Minnesota State Grant

The Minnesota State Grant helps students from low and moderate income families pay for college. To be considered for this grant, you must be a Minnesota resident pursuing your first undergraduate degree.

Your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be received by the federal processor by October 3, 2007, for fall semester 2007 and February 20, 2008, for spring semester 2008, to be considered for Minnesota State Grant funding. If you want to apply for May/summer term 2008, you must have your FAFSA to the federal processor by June 25, 2008.

The offer made to you on your award notice is the maximum award for which you qualify based on 15 credits of registration each semester and the results of your FAFSA needs analysis. If you register for fewer than 15 credits, your award will be prorated according to your actual enrollment.

You are considered for state grant funding for up to the equivalent of four full-time years (eight full-time semesters) of post-secondary education.

Your Minnesota State Grant award amount may be reduced or canceled if

1. you enroll for fewer than 15 credits per term; or


2. you have attended postsecondary institutions full time for more than the equivalent of eight semesters; or


3. your award is revised due to changes in the state formula. You may be required to complete a state grant questionnaire or a postsecondary educational history form to verify your eligibility before funds can be disbursed. You will be asked to provide academic transcripts from all of the institutions you previously attended if copies are not on record with the Office of Admissions; or


4. your eligibility changes based on verification or application changes.