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Federal Financial Assistance Programs

  • Federal Pell Grants are available to students with exceptional financial need, as determined by the Department of Education. Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG) are available to students with exceptional financial need. Priority is given to Federal Pell recipients.

  • Federal Work Study provides on-campus employment opportunities for students with demonstrated financial need. Work awards are $800-$1200 per year. Students are paid minimum wage once a month.

  • Stafford Loans are need-based, long-term, low-interest loans. Repayment begins six months after graduation, withdrawal, or a drop to less than half-time enrollment. Amounts of the loan are determined by the student's year in college.

  • Unsubsidized Stafford Loans are long-term, low-interest loans available to all students regardless of financial need or family income. Repayment begins six months after graduation, withdrawal, or a drop to less than half-time enrollment. Amounts of the loan are determined by the student's year in college.

  • Perkins Loans are need-based, long-term, low-interest loans available only to freshman and sophomore students. The loan is a joint Cornell College-federal program. Repayment begins nine months after graduation, withdrawal, or a drop to less than half-time enrollment. The Perkins Loan is repaid to Cornell College.

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