degree-seeking student
- Student must be an undergraduate who has not earned a first baccalaureate degree
- Student must meet the requirements of the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy.
Awarding Guidelines:
The census date to determine students’ enrollment status for Federal Pell Grant eligibility is the first day following the last day to add a class for the semester. Federal Pell Grant award amounts vary depending on the student’s enrollment intensity. In most instances, Marshall University initially awards Federal Pell Grant based on projected full-time enrollment. When the enrollment status is different on the census date than when the Federal Pell Grant was originally calculated, the Federal Pell Grant award is subject to change. If Marshall receives a student’s processed FAFSA after the census date, the student’s enrollment status on the date the FAFSA was processed must be used to determine Federal Pell Grant eligibility. When a student does not begin attendance in all of his or her classes resulting in a change in the student’s enrollment status, Federal Pell Grant must be recalculated.
Annual and Aggregate Eligibility:
Students may receive up to 150% of an annual Pell Grant during an academic year but no more than 50% of an annual Pell Grant during any semester or term. You may not receive Federal Pell Grant funds from more than one school at a time. There is a maximum lifetime period for which a student may receive a Federal Pell Grant, which is known as Pell Lifetime Eligibility Used (LEU). The maximum lifetime limit for Federal Pell Grant is 12 full-time semesters or its equivalent measured by the percentage of the student’s scheduled award used or received each award year.
Criteria for Eligibility:
- A student should demonstrate exceptional financial need and be eligible for a Pell Grant and have a 0 SAI (Student Aid Index) as derived from the FAFSA. Exceptional financial need is established if the students’ family resources do not exceed 50% of the cost of education.
- Be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen
- Student must be enrolled in an eligible as a degree-seeking student
- Student must be an undergraduate who has not earned a first baccalaureate degree
- Student must meet the requirements of the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy.
Federal SEOG academic year award amounts vary depending on the student’s enrollment status. For example, if the full-time award is $500 then 3/4-time is $375, 1/2-time is $250, and less-than 1/2-time is $125. Priority SEOG awarding is given to Pell-eligible students who have the lowest Student Aid Index (SAI). Due to limited funding availability, typically only Federal Pell Grant eligible students with a zero SAI are awarded Federal SEOG.
The Federal TEACH Grant is available to students who intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families. Four years of teaching in a high-need field must be completed within eight years of the student completing their degree leading to a career in teaching. To receive a TEACH Grant, you must meet the following criteria annually:
- Meet the basic eligibility criteria for federal student aid programs.
- Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- Be a U.S. Citizen or eligible non-citizen.
- Be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student.
- Be enrolled in coursework that is necessary to begin a career in teaching.
- Meet certain academic achievement requirements (generally, scoring above the 75th percentile on a college admissions test or maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25)
- Complete TEACH Grant Entrance Counseling.
- Sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve (ATS)
- Complete a Marshall University TEACH Grant Application and be approved.
Students who change into a program of study that is not Federal TEACH Grant-eligible, cease to be enrolled, or graduate must complete Federal TEACH Grant Exit Counseling.
If you do not meet the terms of the TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve (ATS), your Federal Teach Grant will convert into a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, with interest accrued and capitalized from the date of original disbursement.
The Federal TEACH Grant program provides grants of up to $4,000 a year to students; however, due to the automatic federal budget cuts, known as sequestration since October 1, 2014, the award amount for the TEACH Grant is variable.