Grants

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A grant is a type of gift aid that does not have to be repaid. Each grant has different requirements for eligibility. Eligibility for need-based and non-need-based grants is determined using federal, state and/or institutional formulas and information the student provides on their FAFSA. Completion of the FAFSA is the only application required to be considered for the specific grant programs listed below. Please visit the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) website to find information regarding the grant programs they administer.

Federal Pell Grant

Federal Pell Grant is a need-based federally funded grant offered for educational expenses by the U.S. Department of Education to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor’s or professional degree.

Federal Pell Grant

Annual Amount What Determines Eligibility? How to Apply
$750 to $7,395
  • Student Aid Index (SAI) must be less than $6,656 
 File FAFSA

Monetary Assistance Program (MAP) Grant

Monetary Assistance Program (MAP) Grant is a need-based state funded grant offfered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor’s or professional degree. Grant may be limited based on FAFSA application date, number of applicants, and funding levels by the Illinois General Assembly. Students with sophomore standing who have accumulated 75 MAP Eligibility Units or students who have accumulated 135 MAP Eligibility Units are not eligible.

MAP Grant

Annual Amount What Determines Eligibility? How to Apply
$300 to $8,400 - Amount awarded applies to tuition and mandatory fees only
  • Student and parents must be Illinois residents
  • State formula determines eligibility
  • Students with less than 15 credit hours will be pro-rated
  • Awards are made until funds are depleted
 File FAFSA as early as possible.

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) – is a need-based federally funded grant offered by the Financial Aid Office to undergraduate on-campus students who have not earned a bachelor’s or professional degree and who demonstrate exceptional financial need.

Federal SEOG

Annual Amount What Determines Eligibility? How to Apply
$200 to $2,000
  • Must be Pell Grant eligible
 File FAFSA as early as possible and submit all requested documents. Offers are made until funds are depleted.

Student-to-Student (STS) Grant

Student-to-Student (STS) Grant – is a need-based grant funded through the Student-to-Student Grant Program Fee.  The grant is offered by the Financial Aid Office to undergraduate on-campus students who have not earned a bachelor’s or professional degree and demonstrate exceptional financial need.

STS Grant

Annual Amount What Determines Eligibility? How to Apply
$200 to $1,000
  • Must have an SIU GPA greater than or equal to 2.00
 File FAFSA as early as possible and submit all requested documents. Offers are made until funds are depleted.

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

The U.S. Department of Education’s TEACH Grant Program provides grant funds to postsecondary students who are completing or plan to complete coursework that is needed to begin a career in teaching. In exchange for receiving a TEACH Grant, you must agree to serve as a full-time teacher in a high-need field in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves low-income students (see below for more information on high-need fields and schools serving low-income students). As a recipient of a TEACH Grant, you must teach for at least four academic years within eight calendar years of completing the program of study for which you received a TEACH Grant. 

TEACH Grant

Annual Amount What Determines Eligibility? How to Apply
$200 to $4,000
  • Must score above the 75th percentile on a national standardized college admissions test, OR
  • have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 and maintain that GPA throughout academic program.
  • Be enrolled in a teacher education program in one of the following:
    • Agricultural Education 
    • Bilingual Education and English Language Acquisition
    • Foreign Language
    • Mathematics
    • Reading Specialist
    • Science
    • Special Education

Complete the SIU TEACH Grant Application

Complete TEACH Grant Entrance Counseling

Complete an Agreement to Serve (ATS)

Upon Graduation from SIU

School Serving Low-Income Students

Schools serving low-income students include any elementary or secondary school that is listed in the Department of Education’s Annual Directory of Designated Low-Income Schools for Teacher Cancellation Benefits

What If I Change My Mind

If you receive a TEACH Grant but do not complete the required four years of teaching service, within eight years after completing the coursework for which you received the grant, or if you otherwise do not meet the requirements of the TEACH Grant Program, all TEACH Grant funds that you received will be converted to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan that you must repay in full, with interest, to the Department of Education. You will be charged interest from the date the grant was disbursed. TEACH Grant recipients will be given a 6-month grace period prior to entering repayment if a TEACH Grant is converted to a Direct Unsubsidized Loan. Once a TEACH Grant is converted to a loan, it cannot be converted back to a grant.