Federal Grants

For more information on Federal Grants, please visit Federal Grants and Scholarships and St. John Fisher College Scholarship and 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 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 and Afghanistan Service Grant

The student must file the FAFSA. Student may be eligible for the Iraq & Afghanistan Service Grant if they 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 the 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 FAFSA and complete the St. John Fisher College TEACH Grant application. 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 each semester.