Grants
Grants are free money awarded to students who show financial need, and no repayment is required. To be eligible for grants you must have a complete FAFSA on file.
The grants listed below are processed by East Stroudsburg University.
Pell Grant
The Federal Pell Grant is determined by need and you must be working towards your first bachelor's degree. The max Pell grant award for the academic year that students can qualify for is $7,395.
The maximum number of years a student may receive a Federal Pell Grant is the "equivalent of six years. For information on how to calculate your eligibility, please visit Federal Student Aid: Pell Grants.
- Year-Round Pell
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The Federal Pell Grant Program allows eligible students to receive up to 150 percent of their scheduled Federal Pell Grant award during the summer semester. This is known as "Year-Round Pell". To be eligible for Year-Round Pell, students must meet certain eligibility requirements.
These requirements include:
- Having been Pell eligible in the fall and spring semesters of the current year
- Maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
- Currently being enrolled in a degree-seeking program
- Enrolling in at least 6 credits per semester*
- Not having met their Lifetime Eligibility Usage (LEU) of 600%
*Students who were enrolled less than full time (11 credits or less) in the fall and/or spring semester, may be eligible to receive summer Pell if enrolled in less than 6 credits.
What is the Lifetime Eligibility Used (LEU)
The LEU is the sum of the percentages of your Federal Pell Grant awards that you received for each award year. The amount a student may receive over their lifetime is limited to be the equivalent of six years of Pell Grant funding. Below is the percentage of LEU per semester based on a student’s enrollment.
Enrollment Status LEU Percentage PER Semester Full -time
(12+ credit hours)50% Three-quarter time
(9-11 credit hours)37.5% Half-time
(6-8 credit hours)25% Less than half-time
(1-5 credit hours)12.5% The percentage of Pell a student is eligible to receive in a summer semester is calculated by the number of credits they were enrolled in during the fall and spring semesters, the number of credits they are enrolled in for the summer semester, and the total Federal Pell amount they were awarded for that aid year. This amount is calculated using the student’s EFC for that current aid year.
Below are some examples of a student’s eligible Pell award for a summer term based on the factors mentioned above.
Scenario A Scenario Fall Spring Summer Enrollment Full-time (12+ credit hours) Full-time (12+ credit hours) Full-time (12+ credit hours) Expected Family Contribution (EFC) 0 0 0 Federal Pell Award Amount $3,448 $3,448 $3,448 LEU Percentage 50% 50% 50% Scenario B Scenario Fall Spring Summer Enrollment Full-time (12+ credit hours) Full-time (12+ credit hours) Half-time (6-8 credit hours) Expected Family Contribution (EFC) 0 0 0 Federal Pell Award Amount $3,448 $3,448 $1,724 LEU Percentage 50% 50% 25% Scenario C Scenario Fall Spring Summer Enrollment Full-time (12+ credit hours) Full-time (12+ credit hours) Less than Half-time (1-5 credit hours) Expected Family Contribution (EFC) 0 0 0 Federal Pell Award Amount $3,448 $3,448 Not Eligible LEU Percentage 50% 50% Scenario D Scenario Fall Spring Summer Enrollment Full-time (12+ credit hours) Half-Time (6-8 credit hours) Less than Half-time (1-5 credit hours) Expected Family Contribution (EFC) 0 0 0 Federal Pell Award Amount $3,448 $1,724 $862 LEU Percentage 50% 25% 12.5%
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) is created to support undergraduate students with exceptional financial need and is awarded on a first come first serve basis of when we receive a student’s FAFSA. Students must also be eligible for Pell, but not every student receiving Pell will receive FSEOG.
Funding is limited so it is important to complete your FAFSA as soon as possible. FAFSA’s can be completed starting Oct. 1st each year.
PA State Grant
Pennsylvania State Grants administered by the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) are provided by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to residents. There is a lifetime limit of eight full-time semesters for PA State Grants.
To apply: File the FAFSA by May 1. It will then direct you to apply for the PA State Grant.
- Be pursuing your first undergraduate degree.
- Be enrolled for at least six credits (no more than three remedial credits) for a part-time grant and at least 12 credits (no more than six remedial credits) for a full-time grant.
- Maintain PA State Grant Academic Progress - Earn 12 new, non-remedial credits (a repeat of a course in which the student previously earned a grade of “D” or better will not be considered new) for each term a PA State Grant was received in the prior academic year in question.
Contact Us
Contact Information
- Campus Address
- Zimbar-Liljenstein Hall 110
- Phone:
- (570) 422-2800
- Fax:
- (570) 422-2850 (Fax)
- Title of Department Leader
- Director Financial Aid
- Name
- Leo Hertling
- E:
- fa@esu.edu
- Phone:
- (570) 422-2828
