JCU Undergraduate Bulletin 2005-2007: Tuition & Aid -- Federal & State Government Grants

Federal and State Government Grants

Federal Pell Grants

The Federal Pell Grant Program is a financial aid program designed to assist students demonstrating financial need to obtain a higher education. Both full-time and part-time students are eligible to apply for a Federal Pell Grant. Application for the Federal Pell Grant is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Forms can be obtained from the high school or from the Office of Financial Aid.

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program

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. A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is required to establish need.

Ohio Instructional Grant Program

The Ohio Instructional Grant Program is a financial aid program intended to assist Ohio students having financial need who are enrolled as undergraduates in an eligible Ohio institution of higher education on a full time basis.

Ohio Instructional Grants are awarded on the basis not of scholarship but of relative financial need. The grants are awarded to the average as well as to the superior student. A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is required to apply for Ohio Instructional Grants.

Ohio Student Choice Grant

The Ohio Student Choice Grant is available to all Ohio residents who were not full time college students before July 1, 1984, and who attend a private college or university in Ohio as full time students in baccalaureate degree programs. Students may receive this grant each academic year. The amount may vary and depends on annual appropriations by the Ohio General Assembly. No application is required by students, and the grant is awarded regardless of need. The institutional financial aid application (Form JC) is recommended for students who are not first time students enrolled at John Carroll.

Veterans Educational Benefits

Veterans Educational Benefits are available to eligible, degree seeking veterans. Each time veterans register, they must complete the necessary forms in the Registrar's Office in order to initiate or continue payment of benefits. Veterans should notify the Registrar's Office whenever a withdrawal or change in course load takes place. The Veterans Administration must be notified as soon as possible. Adjustments in training time and rate of pay become effective on the date students formally withdraw from courses. Therefore, timely reporting to the Registrar's Office of all withdrawals will decrease the possibility of overpayment.

Training time for VA educational purposes is as follows:

Veterans enrolled less than half time and eligible for Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty or DEA benefits will receive the cost of tuition, not to exceed the 1/2 time rate of payment. Graduate student requirements differ slightly.

University academic regulations for veterans as well as for all students can be found in the "Academic Policies and Procedures" section (pages 104-119) of this Bulletin. Students eligible for VA educational allowance who do not increase their grade-point average to 2.0 after the first probationary period cannot receive further payment.

Veterans auditing courses cannot receive VA educational benefits for those courses audited.

Any inquiries concerning Veterans Educational Benefits should be addressed to the Registrar's Office.

Federal Work Study Program

In the belief that students should share responsibility for the cost of their education, the Office of Financial Aid will use all available forms of self help (i.e., work opportunities and loan funds) in arranging financial aid packages for students. The Federal Work Study Program provides on campus employment for students who have current financial need. The jobs offer the student an opportunity to work in one of the academic or administrative departments on campus. Also, a number of community service jobs are available off-campus. A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is required to establish need for either type of employment.