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Westcliff University
Financial Aid

Paying for School

FEDERAL PELL GRANT

Federal Pell Grants are awarded on the basis of financial need and do not have to be repaid. Funding is provided by the federal government and is awarded to students who demonstrate the greatest financial need and have filed a FAFSA.

WHO MAY APPLY

  • All full- and half-time undergraduate students in a degree program
  • U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens
  • Students without a Bachelor’s degree

HOW TO APPLY

  • File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
  • You must file the FAFSA each year to continue to receive the grant

HOW AWARDS ARE DETERMINED

  • Based on financial eligibility
  • Maximum awards go to full-time students with a $0 EFC
  • Maximum EFC to receive the grant in 2019-20 is $5,576

2019-20 ESTIMATED AWARD AMOUNTS*

  • Based on the Federal Payment Schedule (maximum set each year)
  • $650 minimum**
  • $6,195 maximum**

*Amounts are set by the Federal Government and are subject to change at any time.

**You must be enrolled full-time (12 or more units) to receive the full grant and enrolled at least half time (6 or more units) to receive a prorated amount.

DURATION OF ELIGIBILITY (LIFETIME ELIGIBILITY USED)

The amount of Federal Pell Grant funds you may receive over your lifetime is limited to the equivalent of six years of Pell Grant funding. Since the maximum amount of Pell Grant funding you can receive each year is equal to 100%, the six-year equivalent is 600%. For more information, visit U.S. Department of Education.

FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY GRANT (SEOG)

Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants are awarded on the basis of financial need and do not have to be repaid.  Funding is provided by a combination of the federal government and Westcliff University. SEOG Grants are awarded to students who demonstrate the greatest financial need and have completed their financial aid application by the published deadlines.


WHO MAY APPLY

  • All full- and half-time undergraduate students in a degree program
  • U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens

HOW TO APPLY

  • File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
  • You must file the FAFSA each year to continue to receive the grant

HOW AWARDS ARE DETERMINED

  • Based on financial eligibility
  • Due to limited funding, awards are made to students beginning with a $0 Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and continue until the fund is depleted

AWARD AMOUNTS

  • Annual amounts depend on financial need and other aid received. For the 2019-20 academic year, the maximum SEOG grant award is $200.

Cal Grant – PENDING CSAC APPROVAL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2020-2021 AWARD YEAR