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Award Amounts
  • Up to $10,000 per academic year.
  • Awards are limited to a maximum of six (6) years from the date of the first semester the student is enrolled in college.
  • Awards will be reduced for less than full-time enrollment, with no eligibility below the half-time level.
  • Awards do not cover the summer or mini-terms.
Eligible Institutions
  • All colleges and universities certified by the US Department of Education as being eligible to participate in Federal Title IV Student Aid Programs.
  • Proprietary institutions are not eligible.  Proprietary institutions are defined, by the Internal Revenue Service, as institutions that are for profit.
To search for colleges and universities that have approved by the US Department of Education to participate in Federal Title IV Student Aid Programs, select the link below for the Department of Education's COOL (College Opportunities Online Locator).
 
 
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