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FAIS GRADUATE AWARD RANGE

     

TYPE 6 - GRANTS
Financial assistance awards that are made primarily on the basis of financial need and require no repayment in service or cash. This includes aid programs where the most important criterion is need.

Report Federal grants and scholarships other than those listed above. Include Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funding, TRIO grants and educational benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

This is a graduate only state administered need-based program for degree-seeking graduate and professional students. Report all recipients in this category.

Report only need-based grants, which are awarded by private sources outside your institution but are processed through your institution. Include private/outside source grants from foundations, individuals, corporations, other states and Maryland state agencies other than MHEC.

Report need-based grants awarded, disbursed, and funded by your institution. These are grants primarily based on need, even though other non-need criteria may be used in programs.

The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Branch Program is administered by the federal government. Include award amounts in this category for students who participated in the Federal TEACH Grant Program. Report all Teach Grant funds awarded to students at your institution in this category.

This grant program is administered by the federal government and is for students who are not eligible for a Pell Grant only because of that program's need requirements and whose parent or guardian died as a result of military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after Sept. 11, 2001. Report all Iraq & Afghanistan Service Award funds awarded to students at your institution in this category.

The Richard W. Collins III Leadership with Honor Scholarship program provides financial assistance to Maryland residents enrolled at one of the state's Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the ROTC program. Report all Richard Collins Grant funds awarded to students at your institution in this category.

TYPE 7 - LOANS
Financial assistance that requires repayment in service or cash.

Report the amount of Federal Perkins loans received by the student.

Report the total amount actually borrowed for the year by the student. Include subsidized Stafford loans from the Federal Direct Student loan program (FDSL) and from the Federal Family Education Loans (FFEL) program.

Report the total amount actually borrowed for the year by the student. Include unsubsidized Stafford loans from the Federal Direct Student loan program (FDSL) and from the Federal Family Education Loans (FFEL) program.

Report the total amount actually borrowed for the year. Include other Federal loans such as Federal Health Professions Student Loans, Federally Insured Nursing Loans, Borrower-Based Academic Year program, etc.

Report the total amount actually borrowed for the year. This includes loans awarded, disbursed, and funded by the institution. Do not include emergency short-term loans funded by your institution, which require repayment within six months of the loan award date.

Report the total amount actually borrowed for the year. Include loans awarded and funded by private sources outside the institution. Also include loans from foundations.

Report the federal PLUS loan awarded to graduate students.

TYPE 8 - SCHOLARSHIPS
Financial assistance awards that are made primarily based on criteria other than demonstrated financial need such as scholastic achievement, athletic skills, community involvement or other criteria. The award may be made from state, federal, institutional, or private sources.

This is a state administered scholarship program for full-time or part-time, degree-seeking graduate students. Report the total amount awarded to the graduate student through this program.

This is a state administered scholarship program for full-time and part-time, degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students. Report the total amount awarded to the graduate student through this program.

This is a state administered scholarship program for full-time and part-time, degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students. Report the total amount awarded to the graduate student through this State program.

Report the total amount awarded by the institution to the graduate student through this program. Include awards granted to students for the promotion of desegregation efforts.

Report the total amount awarded to the student through Federal scholarship programs.

Report institutional funds administered by your institution allocated to students based on athletic ability. Programs for which athletic ability is an award criteria should be reported in this category regardless of additional award criteria. Report the total amount awarded to the student through this institutional program.

Report other institutional scholarships where athletic ability is not a criterion. Report the total amount awarded to the student through this institutional program.

Report other scholarships based on athletic ability, which are awarded and funded by private sources outside your institution. Your institution may distribute the money awarded. Programs for which athletic ability is an award criterion should be reported in this category regardless of additional award criteria. Report the total amount awarded to the student through this program.

Report the total amount awarded to the student that are awarded and funded by private sources outside your institution that does not include athletic ability as a criterion. Your institution may distribute the money awarded. Include private/outside source scholarships from foundations, individuals, corporations, other states, and Maryland state agencies other than MHEC.

