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State & Federal Financial Aid Programs
Mississippi
Type
Description
Eligibility
Required Forms
Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG)
Maximum MTAG award of $500 based on Pell Grant award
One-year MS resident enrolled as a full-time student in an academic or technical program. Minimum 2.5 GPA and ACT of 15 upon completion of high school.
Apply online at www.mississippi.edu/ inancialaid.
Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant (MESG)
Maximum MESG based on tuition
One-year MS resident enrolled as a full-time student in an academic or technical program. Must be a “irsttime-in college� student. Minimum 3.5 GPA and ACT of 29 upon completion of high school.
Apply online at www.mississippi.edu/ inancialaid.
Higher Education Legislative Plan for needy students (HELP)
Maximum HELP not to exceed tuition and required fees at a public institution
Two-Year MS resident enrolled fulltime in an eligible MS institution. Minimum 2.5 GPA on a speciic high school curriculum, ACT of 20, two-year average adjusted gross income of $36,500, and demonstrated inancial need.
Apply online at www.mississippi.edu/ inancialaid.
Undergraduate with demonstrated need.*Must maintain satisfactory academic progress.
FAFSA
Federal Federal Pell Grant
$605-$5645 per year; non-repayable
Federal Stafford Loan
Maximum $3500 for fresh- Undergraduate with demonstrated need.*2.0 GPA and minimum 6 man, $4500 for sophomores. Additional $2000 hours. unsubsidized available. Variable interest rate Undergraduate with demonstrated need.*Must maintain satisfactory academic progress. Other scholarships are factors in determining work-study eligibility.
FAFSA; Work-study Application
$100-$400 per year (realistic maximum based on funding is $1000); Nonrepayable. This is not an entitlement program
Undergraduate with demonstrated need.*Must maintain satisfactory academic progress. Priority given to full-time students. Must be Pell eligible.
FAFSA
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Federal Work-Study $750-$1800 per year; Program Students work up to 10 hours per week on campus; Priority deadline is April 1st Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
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Student Loan Data Form; FAFSA; MPN to Lender Choice