Grants
Federal Grants
- PELL Grant
- Awarded based on financial need per the EFC (Expected Family Contribution) calculation.
- Must complete the FAFSA application which determines the EFC number.
- SEOG (Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant)
- EFC of $0 to $1000 based on FAFSA application calculation.
- TEACH Grant
- Provides grants of up to $4,000 per year to students who intend to teach in a high need field in a low income school.
- There is no application for the TEACH Grant. Score in the top 25th percentile on college admissions tests and maintain a cumulative 3.25 GPA . Students simply need to submit their FAFSA yearly, have a declared high-need area of study, and meet the academic (ACT or GPA) component. Recipients must sign an agreement to teach at least four years in an eight-year time frame after graduation.
- After finishing their degrees, graduates must provide annual certifications that they are teaching in a high-need field and a low-income school or intend to do so. Those who do not meet this requirement will see their TEACH Grants be converted to unsubsidized loans.
- Federal TEACH Information
State Grants
- IMAGES Grant
- Requires ethnic or racial status of African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino/Spanish, Alaskan Native or American Indian, Asian Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.
- Financial need based on FAFSA. Awards are up to $2000.
- All Iowa Opportunity Grant
- Available for one year only.
- Show financial need based on FAFSA. Have HS GPA of at least a 2.5.
- Apply through the Iowa College Aid Commission.
- Future Ready Iowa Grant (Last Dollar)
- NEW HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES who enroll in a qualified program of study full-time or enroll in an eligible program part-time along with an approved work-based learning program for the fall immediately following high school graduation,
- Must apply for all other available state and federal grants and scholarships and meet ongoing requirements.