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Federal Grants and Loans

The United States Department of Education oversees the administration of the federal financial aid system. It is through the completion of the FAFSA that you will become eligible for consideration for federal financial aid. The Calumet College of St. Joseph Office of Financial Aid will package any federal grants and loans for which you qualify. Below is a list of the various types of federal grant and loan programs.

Federal Grants and Loans Available for 2010-2011 Academic Year

Federal Grants and Work Study
Types of Award	Eligibility Criteria	Annual Amount
Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)	1st and 2nd year full-time undergraduate degree seeking students who are U.S. citizens, Pell Grant recipients and recent high school graduates. Students must have completed a rigorous high-school program of study and second year students must have a college 3.0 GPA	1st year $750 2nd year $1300
Pell Grant	Financial need and U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.	Up to $5,550
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant	Financial need and U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.	Variable
Federal Work Study	Financial need and U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.	Varies according to amount of demonstrated need.
National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (SMART)	3rd and 4th year full-time undergraduate students seeking a four-year degree in science, engineering, technology, math or certain designated foreign languages. Students must be U.S. citizens, Pell Grant recipients, and have at least a 3.0 GPA in their college major	$4,000

Federal Loans
Types of Award	Eligibility Criteria	Annual Amount	Interest Rate	Application Procedure
Federal Subsidized	Based on Need	Based on dependaency status, year in school and need.	5.6% Fixed	MPN, Entrance Counseling & Loan Application
Federal Unsubsidized	Non-need based	Based on dependency status, & year in school.	6.8% Fixed	MPN, Entrance Counseling & Loan Application
Parent PLUS	Non-need based (Student must be an undergraduate)	Cannot exceed cost of attendance once other forms of financial aid have been applied.	7.9% Fixed	Complete loan application
*Federal Subsidized and Unsubsidized loan amounts are limited to annual and aggregate maximums based on the student’s year in school and amount of loans previously accepted.

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