Types of Financial Aid
For students who wish to be considered exclusively for an institutional merit scholarship and for no other aid, the FAFSA process is not required. These families are encouraged to notify the financial aid office that they do not plan to apply for need-based aid.
The FAFSA process is required for all families who wish to be considered for federal, state, and institutional need-based grants, for federal work-study, and for federal loan programs including Direct Stafford loans, Perkins loans, Direct PLUS and Graduate PLUS loans. All students are encouraged to explore opportunities for other outside scholarships.
The 2013-2014 disbursement dates for federal and state grants and loans are:
Fall semester - 8/21/13
Spring semester - 1/8/14
All students receiving any federal, state, or institutional scholarships, grants, loans and/ or work-study must maintain Satisfactory Acacdemic Progress.
Grants and Scholarships
Pell Grant (for full and part time undergraduates)
- Need-based grant from the Federal government
- Amount awarded between $605 and $5,645 depending on need and enrollment (2013-2014)
SEOG Grant (for full time undergraduates)
- Need-based grant from the Federal government
- Amount awarded between $100 and $4,000 depending on need
- This grant supplements the LVC Grant program and is not awarded as additional aid
PHEAA State Grant (for full and part time undergraduate Pennsylvania residents)
State Grants - CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, OH, RI, WV, VT (for full time undergraduates)
- Need-based awards
- Amounts vary
Lebanon Valley College Grant (for full time undergraduates)
- Need-based award
- Your FAFSA serves as the application for LVC Grant; there is no separate application. Eligibility and amount of award will be determined through the packaging process as determined by the institution and notification of the award will be made via the Financial Aid Package. Eligibility requires continued unmet financial need as demonstrated using federal methodology on an annual basis.
TEACH Grant
TEACH Grants disbursed after March 1, 2013 are subject to Sequestration and require reductions of 12.6 percent from the award amount for which the student would otherwise have been eligible.Therefore, a student who is eligible to receive the full TEACH Grant Scheduled Award amount of $4,000 will have the award reduced by $504.00 ($4,000 x 12.6%), resulting in an award amount of $3,496.00. More information will be updated here as it becomes available.
The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program provides grants of up to $4,000 per year to students enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program who intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families.
- In exchange for receiving a TEACH Grant, you must agree to serve as a full-time teacher in a high-need field in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves low-income students. As a recipient of a TEACH Grant, you must teach for at least four academic years within eight calendar years of completing the program of study for which you received a TEACH Grant. IMPORTANT: If you fail to complete this service obligation, all amounts of TEACH Grants that you received will be converted to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan. You must repay this loan to the U.S. Department of Education (ED). You will be charged interest from the date the grant was disbursed.
- If you are an incoming student, you must have a high school cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher. If you are a current student, you must have a college cumulative grade point average of 3.25.
- For more information about the TEACH Grant, please review ED's TEACH Grant Fact Sheet
Scholarships
Scholarships may be awarded by the college through the admission process; additional scholarships are available from outside sources. For a complete list, please visit the
Scholarships page.
Loans
Federal Direct Stafford Loan (for full and part time undergraduate and graduate students)
- Guaranteed student loan from the Federal government
- Loans go into repayment after you cease to be enrolled at least half-time
- Amount of loan depends on cost of attendance and cumulative credits
credits
0 - 27
28 - 55
56 - 83
> 84 |
maximum loan amount
$3500
$4500
$5500
$5500 |
- Loan may be subsidized or unsubsidized for undergraduate students; graduate students are limited to unsubsidized loan; annual maximum for graduate students is $20,500 and actual eligibility may vary depending on cost of attendance and aggregate borrowing history.
Subsidized
- need-based
- 6 month grace period prior to repayment
- government pays the interest while you are in school
- fixed interest rate of 6.8% for undergraduate students
- 1.0% origination (up front) fee
Unsubsidized
- non need-based
- 6 month grace period prior to repayment
- you are responsible for interest payments while you are in school
- fixed interest rate of 6.8%
- 1.0% origination (up front) fee
- all eligible undergraduate students, regardless of need, may borrow $2000 in unsubsidized Stafford loan in addition to the amounts listed above
- for additional information please visit the U.S. Department of Education website
Perkins Loan (for full time undergraduate students)
- Need-based federal loan; amount awarded determined by institution
- Interest rate is fixed at 5% and government pays interest while you are in school
- Generally awarded to freshmen with a maximum of $1500
- 9 month grace period prior to repayment
- For additional information please visit the U.S. Department of Education website
Federal Direct PLUS Loan (parent loan for full time, dependent undergraduates)
- Credit-worthy loan from the federal government
- Fixed interest rate of 7.9%
- 4.0% origination (up front) fee
- Loan goes into repayment sixty days after final disbursement
- Parent is eligible to borrow up to cost of attendance minus other financial aid
- For additional information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education website
Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan (student loan for full-time, graduate students)
- Credit-worthy loan from the federal government
- Fixed interest rate of 7.9%
- 4.0% origination (up front) fee
- Loan goes into repayment after student ceases to be enrolled at least half-time
- Student is eligible to borrow up to cost of attendance minus other financial aid
- For additional information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education website
Student Alternative Loans
Other
Federal Work Study (for full time students, both undergraduate and graduate)
- Need-based award
- Earnings are paid to the student directly, not as a credit to the student's account
- For additional information about Student Employment at Lebanon Valley College, please visit this page
- For additional information regarding the Federal Work Study Program, please visit the U.S. Department of Education website
Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid provides the latest information for all the Federal Student Aid programs.