A federal PELL Grant, does not have to be repaid. PELL Grant program is federally funded with the purpose of helping financially needy students meet the cost of postsecondary education. This program is centrally administered by the federal government and is typically the foundation of a student’s aid package. Students must demonstrate financial need to qualify.

The Financial Assistance Office uses the PELL award as the foundation of the student’s financial aid package. Therefore, students requesting financial assistance during their enrollment are required to establish federal PELL Grant eligibility before additional determination of funds eligibility is made and/or awarded.

In order to determine eligibility for any federal financial aid program, students must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and have the results sent to WNC, by providing the WNC School Code on the FAFSA (013896).

Federal PELL Grant award amounts are based on the Federal Pell Grant Payment and Disbursement Schedules provided by the U.S. Department of Education. You can learn more about the PELL Grant at https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/node/6.

Students are notified of the amount of their PELL Grant through a financial aid offer letter. Students are directed to view their offer letters on myWNC.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a Summer 2019 PELL Grant, you must:

• Have completed a 2018-2019 FAFSA
• Be eligible for the federal PELL Grant
• Declare a financial aid eligible degree-seeking program
• Enroll in degree-applicable classes for the Summer
• Meet Satisfactory Academic Progress
• Have lifetime PELL Grant eligibility remaining

Check your Lifetime Eligibility

You can check for your remaining eligibility level online at nslds.ed.gov and logging on using your FSA ID. View your Lifetime Eligibility Units (LEU) on the financial aid review page.

Summer Awarding Timeline

Once you enroll in Summer classes and WNC’s Financial Assistance Office determines that your classes are degree-applicable, you will automatically be awarded the Federal PELL Grant for Summer, based on your Summer enrollment status.

Dropping, Withdrawing or Failing Classes

It is possible that you could owe money back for all or part of your Federal PELL Grant if you do not complete classes in which you enrolled for the Summer. The amount you may owe will be calculated based on the drop date, the number of credits that you did not earn and the last day that you attended classes. Review the Return of Title IV Policy page for more information.

PELL Grant Amount Depends on Enrollment

Your Summer PELL Grant amount will depend on the number of credits you enroll in for the Summer Session. If you have already received a PELL Grant Award for Full Time enrollment in both the Fall and Spring Semester, your Summer PELL Grant award will require you to enroll in a minimum of 6 degree applicable credits.

The PELL Grant amount will be adjusted just prior to the disbursement of your aid based on your enrollment level. Enrollment levels are defined in the following manner:

• 12+ credits = Full Time Enrollment and 100% of the semester PELL Grant amount
• 9–11 credits = ¾ Time Enrollment and 75% of the semester PELL Grant amount
• 6–8 credits = ½ Enrollment and 50% of the semester PELL Grant amount

FSEOG, similar to a PELL Grant, does not have to be repaid. This federal program provides limited grant funding on a first-come, first-served basis to students who meet the April 1 priority filing deadline.

Recipients must be:

• Eligible for a Pell Grant
• Be enrolled in at least six units
• Demonstrate financial need

WNC begins awarding this fund after April 1 of each year and awards to student with the lowest EFC, enrolled in six units or more, and with the earliest FAFSA completion date.

Award amounts are based on remaining financial need and begin at $500 per semester.

You can learn more about FSEOG at: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/node/41.

This state program provides limited funding to Nevada residents on a first-come, first-served basis.

To be eligible for a GIA award, a student must:

• Have a complete financial aid file
• Demonstrate financial need
• Enrolle at least six units
• Have an expected family contribution of less than $200.

WNC begins awarding this fund after April 1 of each year and awards to student with the lowest EFC, enrolled in six units or more, and with the earliest FAFSA completion date.

Award amounts are based on remaining financial need and begin at $500 per semester.

The Silver State Opportunity Grant Program (SSOG Program) is a state-supported financial aid program created by the 2015 Legislature pursuant to Senate Bill 227 (Chapter 387, Statutes of Nevada 2015). Under the SSOG Programs, need based grants will be awarded to eligible low income student who are college-ready to pay for a portion of the cost of education at a community college or state college within the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE). This unique program is built on a shared responsibility model and guided by a philosophy for awarding grant aid based on the total cost of attendance (tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board, and other living expenses) being shared by partners (the state, federal government, family, and the student).

To be eligible for an SSOG award, a student must:

• Be enrolled in a program of study leading to a degree or certificate;
• Enroll in at least 15 credit hours that apply to the student’s chosen program of study;
• Be college ready based on placement or completion of entry-level, college-level mathematics and English*;
• Be classified as a resident for tuition purposes;
• Meet institutional Title IV financial aid satisfactory academic progress requirements; and
• Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of 8500 or less.

*To be considered “college-ready” for the purpose of SSOG Program eligibility, a student must be 1) currently or previously enrolled in a 100 or above level mathematics and English course, 2) placed into a college-level course under institutional placement policies for placement into at least Math 120 and English 101, or 3) previously successfully completed remedial coursework (evident by a C or better in Math 96 and/or English 98).

These two state programs provide limited funding to Nevada residents on a first-come, first-served basis.

To be eligible for these programs, students must:

• Be a Nevada resident
• Have a complete financial aid file
• Demonstrate financial need
• Enroll at least six units

WNC begins awarding this fund after April 1 of each year and awards to students with the lowest EFC, enrolled in six units or more, and with the earliest FAFSA completion date.

Award amounts are based on remaining financial need and begin at $500 per semester.

This institutional funded grant program provides limited funding to students on a first-come, first-served basis.

To be eligible for this programs, students must:

• Have a complete financial aid file
• Demonstrate financial need
• Enroll at least six units

WNC begins awarding this fund after April 1 of each year and awards to students with the lowest EFC, enrolled in six units or more, and with the earliest FAFSA completion date.

Award amounts are based on remaining financial need and begin at $500 per semester.

This institutional funded grant program provides limited funding to students on a first-come, first-served basis.

To be eligible for this programs, students must:

• Have a complete financial aid file
• Demonstrate financial need
• Enroll at least six units

WNC begins awarding this fund after April 1 of each year and awards to students with an EFC just over the Pell Grant eligible EFC and with the earliest FAFSA completion date.

Award amounts are based on remaining financial need and begin at $750 per semester.

This institutional funded grant program provides limited funding to students on a first-come, first-served basis.

To be eligible for this programs, students must be:

• Have a complete financial aid file
• Demonstrate financial need
• Enroll at least fifteen units

WNC begins awarding this fund after July 1 of each year and awards to students with the lowest EFC, enrolled in 15 units or more, and with the earliest FAFSA completion date.

Award amounts are based on remaining financial need and begin at $1000 per semester.