FinAid For Int Students

[ajayc]

<p>Federal Pell Grant Program is our best bet!</p>

[b_r_um]

<p>???</p>

[Noldo]

<p>International students don’t get Pell grants.</p>

[k_twin]

<p>:confused: Exactly what I was about to say.</p>

[ajayc]

<p>Well I did search the net it was written that International Students were also allowed for certain participating institutions! <a href=“http://www.ed.gov/programs/fpg/[/url]”>http://www.ed.gov/programs/fpg/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

[b_r_um]

<p>Where exactly did you find that piece of information? I cannot find it at the website.</p>

<p>That’s what I have found instead:

To be eligible to receive federal student aid, you must meet certain requirements. You must:
Be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
Have a valid Social Security number (unless you’re from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau)
Comply with Selective Service registration, if required (see <a href=“http://www.sss.gov%5B/url%5D”>www.sss.gov</a> for more information)
Have a high school diploma or a General Education Development (GED) Certificate or pass an approved ability-to-benefit (ATB) test
Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a regular student working toward a degree or certificate in an eligible program at a school that participates in the federal student aid programs

<a href=“http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/faq003.htm[/url]”>http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/faq003.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>That quote is taken from the FAFSA site, but you have to file the FAFSA to be considered for Federal Pell Grants at all.</p>

[ajayc]

<p>oh then sorry guys, I must be outta my mind</p>

[b_r_um]

<p>To clarify the term “eligible non-citizen”:

You must be one of the following to receive federal student aid:
U.S. citizen</p>

<p>U.S. national (includes natives of American Samoa or Swain’s Island)</p>

<p>U.S. permanent resident who has an I-151, I-551, or I-551C (Alien Registration Receipt Card)
If you’re not in one of these categories, you must be an eligible noncitizen, and you must have an Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) showing one of the following designations:
“Refugee” </p>

<p>“Asylum Granted” </p>

<p>“Cuban-Haitian Entrant, Status Pending” </p>

<p>“Conditional Entrant” (valid only if issued before April 1, 1980) </p>

<p>“Parollee” (You must be paroled into the United States for at least one year, and you must be able to provide evidence from the USCIS that you are in the United States for other than a temporary purpose and intend to become a citizen or permanent resident.)
If you have only a Notice of Approval to Apply for Permanent Residence (I-171 or I-464), you aren’t eligible for federal student aid.
**If you’re in the United States on certain visas, including an F1 or F2 student visa, or a J1 or J2 exchange visitor visa, you’re not eligible for federal student aid. **

<a href=“http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/2005-2006/english/important-terms.htm[/url]”>http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/2005-2006/english/important-terms.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;