PA State Grant Program

宾夕法尼亚州通过以下途径向合格的州居民提供基于需求的赠款资金 the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA). 作为一名学生,当你提交的时候,你就开始了PA州资助申请过程 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). If you wish to apply for funds for a Summer PA State Grant, you must complete a separate application.

Ensuring MCCC Receives PA State Grant Information

蒙哥马利县社区学院必须列在你的学校选择名单上 Grant application in order for you to receive the PA State Grant at Montco.

You can review and/or update your school choice with PA State Grant Program.

  • 使用您的AES或PA状态授权帐户凭据登录或创建一个新帐户.
  • Once logged in, select the current academic year under Grant Status > Change School Information Form. Update the school choice and submit. Note: this change only adjusts the PA State Grant record, not the FAFSA.
Basic Eligibility Requirements

基本资格要求审查时,由PA国家拨款计划 receives an application are:

  • Meets the application deadline by filing the FAFSA by May 1 prior to the academic year you plan to attend. (First-time applicants attending MCCC have a one-time extended deadline of August 1; future year applications MUST be filed before May 1.)
  • Meets criteria for financial need
  • Enrolled on at least a half-time (at least 6 credits in courses spanning 15 weeks or more for fall and spring award periods) basis in an associate's degree program and does not already have a bachelor's degree
  • U.S. high school graduate or the recipient of a G.E.D.
  • Pennsylvania resident (domiciliary)

Additional School Certification Eligibility Requirements

发给PA州助学金计划学生的PA州助学金奖励通知 should be considered estimates. Even after you receive a State grant award notice, PA州助学金计划要求大学进行额外的资格检查. PA州计划将向MCCC发送获得州助学金的所有学生的官方名单 at the beginning of each semester (including summer). Your PA State grant will appear on the financial aid award notice as "estimated" until eligibility is confirmed. The 以下是中冶经济援助将进行的一些资格检查 staff prior to any State grant funds being disbursed to a student’s account.

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Enrollment Status

PA国家资助计划认为全职状态至少为12个学分 semester and half-time status as at least 6 credits in a semester. Only credits that 作为学生当前学习计划的一部分计入入学 status used to determine eligibility. Enrollment status can also be impacted by individual courses. Please read the information on "Remedial Exception" and "Online and Hybrid Courses" (below).

Definition of Semester Length (fall & spring semesters)

PA州资助计划规定了至少15周的学期长度(连续); therefore, the following types of enrollment DO NOT qualify for a PA State Grant:

  • Enrollment in only one 7 week term
  • Enrollment in any non-credit programs
  • Enrollment in only a certificate program
  • 注册烹饪艺术课程,不跨越整个传统 semester length

注册15周和7周学期的学生符合PHEAA的要求 semester length; however, if enrolled in the 7-week II term that begins mid-way through 本学期,学院被要求延迟支付PA国家补助金 until the first day of the later course.

Remedial and/or ESL Course Enrollment

如果学生正在补习(发展性)或ESL(英语作为第二语言) 此外,学生还必须在一个学期内修满至少3个正规学位学分 to be considered for a PA State Grant. A student is only eligible to receive this 2个全日制或4个兼职的综合学分支付类型(补救例外) semesters. After a student has received the maximum number of remedial exceptions, 只有普通学位学分可以在确定注册状态时用于额外的 State grants.

Academic Progress

要考虑获得PA州助学金,学生必须符合PA州助学金计划 academic progress requirement. This requirement applies to students who received a State grant in a prior academic year. If a student received a State grant at a different 大学,需要该学院的成绩单来证实该学术 progress was met. For the most recent year a State grant was received, a student must 成功完成每项全日制奖学金至少12学分和/或6学分 for each part-time grant. For example, if a student received two full-time State grants 在前一年(秋季和春季学期),PA州资助计划要求 学生必须成功修满至少24个学分才有资格 for a State grant in the current year.

Change in Enrollment Status

注册状态的变化会影响学生获得PA州助学金的资格. 以下是一些可能导致调整的bt365体育备用网站变化的例子 to a student's State grant during a semester.

学院将定期审查学生的入学情况,以确保他们有 在学期结束时或结束后没有退出或停止上课. 当财政援助办公室被告知学生已经退出课程 或停止参加,学生的PA国家助学金资格将被审查和 adjusted accordingly.

减免费用:如果您的学费和费用因取款而减少/取消, 学费减免,或不出勤,你已经获得的PA州助学金的金额 awarded may be adjusted.  In these cases, you may owe the College for the amount that is returned to PHEAA.

  • Drop from full-time to half-time
  • Drop from half-time to less-than-half-time
  • Official Withdrawal
  • Switching from a regular degree course to one that is remedial or ESL
  • Unofficial Withdrawal (stop attending classes)

Summer State Grant Eligibility

The Summer PA State Grant requires a separate application 在3月中旬至8月15日之间提交 summer term.

除了上述所有其他资格标准外,您还必须注册 在暑期至少修6个学分在入学期间至少 5 weeks in length (does not need to be consecutive) to be considered. The PA State 助学金计划还要求MCCC拒绝向学生申请夏季州助学金 account until after the first day of the summer II term.

 

Other Educational Aid

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PA Student Loan Relief for Nurses (SLRN) Program

SLRN计划将使那些已经并将继续不知疲倦地工作的护士受益 to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals eligible to participate in the SLRN Program 是英联邦的居民并获得美国国务院的工作许可吗 在联邦内的合格护理机构担任合格护士 the COVID-19 pandemic.

符合资格的SLRN申请人可被选择获得最高为 $2,500 for each year of work (beginning with 2020) for no more than 3 years, with a maximum benefit of $7,500.

Learn more and apply.

Blind or Deaf Beneficiary Grant Program

这个国家资助的项目为失明或失聪的学生提供经济援助 attending Montgomery County Community College.

View eligibility requirements and access the application.

Fostering Independence Tuition Waiver Program

从2020年秋季学期开始,培养独立学费减免计划 为正在或曾经被寄养的学生提供学费和强制性费用的豁免 care. 此豁免仅适用于所有其他捐赠援助(联邦, 州奖学金和其他奖学金或助学金)已申请到学生的账户.

View eligibility requirements and access the application.

Direct questions to:
James Symanek
Coordinator of Scholarships, Outreach, and Special Programs, Financial Aid
610-718-1846
jsymanek@yuanluecn.com

Pennsylvania Chafee Education and Training Grant Program

这个由联邦政府资助的项目向宾夕法尼亚大学毕业的学生提供助学金 foster care.

View eligibility requirements and access the application.

The Pennsylvania Targeted Industry Program (PA-TIP)

宾夕法尼亚州目标产业计划(PA-TIP)为符合条件的企业提供资助 在蒙哥马利县社区注册以下证书课程的学生 College:

  • Medical Assisting
  • Medical Office Assistant
  • Medical Coding

注意:已完成学士或研究生学位的学生有资格 apply for a PA-TIP award.

View eligibility requirements and access the application.

Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program (PEGP)

PEGP表彰那些为保护宾夕法尼亚州公民而牺牲生命的人 通过提供学费减免和 fees. This waiver applies only to charges that remain after all other grants (federal, state, and outside scholarships) have been applied to the student’s account.

View eligibility requirements and access the application.