PELL Grants

This grant is available to matriculated students  who have not received a Bachelor's degree. You must be citizen or eligible non-citizen, be financially eligible, be in good academic standing and making satisfactory degree progress. Persons required to register with selective service must do so. You may not be in default or owing a repayment on any Title IV program at any institution. 

The maximum award is $4,731 per year for the 2008-2009 school year. To receive funds, students selected for verification must complete the verification process before funds will be ordered; awards may change as the result of verification. Students not having a valid EFC (Estimated Family Contribution) by their last date  of attendance during the award period forfeit any funds for which they are eligible.

Transfer students must have financial aid records from each prior school on file with the National Student Loan Data Service. 

How to Apply: 
File a Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Be sure to list Oswego State as one of the colleges authorized to receive the information. Oswego's code is 002848. 

SEOG Grants - Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants

Available to:
Same as Federal Pell Grant. (see above) 

Amount:
This is a campus-based program. Awards vary by need and availability of funds, with priority to lowest family contributions and Federal Pell Grant recipients. Awards are typically $500 per year. 

Disbursement:
By semester. May be used as a deferment if paperwork  is complete.

How to Apply:
Same as Federal Pell Grant. (see above)