Grants

Grants are a great resource to help you pay for your education.

Federal Pell Grant

The Federal Pell grant is the foundation for a student’s financial aid package. This grant is available to students with the lowest expected family contributions as determined by the Federal Government when the FAFSA is submitted.

Grant Programs

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• Lifetime Eligibility Used (LEU)
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• Pell Year Round
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• Special Rules Pell
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• What is FSEOG
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• Veterans
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• Scholarships
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Eligibility

This grant is available to students who have not yet earned a bachelor’s degree. Students enrolled in less than six credit hours are also eligible.

Find Your Pell Award Amount

Find your EFC and financial aid eligible credit hours in the table; then you can determine your Pell award amount using the payment schedule. (PDF)

Additional Grants

You may be qualified for other kinds of grants. Learn more about eligibility and requirements.

• Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)

  The Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) is a campus-based grant aid program. Watch What is an FSEOG? to learn more.

  Each participating school is allocated a fixed amount each year from the Federal government in order to supplement the education cost of the students with the lowest EFC. ICC selects awardees from the earliest pool of FAFSA filers who have completed all necessary verification requirements.

  Students that may potentially be eligible for FSEOG are awarded the grant. Final eligibility is determined before disbursement based on funding levels and student enrollment. Due to limited funding, recipients must be enrolled at least part-time, with preference for funding given to full time students. At ICC these awards typically range from $300 to $600 per year.
• Federal Work Study

  The Federal Work Study (FWS) program is a need based financial aid program. It allows students to work as part of their financial aid package.

  Illinois Central College offers jobs on or off campus with a Federal, State, local public agency, or a private nonprofit organization. Illinois Central College does not guarantee job placement when the student is awarded FWS as part of the financial aid package.

  FWS awards may be reduced or withdrawn if the student receives other assistance or does not begin working within a reasonable amount of time.

  Illinois Central College regularly employs students during the academic year and summer months. To be eligible for FWS, you must be awarded FWS as part of your financial aid package and be enrolled at ICC for a minimum of six semester hours for the semester in which you wish to work.
• Illinois MAP Grant

  The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) Monetary Award Program (MAP) currently awards yearly monetary awards to students. ISAC determines eligibility for the awards based on the financial need of the student and/or the family. 

  File your FAFSA as soon as possible each year; MAP grants are limited based on the number of applicants and funding levels appropriated by the Illinois General Assembly. Early applicants receive preference for MAP grant funds.

  MAP funds are generally received at the end of the academic semester.

  MAP awards are for enrollment levels between 3 and 15 credit hours, but the actual disbursement of funds depends on the number of credit hours you are enrolled in. Documentation of attendance may be necessary if you withdraw from class(es).

  The MAP award does not pay for summer semesters and sometimes may not pay if you receive other scholarships or grants specified for tuition only.

  Illinois Central College students are eligible for only 75 credit hours paid for by the MAP grant during the freshman and sophomore years of study. Credit hours paid at another institution count towards the 75 credit hour rule.

  Please be aware that reductions to estimated and actual MAP grants are possible.