In the News: AES/PHEAA and Stafford Loans
The announcement that AES/PHEAA has temporarily suspended making any new loans has no effect on the agency's primary function as a state grant agency. PHEAA will continue to award state grants to eligible students who have filed a FAFSA by the May 1 deadline.
AES/PHEAA's decision means that they will continue to be the guarantor and servicer of many educational loans in Pennsylvania, but that they will no longer be the lender, or bank from which students and parents can borrow money. From now on, students and parents will be asked to chose a lender (bank, credit union or savings and loan association) other than PHEAA. More.... A list of participating lenders is located here.
Current students who already have loans with AES/PHEAA will find that their loans are still federally insured and carry all the same terms and conditions as at the time they were issued. AES/PHEAA will be sending you a letter asking you to choose another lender for your loan. A list of lenders will be included.
Incoming students and their parents may apply online for federal Stafford and PLUS loans by using the icons below. A list of participating lenders is available at this site.
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A new federal grant that provides up to $4000 to students who intend to teach in a high need field (Bilingual Education, Foreign Language, Mathematics, Reading Specialist, Science, and Special Education) in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families. Interested students should have a FAFSA on file (although financial need is not a requirement), and maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.25. TEACH grants are available to undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate students. Recipients of TEACH Grants must teach for at least four academic years within eight calendar years of completing the program of study for which you received a TEACH Grant. IMPORTANT: TEACH recipients who fail to complete the service obligation will have their TEACH Grants converted to interest-bearing Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans. Interest will be charged from the day the Grant was disbursed. More....
Academic Competitiveness Grants are available to incoming freshmen who graduated high school in 2006, and to sophomores who graduated in 2005, with a "rigorous curriculum." The determination of a "rigorous curriculum" is made by the state or local education agency, and the high school must be recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education. Freshmen are eligible for $750, and sophomores are eligible for $1300. Sophomores must have a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.00.
Students must have a current FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) on file, must be eligible for the federal PELL grant (have an Expected Family Contribution of 4110 or lower), must be US citizens, and must be enrolled full time in a two- or four-year degree program.
National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grants are available to juniors and seniors who are majoring in physical, life or computer sciences, mathematics, technology engineering or in a foreign language determined to be critical to national security. Recipients must be PELL eligible, US citizens enrolled full time in a four-year degree program with a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.00. The maximum award is $4000 per year. National Smart Grant recipients must enroll in at least one required course in their major each semester to remain eligible for the grant.
Financial Aid Timeline for Incoming Students here
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