GRANTS
Grants are monies awarded to students to aid in the payment of college-related
expenses. Grants, unlike loans, do not have to be repaid. There
are three types of grants that are awarded to CNR students: college,
state, and federal
grants. Each of the grant types are discussed below.
College Grants
There are two types of college grants provided by The College of
New Rochelle: Family Reduction Grants and CNR Grants.
Family Reduction Grant
Application Procedure - consult with Financial Aid Counselor
Selection and Allocation of Award - the applicant must:
- enroll
as a student with the intention of obtaining a degree (be matriculated);
- enroll
in at least 12 or more credits (attend full-time);
- have
siblings or other members of their immediate family concurrently
enrolled on a full-time basis at the College (all members attending
must be dependent on the same income).
Award
Schedule - the amount of the grant is one-half the tuition
of the lower school's tuition.
Students receiving need-based aid must have this aid included in
their financial aid package, and their other assistance may be accordingly
adjusted. Family Reduction Grants plus Tuition Assistance
Program (TAP) grants cannot exceed the cost of tuition.
CNR Grant
Application Procedure - applicant must complete a Free
Application for Federal Student Aid and a CNR Financial Aid
Application.
Selection and Allocation of Award - the applicant must:
- have
financial need, to the extent that without the award, his/her
education could not be continued;
- enroll
as a matriculated student;
- enroll
in a least 6 or more credits.
Award
Schedule - the amount of the grant ranges from $50 upwards.
CNR Grants plus Tuition Assistance Program grants cannot exceed
the cost of tuition.
State Grants
There are several non-merit grants issued by the state of New York. They
are as follows:
Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
Application Procedures - the applicant must:
- complete
the Free Application for Federal Student Aid;
- The
New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (NYSHESC)
sends each student with a New York address a pre-printed application,
usually within two weeks of FAFSA application processing;
- NYHESC
determines the applicant's eligibility and mails an award certificate
directly to the applicant indicating the amount of the grant.
Selection
of Recipients and Allocation of Awards - The applicant must:
- be
a New York State resident for at least one year prior to the
awarding of the grant;
- be
a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien;
- be
enrolled as a full-time (12 or more credits) student;
- be
matriculated at an approved New York State post-secondary institution;
- have,
if dependent, a family net taxable income below $80,001;
- have,
if independent and single with no tax dependents, a net taxable
income below $10,001;
- have
a high school diploma, a GED or have passed an Ability-to-Benefit
Test;
Award
Schedule - the amount of the TAP award is scaled according to
level of study, tuition charge, and New York State net taxable income. The
maximum yearly award is $5,000.
Medical Part-Time Tuition Assistance Program
Application Procedures - the applicant must:
- complete
the Free Application for Federal Student Aid;
- complete
the Affirmation of Disability form, which is available
from NY State;
- NYHESC
will send each student a pre-printed application which must
be completed and returned.
Selection
of Recipients and Allocation of Awards - the applicant must:
- be
a New York State resident for at least one year prior to the
awarding of the TAP award;
- be
a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien;
- have,
if dependent, a family net taxable income below $80,001;
- have,
if independent and single with no tax dependents, a net taxable
income below $10,001;
- accumulate
12 credits in part-time (under 12 credits) attendance;
- be
in good academic standing.
Award
Schedule - same as the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP).
Regents Awards for Children of Deceased Police Officers, Firefighters
& Corrections Officers
Application Procedures - applicants must:
- obtain
a special application from a high school principal or counselor;
- complete
and return application to NYSHESC;
- include
documentation in support of the application.
Selection
of Recipients and Allocation of Awards - the applicant must:
- be
a resident child of a resident police officer, firefighter or
corrections officer of New York State, or any of its municipalities,
who died as the result of an injury sustained in the line of
duty. Individuals eligible for the Regents Award
for Children of Deceased State Corrections Officers and State
Civilian Employees of a Correctional Facility are not eligible
for this award.
Award
Schedule - the amount of the award is $450 per year,
up to five years, depending on the normal length of the program
of study, of full-time study in a college or in a hospital nursing
school in New York State.
State Aid to Native Americans
Application Procedures - applications may be obtained from
the Native American Education Unit, New York State Education
Department, Albany, NY 12234. The completed application
should be forwarded by the applicant to the Native American Education
Unit together with the following materials:
- official
transcript of high school record or photostat of General Equivalency
Diploma (GED);
- letter(s)
of recommendation from one or more leaders in the community,
attesting to personality and character;
- personal
letter, setting forth clearly and in detail, educational plans
and desires;
- signatures
of parents, if applicant will be under the age of 18 when attending
a post-secondary institution, approving education plans;
- official
tribe certification form;
- copy
of acceptance letter from the college at which attendance is
anticipated.
