THIBODAUX – Students at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ State University may be eligible to receive Pell Grant funds for the summer 2010 sessions.
Prior to the 2009-10 award year, Pell Grant-eligible students who enrolled full-time for a fall semester and full-time for a spring semester received all of their scheduled awards at once, which meant there was no remaining Pell Grant eligibility to attend a summer session.
Effective this year, according to the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, a student may receive up to two scheduled Pell Grant awards within one award year. The new program is intended to help accelerate a student’s progress in a degree or certificate program.
To qualify, students must be Pell Grant-eligible during the 2009-10 award year; be enrolled at least half-time (six hours for financial aid purposes) in one of the summer sessions, a combination of the summer sessions or the BSN Exceptional Session; and meet all general eligibility requirements.
Students interested in attending ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ for any of the summer 2010 sessions or the BSN Exceptional Session are encouraged to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Office of Financial Aid by June 30, 2010. This deadline is the same for all Title IV aid.
For additional details, go to www.nicholls.edu/finaid/forms or call (985) 448-4048.