The following grants and scholarships are supported by funds that the federal government allocates each year. Student Financial Services (SFS) administers these funds and makes awards according to federal regulations. It is likely that different amounts will be available each year.

New! Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grants. The TEACH Grant Program is a non-need-based grant program that provides up to $4,000 per year to students who are enrolled in an eligible program, and who agree to teach in a high-need field at a low-income elementary or secondary school for at least four years within eight years of completing the program for which the TEACH grant was awarded. If the grant recipient fails to complete the required teaching service, the TEACH grant is treated as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan (Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan). To be eligible, students must have scored above the 75th percentile on at least one of a nationally normed standardized undergraduate, graduate or post-baccalaureate admissions test or have a final cumulative high school GPA of 3.25 or better on a 4.0 scale and maintain a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least a 3.25 on a 4.0 scale while enrolled in college.

Please Note:

• The TEACH grant is a new federal grant program beginning on July 1, 2008. The first TEACH grants will be awarded to eligible students for the 2008-09 academic year.
• The Federal Department of Education has not finalized the rules regarding the Teach grant.
• The application for the TEACH grant is the FAFSA. Student Financial Services will begin reviewing students for TEACH grant eligibility after the start of the fall 2008 semester.
• The TEACH grant will not be available for payment of fall 2008 charges (due August 1, 2008).

Pell Grants. The Pell grant is designed to assist students in the continuation of their training and education after high school; they provide eligible students with a "foundation of financial aid to help defray the costs of college attendance." You may apply for the Pell grant by filing a FAFSA after January 1, for the following year. The amount of a Pell grant that you may receive to apply toward educational expenses at Keene State College will be viewed as a monetary resource by SFS. Further, the amount of a Pell grant is not sufficient to cover your billed costs at Keene State College.

Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG). The SEOG is available to undergraduates demonstrating exceptional financial need. Exceptional financial need is defined as those students with the lowest expected family contribution who will also receive a Pell Grant in that year. While priority for SEOG funds goes to Pell grant recipients, if adequate funds exist, SEOG funds may then be awarded to those eligible students with the lowest expected family contributions who will not receive Pell grants. These grants range from $100 to $4,000 per year. Eligibility is determined by SFS based upon information the student provides on the FAFSA.

Academic Competitiveness Grants (ACG). The ACG is a need-based grant that was created to encourage students to take more challenging courses in high school. Academic Competitiveness Grants are available to students in their first or second year of college as determined by college credits earned to date. Up to $750 is awarded to eligible first-year students and up to $1,300 for second-year students. Eligible students must be U.S. citizens who are Pell grant recipients, and are enrolled as full-time students. In addition, recipients must have completed a rigorous high school program. Students receiving a second year ACG must also have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00.

For more information about federal grants, visit Student Aid on the Web.