Grants
Mailing Address:
ASU-Beebe
Financial Aid Office
P.O. Box 1000
Beebe, AR 72012 - 1000
Phone: (501) 882-8245
Fax: (501) 882-4468
Questions, Documents
or Concerns:
Email finaid@asub.edu
- Federal Pell Grants
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
- Academic Competitiveness Grants
- State Grants
Federal Pell Grants
What is a Federal Pell Grant?
A Federal Pell Grant is awarded to help Undergraduate students pay for their education after high school. For the Federal Pell Grant Program, an undergraduate is one who has not earned a bachelor's or professional degree. These Grants provide a "foundation" of financial aid for many students to which aid from other federal sources may be added. Unlike loans grants do not have to be repaid.
How much can I receive from a Federal Pell Grant?
The maximum Award for the 2008-2009 year will be $4731.00. The amount awarded will depend not only on your Expected Family Contribution (EFC), but on the cost of education, enrollment status, and whether or not attendance is for a full academic year or less.
Can I receive a Federal Pell Grant if I am enrolled less than half time?
Yes, if you are otherwise eligible. You will not receive as much as if you were full time, but your school must disburse your Pell Grant funds in accordance with your enrollment status and cannot refuse to award you simply because you are enrolled less than half time.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
What is a FSEOG?
This is a grant intended to supplement other aid received. These grants are federally funded with each school receiving a fixed amount each year. Therefore, funds are awarded to a limited number of undergraduate students with exceptional financial need. A FSEOG does not have to be repaid.
How much can I get from a FSEOG?
FSEOG grants at Arkansas State University-Beebe are $500 per academic year depending on the availability of funds.
Academic Competitiveness Grant
The Academic Competitiveness Grant award is in addition to the student's Pell Grant award. The Academic Competitiveness Grant was available for the first time for the 2006-2007 school year for first year students who graduated from high school after January 1, 2006, and for second year students who graduated from high school after January 1, 2005. An Academic Competitiveness Grant will provide up to $750 for the first year of undergraduate study and up to $1,300 for the second year of undergraduate study to full-time students who are eligible for a Federal Pell Grant and who had successfully completed a rigorous high school program, as determined by the state or local education agency and recognized by the Secretary of Education. Second year students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0.
Grants from the State
The state of Arkansas provides several grants and scholarships. State financial aid includes:
