Grants

Grants at Carthage College are need-based and students are required to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to determine if they qualify. Carthage participates in the following grant programs:

Federal Pell Grant

A Federal Pell Grant does not need to be repaid. Pell Grants are awarded only to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor's or professional degree. For more information on the Federal Pell Grant see http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)

SEOG is for full-time undergraduate students with exceptional financial need as determined by the FAFSA. These funds are limited and do not need to be repaid. For more information on Federal SEOG see http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html

Handicapped Student Grant

The state offers funding for WI residents who demonstrate financial need and have severe or profound hearing or visual impairment. Students are eligible to receive up to $1,800 per year for up to five years. The FAFSA must be filed in order to qualify for this grant and the student must be at least half-time. For more information see http://www.heab.state.wi.us/programs.html

Indian Student Grant

The state offers up to $1,100 per year to any Wisconsin resident who is at least twenty-five percent Native American and is enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree or certificate program for up to ten semesters. Students who apply early and demonstrate exceptional financial need, will be nominated by the Carthage Office of Student Financial Planning. For more information see http://www.heab.state.wi.us/programs.html

Talent Incentive Program Grant

This state program provides grants to students who demonstrate exceptional need. Students who qualify may be nominated in their freshman year through Carthage to the state agency or can apply for this program at their Wisconsin Educational Opportunity Program (WEOP) Office. Once accepted, this aid lasts for four years.The FAFSA must also be filed to be considered for the Talent Incentive Program Grant. For more information see http://www.heab.state.wi.us/programs.html

Minority Retention Grant

The grant program provides limited funds to selected minority students with exceptional financial need. Students must be nominated in their sophomore year. The FAFSA must be filed to be considered. For more information see http://www.heab.state.wi.us/programs.html

Minority Teacher Forgivable Loan Program

The state offers a forgivable loan to any full-time, eligible junior or senior enrolled in a Teacher Certification Program with a minimum GPA of 2.50. This loan ranges up to $2,500 per year for a maximum of two years. 25 percent of the loan is forgiven for each year spent teaching in an eligible school. Students who apply early and demonstrate exceptional financial need, will be nominated by the Carthage Office of Student Financial Planning. For more information see http://www.heab.state.wi.us/programs.html

Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program

Through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, Congress created the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program that provides grants of up to $4,000 per year to students who intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families. For more information see http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/attachments/siteresources/4807Teach_FactSheet_v3.pdf (PDF).

If, after reading all of the information on this fact sheet, you are interested in learning more about the TEACH Grant Program, you should you should fill out the 2009-2010 Federal Teach Grant Consideration form at http://www.carthage.edu/finaid/documents/teach_grant_consideration_2009-2010.pdf (PDF).

Wisconsin Tuition Grant (WTG)

The state provides a grant program for Wisconsin residents attending a private college within the state. Students must submit the FAFSA to be considered. The WTG is based on need and may range up to $2,900. To qualify as a resident of Wisconsin for students under the age of 24, your parents must have resided in Wisconsin for six months prior to the beginning of the academic school year. For more information regarding WTG see http://www.heab.state.wi.us/programs.html

Institutional Grant Programs

In addition to a broad range of Federal and State Programs, Carthage supplements these awards with a generous commitment of institutional need-based grants. The Financial Grant is just one form of institutional aid in which the amount varies based on need and completion of the FAFSA.