State (SSACI) Grants
For state grants offered by SSACI (the State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana), while annually filing the FAFSA is necessary, often additional applications are also required.
The State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana (SSACI)—the agency that handles state financial aid--has notified Indiana colleges that students and parents MUST put a valid (*checked often*) email address on their 2010-2011 FAFSA to receive updates from SSACI as they will be moving to a PAPERLESS COMMUNICATION PROCESS for students attending higher education for the 2010-2011 academic year.
O'Bannon Grant/Higher Education Award
The State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana (SSACI) administers the O’Bannon Grant/Higher Education Award Program. The amount of the award is dependent upon the Parent Contribution component of a dependent student’s Expected Family Contribution (or the Student Contribution if the student is independent), as well as the type of Indiana high school diploma the student received (Honors, Core 40, or General Diploma).
- A student must be an Indiana resident (their parents must also be Indiana residents).
- The FAFSA must be filed by the SSACI priority deadline of March 10; any FAFSA errors must be cleared by May 15.
- A student must be full-time as of the SSACI census date (the end of the fourth week of classes).
- A student must be working on their first undergraduate degree.
- The award is available for eight semesters of full-time enrollment.
- The O’Bannon Grant is designated for application towards the payment of tuition and fees, but this award will not cover a student's entire tuition and fee assesment.
- The award is a need-based award and thus counts towards fulfilling a student’s overall need figure.
21st Century Scholars Program
The State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana (SSACI) administers the 21st Century Scholars Program, the initial eligibility for which is determined when a student is in 6th, 7th or 8th grade and meets specific income requirements. At that time students take a Scholars Pledge, which they then reaffirm as high school seniors.
- A student must be an Indiana resident (their parents must also be Indiana residents) and must have graduated from an Indiana high school.
- The FAFSA must be filed on or before March 10; any FAFSA errors must be cleared by May 15.
- A student must be full-time as of the SSACI census date (the end of the fourth week of classes).
- A student must be working on their first undergraduate degree.
- The award is available for eight semesters of full-time enrollment.
- The 21st Century Scholars Award is designated for application towards the payment of tuition and fees.
- The award counts towards fulfilling a student’s overall need figure.
Child of Certain Veterans and Public Safety Officers Supplemental Grant Program (CVO)
A student must be admitted as an in-state student (that is, paying resident fees to IUE), and the parent must meet (or have met) certain Indiana residency requirements.
- A FAFSA must be filed.
- An Application for Remission of Fees (available in our office and on SSACI’s website at www.in.gov/ssaci) must be certified by the Indiana Department of Veteran’s Affairs and submitted to our office.*
- CVO is available to both degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students, enrolled in at least one credit hour.
- The award covers up to 124 credit hours of enrollment. Courses dropped after the 100% refund period in any term may be applied toward a student's CVO eligibility.
- CVO is designated for application towards the payment of tuition and fees.**
- The award counts towards fulfilling a student’s overall need figure.
- CVO for graduate students will be capped at undergraduate limits.
- Graduate students who are receiving CVO under the current cap guidelines will be grandfathered in, provided they are currently enrolled and continue to be enrolled.
- Students who do not enroll for a year or more will be subject to the new guidelines.
*Separate instructions apply to children/spouses covered by the Indiana National Guard or public safety officer portion of the program; please visit http://www.in.gov/ssaci/2339.htm for further details.
**If a student is awarded no other type of fee remission, CVO will cover all of a student’s tuition and mandatory fees. If a portion of a student’s tuition and fees are covered (e.g., by an O’Bannon Grant), CVO will pay the balance. If a student has another full fee remission, CVO cannot be used, since tuition and fees are already covered.
