Higher Education Adult Part-time Student Grant Program

The Higher Education Adult Part-time Student (HEAPS) Grant program is now available at Marshall University.

The purpose of the HEAPS Grant Program is to encourage and enable needy West Virginia students, who have been out of high school for at least two years and who desire to continue their education on a part-time basis at the post-secondary level. HEAPS grants are eligible for renewal consideration until the program of study is completed but not to exceed an additional nine years beyond the first year of the award.

For students enrolled at a public college or university, the maximum grant is based on the actual per credit hour tuition and fees charges. For students enrolled in other eligible institutions, the award is based upon the average per credit hour tuition and fees charged by all of the public undergraduate institutions of higher education during the previous year. Total aid, including the HEAPS award, may not exceed the recipient’s total cost of education as defined by the institution being attended.

For more information, contact the MU Financial Aid office.