Federal Grants

JCU helps to administer and facilitate a few different Federal grant programs for our students. All of these programs require that the student files a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to establish need and eligibility.

Federal Pell Grants
The Federal Pell Grant Program is designed to assist students demonstrating financial need to obtain a higher education. The maximum award for the 2010-11 award year (July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011) is $5550. The maximum can change each award year and depends on program funding.

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program (SEOG)
The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program (SEOG) is administered to students of exceptional financial need who, without the grant, would be unable to continue their education.

TEACH Grant
The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program provides grants to graduate students who intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families.

Please review the TEACH Grant information and application to determine if you are eligible for the TEACH Grant or to apply.

As a recipient of a TEACH Grant, you must teach for at least four academic years within eight calendar years of completing the program of study for which you received a TEACH Grant.
IMPORTANT: If you fail to complete this service obligation, all amounts of the TEACH Grants that you received will be converted to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan. You must then repay this loan to the U.S. Department of Education. You will be charged interest from the date the grant(s) was disbursed.

More detailed information about the TEACH Grant is available online at http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/TEACH.jsp