Connecticut Grants
Contact:
Connecticut Department of Higher Education
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06105-2326
PH: (860) 947-1833
Grants:
Hugh Fulton Byas Memorial Grant
261 Bradley Street
New Haven, CT 06511
PH: (203) 777-8356
Eligibility Requirements: Grants for United Kingdom citizens who are full-time students intending to pursue a course of study in the United States devoted to world peace, journalism, Anglo-American relations, or other creative arts. Applicant must be English citizen and enrolled full-time at a four-year institution
or university.
Connecticut Independent College Student Grant
Connecticut Department of higher Education
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06105-2326
PH:(860) 947-1855
Eligibility Requirements: Award for Conneticut residents attending an independent college or university within the state on at least a half-time basis. Renewable awards based on financial need. Grant for use in freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior years.
Financial Support for Marine Maritime Studies
291 Whiney Avenue, Suite 203
New Haven, CT 06511
Ph:( 203) 777-2165
Eligibility Requirements: Restricted to Connecticut residents who are students at state maritime schools, or Connecticut residents majoring in Marine Sciences at any college or university, or residents of any state majoring in Marine sciences at a Connectitcut college or university.
Federal Pell Grant
Connecticut Department of Higher Education
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06105-2326
PH: (860) 947-1833
Eligibility Requirements: Federal Pell Grants are the largest source of ''gift aid'' awarded to undergraduate students and are based on financial need. How much you get depends on your expected family contribution, you cost of attendence, whether your a full-time or part-time student, and whether you attend school for a full semester or less. You may only recieve one Pell Grant in an award year, and you may not recieve Pell Grant funds from more than one school at a time.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06105-2326
PH: (860) 947-1833
Eligibility Requirements: Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants awards are given to undergraduate students demonstrating financial need. Federal Pell Grant awards recipient recieve priority for FSEOG awards. Depending on when you apply, your financial need, the funding level of your school you are attending, and the policies of your school's financial aid office will determine how much you receive.