Selection
of Recipients and Allocation of Awards - the applicant must:
- be
a member of one of the Native American tribes located on reservations
within New York State;
- have
graduated from an approved high school, or have earned a GED,
or be enrolled in a program in an approved post-secondary institution
leading to a degree-credit status and the GED;
- be
enrolled in an approved post-secondary institution in New York
State.
Award
Schedule - the award is $1,350 per year for a maximum
of four years of full-time study. Students registered
for less than this number will be funded at approximately $56
per credit.
Vocational Rehabilitation
Application Procedures - handicapped persons may obtain a
list of local offices of Vocational and Educational Services
for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID), New York State Education
Department, Albany, NY 12230.
Selection of Recipients and Allocation of Awards - any disabled
person, with a substantial employment handicap, who can become employable
within a reasonable period of time may be eligible. VESID
serves those having any physical, emotional, or mental disability,
except blindness.
The legally blind are served by the Commission for the Blind
and Visually Handicapped, State Department of Social Services, 40
North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12243.
Eligible applicants may receive counseling, medical examinations
and other evaluation services, physical restoration services, as
well as instruction and training, including that provided by institutions
of post-secondary education.
Clients are asked to share the expense, based upon State standards,
of some of the services provided, such as college or university
expense, to enable the client to attain his/her vocational objectives.
The Readers' Aid Program
The Readers' Aid Program is to provide payment of readers, note
takers and interpreters for students who are blind or deaf and matriculated
in an institution of higher education.
Eligibility - the student must:
- be
a legal resident of New York State;
- be
legally blind or deaf (look below for definitions).
Amount
and Authorized Usage -
- a
stipend, of not more than $500, is made available during
each half of the academic year for a total of $1,000
for employment of persons to read to a student of a degree granting
institution who is blind or to take notes or interpret for a
student who is deaf.
- Readers'
Aid payments are directly made to The College of New Rochelle
for the students. Readers, note takers and interpreters
are paid by the College from these funds upon receipt of bills
approved by the students.
- Readers'
Aid funds cannot be used for tuition, maintenance fees, guide
services, textbooks, equipment or supplies. Readers,
note takers and interpreters cannot be members of the student's
family without requesting or justifying the need in writing.
Definitions
-
Legally blind is defined as 20/200 in the better eye with
best correction.
Deaf is defined as:
- a
severe to profound impairment of the sense of hearing. A
person who is deaf cannot understand speech with or without
amplification. Such a person relies primarily on
visual communication, such as facial expressions and lipreading,
manual communication, gestures, writing, and reading;
- a
speech discrimination less than 70 percent. Speech
discrimination would be determined by a phonetically balanced
(PB) word list. The PB list should be administered
at the maximum comfort level (MCL); or
- at
least a pure tone average (PTA) of 50 dB loss in the better
ear. PTA is determined for each ear by computing
the average of the pure tone threshold at 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, 2000
Hz. For example, if the thresholds are 60 dB at 500
Hz, 80 dB at 1000 Hz, and 90 dB at 2000 Hz, the pure tone average
would be:
(60 ÷ 3) + (80 ÷ 3) + (90 ÷ 3) = (20)
+ (27) + (30) = 77dB
Federal Grants
Federal Pell Grant
Application Procedures - application is made through the
Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Selection of Recipients and Allocation of Awards - the applicant
must:
- be
enrolled in at least 1 credit as an undergraduate student in
an approved post-secondary institution;
- be
a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien;
- need
financial assistance to continue his/her education as determined
by a formula developed by the U.S. Office of Education;
- not
have achieved a baccalaureate degree;
- be
making satisfactory academic progress in the program he/she
is enrolled;
- not
owe any refunds on Pell grants or other award aid;
- not
be in default of any student loan used to attend CNR or any
other institution.
Award
Schedule - current awards range up to $3,750. The
amount of the award will be affected by costs of attendance and
full- or part-time enrollment status.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG)
Application Procedures - application is made through the
completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Selection of Recipients and Allocation of Awards - the applicant
must be:
- in
financial need, to the extent that without the Supplemental
Grant her education could not be continued;
- enrolled
at least half-time as an undergraduate student in an approved
post-secondary institution;
- be
a Pell recipient
Award
Schedule - the award ranges from $100 to $4,000. Normally,
an award may be made annually to a maximum of four years.
Other Information - students who have the lowest family
contributions will be awarded FSEOG funds from the FSEOG pool
apportioned to the College. Each year, the College
will determine an expected family contribution (EFC) threshold,
based on historical and other relevant data. Students
whose EFC is below the threshold and meet the conditions under
"Selection of Recipients and Allocation of Awards" will be awarded
FSEOG funds.
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