Online College Students Grant Eligible

Online College Students Grant Eligible — The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) is launching a pilot program to extend state grant benefits to the growing number of students pursuing college degrees online, reports State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129).

The pilot program is a step toward modernizing the Pennsylvania State Grant program to better serve the needs of students, as the grant program is currently only available to students who earn 50 percent or less of their college credits online, Cox said. Under the pilot program, students earning up to 100 percent of their credits online may qualify for grant assistance if they are attending a participating Pennsylvania school and otherwise meet grant program qualifications.

Applications from qualified higher education institutions are due by mid-September; PHEAA will then review the grant applications of students who were turned down for state grants because they exceeded the 50 percent threshold for online education. Students who qualify for grant funding under the pilot program will be notified later this fall, likely in November. Students need not take any other action at this time.

The five-year pilot program is being funded through PHEAA earnings and will not impact the traditional state grant program.

Online College Students Grant Eligible -- The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) is launching a pilot program to extend state grant

Online College Students Grant Eligible

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