Pell Grant
Criteria for Eligibility:
- Demonstrated financial need based on the EFC 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 status: full-time, 3/4-time, 1/2-time, and less-than 1/2-time. 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.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
Criteria for Eligibility:
- A student should demonstrate exceptional financial need and be eligible for a Pell Grant and have a 0 EFC (Expected Family Contribution) 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 Expected Family Contribution (EFC). Due to limited funding availability, typically only Federal Pell Grant eligible students with a zero EFC are awarded Federal SEOG.