Report any tuition and fee charges, which are either waived or paid for students enrolled at your institution that are awarded as part of an employment benefit by an institution of higher education in Maryland.

Report any tuition and fee charges that are either waived or paid with institutional funds for senior citizens who are enrolled at the institution.

Report any tuition waivers or remission of fees that do not require repayment in service or cash and which are not need-based for other students enrolled at the institution. Include tuition reductions and waivers under the programs for Health Manpower Shortage Program for Nonresident Nursing Students. Also include tuition waivers for graduate research and teaching assistants.

This scholarship program is administered by the State to full- and part-time, degree- seeking graduate students in nursing programs. Report all Graduate Nursing Faculty Scholarships in this category.

This grant program is administered by the State to full-time and part-time degree- seeking undergraduate and graduate students. It is for students who plan on working in specific career/occupational programs upon graduation. The FAFSA is required. The following former graduate state scholarship programs no longer have a separate FAIS category code and have been consolidated into this grant program: Developmental Disabilities, Mental Health, Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Workforce Tuition Assistance Program (4801); Maryland Teacher Scholarship (4804); Sharon Christa McAuliffe Memorial Teacher Education Scholarship (4805); State Nursing Scholarship (4806); Physical and Occupational Therapists and Assistants Grant (4807); and William Donald Schaefer Scholarship (4819). Report the total amount for the year awarded to the student through this program.

  • FT 2-yr - 500
  • PT 2-yr - 250
  • FT 4-yr - 1000
  • PT 4-yr - 250
  • FT 2-yr - 2000
  • PT 2-yr - 1000
  • FT 4-yr - 4000
  • PT 4-yr - 2000

Report any tuition and fee charges that are either waived or paid with institutional funds for the disabled who are enrolled at the institution.

The Cybersecurity Public Service Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to Maryland residents pursuing an education in programs that have been identified by the Secretary of Higher Education as being directly relevant to cybersecurity. Report all Cybersecurity Public Service Scholarship Program funds awarded to students at your institution in this category.

The Teaching Fellows for Maryland Scholarship is awarded to students who pledge to work as public school or public prekindergarten teachers in Maryland upon completion of their studies at schools that have at least 50% of the students in the school eligible for free or reduced-price meals (FRPM).

The purpose of the program is to provide tuition assistance for students who are: Attending an eligible institution and enrolled in a degree program that would further the student's intent to become a police officer or probation agent after graduation; or employed as a police officer or probation agent, attending an eligible institution, and enrolled in a degree program that would further the police officer's or probation officer's career.

This category is only for independent (MICUA) institutions only and is available for posting the MATCH amount for the Teaching Fellows for Maryland Scholarship (1346). If a student was awarded The Teaching Fellows for Maryland Scholarship, then there MUST be the same amount posted in this category (1348) as an exact match.

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TYPE 9 - WORK STUDY
Financial assistance awarded to pay for employment provided to graduate students based on financial need, merit, or mission-related goals. These also include work-study programs funded by the Federal government, as well as student employment programs financed solely with institutional or other non-governmental funds. However, this category does not include regular employees taking courses or employment that is not part of a formal financial aid package.

These positions are provided to graduate students who participate in supervised teaching or research activities in return for a stipend and either a tuition waiver or remission of fees. Report the stipend only. The stipend can be from an external source. Report the amount of any tuition waiver or remission of fees under the Tuition Waivers/Remission of Fees to Student section.

Report the aggregate job compensation to students who receive subsidies under the Federal Work-Study Program. Include the federal contribution and the matching funds provided by your institution. Do not include regular employees taking courses or employment that is not part of a formal financial aid package.

Report the aggregate job compensation to students who receive subsidies under the institutional work-study program. Awards under these programs must be administered and funded by the institution. The employment must be administered through the financial aid office and be considered part of the student's financial aid package. Do not include regular employees taking courses or employment that is not part of a formal financial aid package.