Federal Grant Programs
Federal grants provide money to help undergraduate students who demonstrate exceptional need to pay for their education. Students may be eligible for Federal grants if they have not already earned a bachelor's degree. Unlike loans, grants do not have to be paid back. When you fill out your FAFSA form, you automatically apply for federal grant programs.
- Federal Pell Grant Program
For the July 2008 through June 2009 award year, full-time Federal Pell Grant awards range from $400 to $4,731. The actual amount of the Pell award is based on the cost of education, the number of hours enrolled and the Federal Pell Grant program regulations.
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
A limited amount of Federal SEOG funds are distributed to the school each year by the Federal government. These are usually awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis to exceptionally needy students, who have not yet earned a bachelors degree.
- The Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)
The ACG is available to first year ($750 per academic year) and second year ($1300 per academic year) students who completed a rigorous high school curriculum. Students must be a U.S. Citizen, a Pell Grant recipient, and be enrolled full-time in a degree-granting program. First-year students must have graduated high school after Jan. 1, 2006 and second-year recipients must have graduate high school after Jan. 1, 2005.
To find more details on what constitutes a rigorous high school curriculum, visit the following link to the Department of Education Website:
Second-year recipients must retain at minimum a 3.0 overall GPA. Second-year students not having a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 during a semester of enrollment will lose ACG eligibility for that semester.
- National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent
Grant (SMART Grant)
SMART Grant recipients can receive up to $4000 per academic year. In order to qualify for a SMART Grant a student must be a U.S. Citizen, a Pell Grant recipient, a third or fourth-year student, and be enrolled full time in one of the following programs: Biomedical Engineering Technology, Computer Engineering Technology, Computer Information Systems, Electronics and Computer Technology, Electronics Engineering Technology, Game and Simulation Programming, Network and Communications Management, and Network Systems Administration.
All SMART Grant recipients must maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA. Students not having a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 during a semester of enrollment will lose eligibility for that semester.
Military Service Grant
DeVry University supports the commitments of its undergraduate and graduate students to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces through the establishment of a Military Service Grant. This grant is available to all students who are called to active duty during the course of their studies. For more information contact your DeVry Student Finance Office.
DeVry Grant for Surviving Dependents of Rescue Workers, Civil Servants & Military Personnel
In response to the terrorist attacks carried out against the United States on September 11, 2001, DeVry Inc. established a grant program for the surviving dependents of rescue workers, civil servants and military personnel killed by injuries sustained that day in the line of duty. This includes rescue workers, members of the military and civil servants killed at the World Trade Center and Pentagon. The grant is designed as a full tuition scholarship at any DeVry location. For more information on the DeVry Loan Program contact your DeVry Student Finance Office.
