Financial Aid

Grants
Grants are a type of financial aid that does not need to be repaid. Grants are usually based on demonstrated financial need; however, some grants also take academic performance, academic degree program or residence status into consideration.

Undergraduate Students:

To be evaluated for federal grant eligibility, please complete your FAFSA as soon as possible.

To be evaluated for the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant, you must be a Virginia domiciled resident.

Graduate Students:

Federal grants are not available for graduate students with the exception of the Federal TEACH Grant Program.

At Liberty, the Virginia Tuition Assistance grant is only available to graduate Virginia domiciled residents pursuing Masters of Science in Nursing Degree Programs.

Grants	Amounts	Qualifications
Federal Pell Grant (Title IV Aid)	$486 to $5,350 for the 2009-2010 aid year	Awarded to U.S. Citizens and resident aliens with an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $4,041 or less, determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Federal Supplementary Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG - Title IV Aid)	Varies	Awarded up to $1000 per year to Federal Pell Grant recipients with the lowest Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
Liberty Supplementary Grant (resident only)	Varies	Awarded by the Supplemental Grant Committee to students displaying character, financial need, and special circumstances.
Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant VTAG Application	$3,000 estimated 2009-2010 amount for Undergraduate students and $1,300 estimated 2009-2010 amount for Graduate students(subject to change) **The passage of the 2009 Act of Assembly under Item 147E will take effect on July 1, 2009: 10. The Tuition Assistance Grant Program is reduced by $1,300,000 from the general fund the second year to begin a phase-out of the awards for all graduate students except those in health-related professional programs to include allied health, nursing, pharmacy, medicine, and osteopathic medicine. Beginning July 1, 2009, no new awards shall be provided to new graduate students except in health-related professional programs to include allied health, nursing, pharmacy, medicine, and osteopathic medicine.	Awarded to Virginia residents majoring in only the following eligible programs under the 38 CIP Code series for Religion Majors: PHIB, PHIL, RLBC, RLBS, RLCM, RLGN, RLMI, RLPM, RLWM, RLYM Not awarded to Virginia residents majoring in the following programs as of May 4, 2009: ICLA, ICMD, ICST, LBIP, LBIW, PAST, WRBI, WRBU, WRCC, WRPL, WRSP, WRTM, WRWL, WRWO, WRWT, WRYO **BE IT RESOLVED that the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia recommends defining "health related professional programs" eligible for the Tuition Assistance Grant program as being those graduated programs falling under the 51 CIP Code series according to the National Center for Educational Statistics.
Federal TEACH Grant	$2,000 per semester as long as enrolled full-time *pro-rated below full-time enrollment	Awarded to students enrolled in a Federal TEACH Grant eligible major with at least a 3.25 GPA. Students will be held to post-graduation teaching requirements of 4 years within 8 years of graduating from LU. Students must complete current year Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
ACG (Academic Competitiveness Grant)	$750 for the 1st year of undergraduate study $1,300 for the 2nd year of undergraduate study	Awarded to U.S. Citizens and Eligible Non-Citizens who are a Pell Grant recipient and are enrolled at least half-time in a degree program. The student must have at least a 3.0 GPA and meet other rigorous academic requirements. Students must complete current year Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Note: For 2008-2009 and 2009-2010, Liberty University used only the criteria that the student self-identified on the FAFSA to determine ACG eligibility. During the 2007-2008 school year, Liberty University evaluated each student for ACG eligibility by all three rigorous program criteria regardless of the criteria the student used to self-identify on the FAFSA.
National SMART Grant	$4,000 for each of the 3rd (48-71 credit hours) and 4th years (72 - 95 credit hours) of undergraduate study.	Awarded to U.S. Citizens and Eligible Non-Citizens who are a Pell Grant recipient and are enrolled at least half-time majoring in physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, technology, engineering, or in a foreign language. The student must have at least a 3.0 GPA. Students must complete current year Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).