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Grants

A grant is gift aid awarded from federal, state or university funds to student with financial need, and does not have to be repaid. Information from the FAFSA is used to determine eligibility for the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) and other institutional grants. Grants may be used toward tuition, fees, books and other educational expenses.

Federal Grants

Federal Pell Grant

Award amounts can change yearly.


2026–27 Award Year
The maximum Federal Pell Grant award is $7,395 for the 2026–27 award year (July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027).

2025–26 Award Year
The maximum Federal Pell Grant award is $7,395 for the 2025–26 award year (July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026).

The amount you get, though, will depend on:
  • Your Student Aid Index 
  • Your cost of attendance
  • Your enrollment status (Full-time/Part-time)*
  • Your plans to attend school for a full academic year or less.

*Beginning with the 2024-2025 aid year, the Pell Grant will  be calculated  using Enrollment Intensity - which is a percentage value based on the number of credits a student is enrolled for during a term.

  • For federal student aid purposes, full-time enrollment is 12 credit hours.
  • The chart below illustrates enrollment intensity relative to full-time enrollment. Note that enrollment intensity cannot exceed 100% for purposes of Pell Grant proration.

Additional Criteria:
  • Pell Grant recipients may not have a bachelor's or other advance degree (including foreign degrees).
  • Eligible students can receive Federal Pell Grant Funds up to the maximum amount of 100% (50% per term) for the standard academic year and 150% if the student decides to take classes during the summer. The lifetime maximum a student is allowed to be awarded cannot exceed 600%, the equivalent of six full time years.
  • Students must meet all eligibility criteria, including Satisfactory Academic Progress.
Prohibition on Receiving Two Pell Grant Payments for Concurrent Enrollment

A student may not receive Pell Grant payments concurrently from more than one school. If a student is awarded Pell for any period of concurrent enrollment, the student has the choice of which award to receive but is limited to a single award from a single school.

For Pell purposes, the phrase “concurrently from more than one institution” means that the student must be attending both schools at the same time for the concurrent Pell Grant prohibition to apply. A student who withdraws from one school and enrolls at least one day later in another school is normally not considered to have been enrolled concurrently. If a Pell-eligible student withdraws from one institution but meets one of the Return of Title IV Funds (R2T4) withdrawal exemptions and subsequently enrolls at a different institution during the same payment period, the new institution can award Pell Grant funds for any remaining portion of the overlapping payment period. 

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)

2026–27 Award Year
FSEOG Grant, is awarded in the amount of $1000 per term ($2,000 for the entire academic year) and is based on the availability of funds.

2025–26 Award Year
FSEOG Grant, is awarded in the amount of $750 per term ($1,500 for the entire academic year) and is based on the availability of funds.

  • Students must be eligible for the Pell Grant.
  • Recipients may not have a bachelor's or other advanced degree.
  • Students must meet all eligibility criteria, including Satisfactory Academic Progress.

State Grants and Scholarships