Federal Grants
- Federal Pell Grant
- Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
- Iraq & Afghanistan Service Grant
- Federal Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant
For more information on Federal Grants, please visit Federal Grants and St. John Fisher College Scholarship & Grant Information.
Federal Pell Grant
The student must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor’s or a professional degree. The amount awarded is dependent upon the student’s financial need (EFC), cost of attendance, status as a full-time or part-time student, and plans to attend school for a full academic year or less. A student can only receive the Federal Pell Grant for no more than 12 semesters. To receive the grant in successive years, the student must make satisfactory progress towards a degree, complete the FAFSA application and meet eligibility requirements.
Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
The student must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). SEOG is awarded to Federal Pell Grant recipients who have demonstrated the highest calculated need. The average award is $1,000. Funds are limited and subject to availability. To receive the grant in successive years, the student must make satisfactory progress towards a degree, complete the FAFSA application and meet eligibility requirements.
Iraq & Afghanistan Service Grant
The student must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Student may be eligible for the Iraq & Afghanistan Service Grant if they are you are not eligible for a Federal Pell Grant on the basis of their EFC, but meet the remaining Federal Pell Grant eligibility requirements, and the student’s parent or guardian was a member of the U.S. armed forces and died as a result of military service performed in Iraq or Afghanistan after the events of 9/11, and the student was under 24 years old or enrolled in college at least part-time at the time of your parent’s or guardian’s death. To receive the grant in successive years, the student must make satisfactory progress towards a degree, complete the FAFSA application and meet eligibility requirements.
Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant
The student must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and complete the St. John Fisher College TEACH Grant application available at https://www.sjfc.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/. The student must be enrolled in a TEACH-Grant-eligible program as an undergraduate, meet certain academic achievement requirements, receive TEACH Grant counseling and sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve. To receive the grant in successive years, the student must make satisfactory progress towards a degree, complete the FAFSA application, receive TEACH Grant counseling, sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve, and meet eligibility requirements. Academic achievement requirements are reviewed prior to the receipt of the grant on each semester.
US Bureau of Indian Education: Higher Education Grant Program
The grant application is available from the education officer of the tribe in which the student is affiliated with or possesses membership. The student must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The student must be a member of, or at least one-quarter degree Indian blood descendent of a member of an American Indian tribe which is eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States through the Bureau of Indian Affairs because of their status as Indians, must be accepted for admission to a nationally accredited institution of higher education which provides a course of study conferring the Associate of Arts or Bachelor of Arts or science degree, and must demonstrate financial need as determined by the financial aid office. For grants to be awarded in successive years, the student must make satisfactory progress toward a degree and show financial need.
More information can be found from the Bureau of Indian Education Higher Education Grant Program [pdf].
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs Aid to Native Americans Higher Education Assistance Program
Application Procedures
Application forms may be obtained from the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office. An application is necessary for each year of study. An official needs analysis from the College Financial Aid Office is also required each year.
Each first-time applicant must obtain tribal enrollment certification from the Bureau agency or tribe that records enrollment for the tribe.
Selection of Recipients and Allocation of Awards
To be eligible, the applicant must: (1) be at least one-fourth American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut; (2) be an enrolled member of a tribe, band, or group recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; (3) be enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in an approved college or university, pursuing at least a four-year degree; and (4) have financial need.
Rights and Responsibilities of Recipients
For grants to be awarded in successive years, the student must make satisfactory progress toward a degree and show financial need. Depending on availability of funds, grants may also be made to graduate students and summer semester students. Eligible married students may also receive living expenses for dependents.
Native Americans Adult Vocational Training Program
Application Procedures
The Vocational Training Program is for short-term vocational training (up to two years).
Selection of Recipients and Allocation of Awards
To be eligible, the applicant must: (1) be at least one-fourth American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut; (2) be an enrolled member of a tribe, band, or group recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; (3) reside on a reservation; (4) be enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in an approved training school; and (5) have financial need.
Rights and Responsibilities of Recipients
For grants to be awarded the following year, the student must make satisfactory progress toward a degree and show financial need.