West Virginia Grants
Contact:
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Boulevard East, Suite 700
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
PH:(304) 558-2101
Grants:
West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program
1018 Kanawha Boulevard East, Suite 700
Charleston, WV 25301-2827
PH:(888) 825-5707
Eligibility Requirements: For West Virginia residents attending an approved nonprofit degree granting college or university in West Virginia or Pennslyvania. Must be a U.S. citizen enrolled on a full-time basis. Based on financial need and academic merit. Grant used in freshman, sophomore, junior or senior years.
Higher Education Adult Part-Time Student Grant Program
1018 Kanawha Boulevard East, Suite 700
Charleston, WV 25301-2827
PH: (304) 558-4618
Eligibility Requirements: Program to asstist needy adults to continue their education on a part-time basis. Also has a component in which 25% of the funding may be utilized for students enrolled in workforce and skill development program.
Federal Pell Grant
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Boulevard East, Suite 700
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
PH:(304) 558-2101
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, your cost of attendence, whether you are a full-time or part-time student, and whether you attend school for a full semester or less. You may only receive one Pell Grant in an award year, and you may not receive Pell Grant funds from more than one school at a time.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Boulevard East, Suite 700
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
PH:(304) 558-2101
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.
Work-Study Program
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Boulevard East, Suite 700
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
PH:(304) 558-2101
Eligibility Requirements: The Federal Work-Study Program provides jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, allowing you to earn money to help pay education expenses. The program encourages community service work and tries to offer work related to your course of study. Each school has work-study programs specific to that particular school. Some of you may be eligible to begin upon enrollment and others of you may have to wait until you have obtained a certain amount of credits.