Grants
Federal Grants
The following information on the federal grant programs is meant to
give you a brief overview of the programs available at the School
of Mines. Detailed information is available from the U.S.Department of Education publication: Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid.
The "FAFSA" Comes First
To be considered for the federal grant programs, students must file
a new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year
(See our Applying For Financial Aid page for more
information about FAFSA). You must be a degree-seeking student at
the School of Mines in order to be awarded aid of any type. These
programs are available to undergraduate students only.
Pell Grant
Pell grants are available only to undergraduate students who have
not completed their first bachelor's degree.* Your Pell Grant award
is based on the Expected Family Contribution listed on your Student
Aid Report and full-time attendance. However, the actual amount
that will be applied to your account will be based on your
enrollment status as of the final add/drop date each semester,
which is approximately the 10th day of the semester. If you are not
enrolled in at least 12 credit hours as of the final add/drop date,
an adjustment will be made to the amount of Pell Grant funds
applied to your account. As a result, you could have an unpaid
balance due on your account. Students enrolled less than half-time
may be eligible.
*fulfilling degree completion requirements, but not applying
for graduation or participating in the graduation ceremony, still
constitutes completing the first bachelor's degree and the student
is not Pell Grant eligible
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
(SEOG)
Available only to undergraduate students. This is a limited funded
Federal program with awarding priority given to Pell Grant
recipients with a $0 Expected Family Contribution (EFC) who show financial need through the FAFSA and who have
filed their FAFSA on January 1 (prior to the fall semester the
student will be attending Mines) and thereafter until funds are
exhausted for the award year. Recipients must be attending at least
half-time in order to actually receive the funds awarded. In an
effort to make this program available to as many students as
possible, our awards may range from $200 to $800.