School Grants In West Virginia
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There are many school grants and other forms of financial aid available to students in West Virginia. Some of them are: Academic Common Market; Higher Education Adult Part-Time Student Grant (HEAPS) Grant; PROMISE Scholarship Program; and the Underwood-Smith Teacher Scholarship.
The Academic Common Market is a program that allows residents of West Virginia to attend certain cooperating out-of-state academic institutions, yet get a tuition reduction by only paying in-state tuition.
The Higher Education Adult Part-Time Student (HEAPS) Grant can help you if you are a part-time West Virginia college student. You must fill out the FAFSA, and you must demonstrate financial need. The amount of the award is based upon your cost of education at the school you will attend in West Virginia.
West Virginia PROMISE (Providing Real Opportunities for Maximizing In-State Student Excellence) is a merit-based scholarship program that has the purpose of enabling West Virginia students to achieve their college goals. The PROMISE program awards West Virginia high school graduates an amount of up to $4,750 at eligible postsecondary institutions in West Virginia.
You may be eligible to receive $5,000 per academic year through the Underwood-Smith Teacher Scholarship Program in West Virginia. The program is designed for students who want to become a pre-school teacher, primary school teacher, or secondary school teacher. The award is based on merit, and the program is set up so that the student will commit to teach for a predetermined time at a public school in West Virginia after graduation from college. To be eligible for this scholarship, you must: be a resident of West Virginia; plan to enroll at a West Virginia college or university in a program leading to teacher certification at the pre-school, primary school, or secondary school level; agree to teach in West Virginia after graduation from college; agree to repay the scholarship if you don’t teach as agreed at a school in West Virginia; have a 3.25 cumulative GPA at the end of your sophomore year if you are an undergraduate student; or have a 3.5 GPA or above if you are a graduate student.
In summary, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission has many grants and other forms of financial aid to help West Virginia students reach their goal of obtaining a college degree.
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