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State Grants Provided by the University of Pennsylvania

• Must be a high school graduate as stipulated in PA State Grant law.
  
• Must attend a postsecondary school approved by PHEAA for PA State Grant purposes.
  
• Must be enrolled at least half-time (defined as at least 6 semester credits but less than 12 semester credits per semester, or the equivalent).
  
• Must be unconditionally admitted and enrolled in an approved program of study that is at least 2 academic years in length.
  
• If enrolled at an institution that is not headquartered and domiciled in Pennsylvania, the student must be in a program where at least 50% of the total credit or clock hours required for completion are earned through classroom instruction.
  
• The program must be structured to allow the completion of at least 50% of credits or clock hours in the classroom.
  
• The enrollment pattern by term must consist of at least 50% classroom instruction (unless the student has a medical disability).
  
• Must have made satisfactory academic progress (as defined by PHEAA).
  
• Must not have already earned a bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
  
• Must be a Pennsylvania resident, as defined by PA State Grant law.
  
• Must have satisfactory character (e.g., not be incarcerated).
  
• Must not have received the maximum number of PA State Grants permitted.
  
• Must not be in default on an educational loan; this also applies to any program where the award has been converted to a loan and the loan is in default status.
  

• Filing a 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®).
  
• Being a Pennsylvania resident.
  
• Being eligible for services under Pennsylvania's John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood.
  
• Being identified as a youth who has experienced foster care at age 16 or older or who exited foster care to adoption or permanent legal custodianship after attaining 16 years of age.
  
• Not having reached the age of 26 by July 1 of the upcoming academic year for which Chafee ETG is received.
  
• Being enrolled as an undergraduate, at least half-time, in a college or career school approved by the U.S. Department of Education for Title IV student assistance programs.
  
• Demonstrating financial need for the grant (as determined by the postsecondary institution).
  
• Maintaining satisfactory academic progress (as determined by the postsecondary institution).
  
• Not being in default on a federal student loan or owing a refund on other Title IV aid.
  
• Having not received Chafee ETG for 5 years (consecutive or not), defined as 10 semesters or the equivalent, for undergraduate study.
  
• Having graduated from high school or received a Commonwealth Secondary School Diploma.