Financial Aid Programs

Federal Aid Grants Minimum Criteria  Range / Year Pell Grant Amounts vary with credit hours $400-$4731 Competitiveness Grant Need/FR-SO/Academic Component $750-$1300 Smart Grant Need/JR-SR/Major Specific $4000 Supplemental Grant Need/UG/Full-Time $400-$2200 Teach Grant UG/Full-Time/3.25 GPA $4000 Work College Work Study Need/FT/Priority Deadline $500-$2800 Loans Perkins Loan Need/FT/Need/Deadline $500-$3000 Federal Direct Loan Subsidized (need) & Unsubsidized (no need) class & credit hours, loan history FR SO JR SR $3500 $4500 $5500 $5500 Supplemental  Unsubsidized Loans Independent Students Only FR SO JR SR $4000 $4000 $5000 $5000 Graduate PLUS Loan Credit Worthy GR Students COA* minus Aid Parental Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS)     Parental Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) Parents of dependent students with a good credit history can borrow from the federal parent loan program to cover the direct (tuition, fees, books)/indirect (living expenses, travel, insurance, etc) not covered by the student's award.  Current Interest: 7.9% fixed and long term repayment (ten years). Application through the University Financial Aid Office.   *Cost of Attendance   State Grants Minimum Criteria Range / Year Access Missouri Grant Need/Full-time/UG April 1 - Deadline $2000-$3910 Ross Barnett Award Need/ 1/2 Student & 1/2 Employee Varies Scholarships Bright Flight Full time/Undergraduate ACT/SAT in top 3% $2000 Robert Byrd Full time/Undergraduate 33 ACT or better Varies MO Teachers Full time/Undergraduate FR or SO Education Major $1000 MO Minority Teachers Full time/Undergraduate $2000 Institutional Grants Minimum Criteria Range / Year Maryville Grant Need/FT/UG Varies Illinois Exchange Grant Need/FR/FT/IK Res April 1 - Deadline $1500 Scholarships University Scholars FR/FT/GPA/ACT Interview/Essay Full tuition/R&B to tuition Art & Design Scholar FR and Transfer GPA/Portfolio $1000-$5000 Multicultural Scholarship Freshman/Full time ACT/SAT/GPA Half tuition Barat Scholarship Freshman/Full time ACT/GPA/SAT $12,000 Duchesne Scholarship Freshman/Full time ACT/GPA/SAT $10,000 Transfer Award Transfer/Full time 24+ college credits 2.5 GPA $500-$4500 Phi Theta Kappa Award Transfer/FT/GPA 24+ college credits $1000 Endowed Scholarships 3.0 GPA/FT Criteria caries $200-$5000 Mouton Scholarship Freshman/Full time ACT/GPA/SAT $8,000 Discounts Family Member of immediate family Same address/FT 10% of Tuition up to $1500 Midwest Student Exchange Full time enrollment current resident of: Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wisconsin 10% of Tuition   Parents Participants in the Federal Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loan Program Complete Master Promissory Note (MPN) Online Complete Entrance and Exit Counseling Online Request New PIN/Reissue Lost or Forgotten PIN** Potential Eligibility: 1-5 Credit Hours Less than Half Time Pell Grant.     6-8 Credit Hours Half Time Pell Grant, Ross Barnett Award, Federal Student Loans.     9-11 Credit Hours 3/4 Time Pell Grant, Pell Grant, Ross Barnett Award, Federal Student Loans.     12 hrs WC and/or Evening Full Time Pell Grant, Access Missouri Grant, Federal Student Loans.     12-18 hours Day All Federal, State & Intuitional grant, scholarship, employment, loan, and discount programs.     13-18 hours WC or Evening All Federal, State & Intuitional grant, scholarship, employment, loan, and discount programs.     6-18 Graduate Hours Federal Student Loans/Graduate Level ($20500/academic year).     Students working on either a second undergraduate degree, a certificate program or a graduate degree are eligible for student loan programs only.   **Will need PIN number to access file for security of information contained