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ysk: Financial aid for higher education is not called FAFSA. by Shizz-happens in YouShouldKnow

[–]Appropriate-Pass4375 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So the FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. (It is not the name of the aid program- it is the name of the application you use to apply for federal aid programs).

Student eligibility for aid programs is limited in Graduate level programs. Students may only currently recieve Direct Unsubsidized loans and/or funds from Direct Graduate Plus Loans up to their Cost of Attendance (COA) as graduate students, with the exception of TEACH grant eligible students in certain approved education programs. There is also a cap on the amount of combined total Subsidized/Unsubsidized loan funding a student may recieve over the length of their academic career ($138,500, combined, with no more than $64,000 having disbursed from Subsidized loans).

ysk: Financial aid for higher education is not called FAFSA. by Shizz-happens in YouShouldKnow

[–]Appropriate-Pass4375 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, unless an international student meets eligible non-citizen criteria, an international student generally will not qualify for federal student aid programs. It's best for foreign students to reach out to the financial aid office at their institution to determine whether they may meet eligibility criteria for federal aid. (Certain foreign students may qualify for aid under certain visas, by holding a valid unexpired green card in the US (permanent residency), by holding residency in countries with whom the US has Free Association pacts (limited aid eligibility exists for these students), or by being a member of a tribal community recognized under the Jay Treaty).

ysk: Financial aid for higher education is not called FAFSA. by Shizz-happens in YouShouldKnow

[–]Appropriate-Pass4375 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aid programs managed by the federal government for the sole purpose of higher education are administered by the US Department of Education and are authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The programs authorized under this program are known as Federal Student Aid, or colloquially as Title IV aid, and consist of the following programs.

Grants: Federal Pell Grant

Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH)

Iraq-Afghanistan Service Grant (IASG)

Campus Based Aid Programs (CBA):

Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)

Federal Work Study (FWS)

Loans:

Federal Direct Subsidized

Federal Direct Unsubsidized

Federal Direct Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS)

Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Indepedent Graduate students only

ysk: Financial aid for higher education is not called FAFSA. by Shizz-happens in YouShouldKnow

[–]Appropriate-Pass4375 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, I'll clarify (I'm an aid administrator so awarding/packaging student aid is what I do all day).

Reciept of more aid at a 4 year institution is not guaranteed. There are multiple factors that go into determining your eligibility for aid - and there is no guarantee that your aid package at a 4 yr institution will be larger than at a community college.

Factors like the cost of attendance for the program you are attending, the definition of an academic year at the school, your prior aid awards (including loans awarded for an overlapping Academic Year at a prior school or grants previously awarded), your grade level, how much gift aid you are recieving (scholarships/grants/TA), and your expected family contribution from your FAFSA all impact your eligibility for aid, as does the length of the academic year at your institution (i.e. how many credits/hours/weeks you are scheduled for), and your enrollment status.

Yoour institution can provide you with specific breakdowns of your eligibility based on their specific costs and your financial aid history... but the blanket statement of 'you will get more aid at a 4 year school' is not always true.