Federal grants often have additional requirements
While meeting the basic federal requirements can get you a federal loan, federal grants are often only available to specific groups of students. Here are the requirements for popular federal grant programs in addition to the general federal aid requirements:
- Pell Grant. You must be an undergraduate or enrolled in a post-baccalaureate teacher certificate program and meet the cost of attendance and expected family contribution requirements to qualify for this low-income federal grant program.
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG). You must be an undergraduate student with no previous bachelor’s degree and meet income requirements.
- Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant. You must be enrolled in an eligible teaching program, meet higher academic achievement requirements and agree to work in either a high-needs field or low-income school for at least four years.
- Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant. You must have either been under 24 years old or enrolled in college when a parent or guardian who was a member of the US armed forces died in Iraq or Afghanistan during their service after the 9/11 attacks. You also must be unable to meet the expected family contribution requirements for the Pell Grant to qualify.