Federal Grants

After completing the Federal Application for Financial Aid (FAFSA), you are automatically considered for need-based grants offered by the federal government. If you are eligible, these awards will appear on your NEC financial aid award statement.  Types of Federal grants are:

• The Federal Pell Grant. This program provides need-based federal grants to students based on their family contribution, as determined by the federal government. Recipients must not have already received a bachelor's degree. Grant amounts will vary based on need.

• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG). The FSEOG is a need-based federal grant available to students with a high level of financial need who are working towards their first bachelor's degree. Preference is given to Federal Pell Grant recipients who apply for financial aid by the NEC priority deadlines and funds are limited and awarded based on eligibility and availability.

• The Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) is a new program that started in the 2006-7 academic year.  If you meet the eligibility requirements, you can receive an ACG of $750 for the first academic year and $1,300 for the second academic year.  To be considered eligible for the ACG you must:  

1. Be a U.S. citizen
2. Be a Federal Pell Grant recipient
3. Be enrolled full-time
4. Have completed a rigorous high school program of study as defined by the Department of Education (DOE)
5. If  you are a second year student, you must have earned a minimum cumulative 3.0 grade point average

• The National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (National SMART) Grant is also a new program that started in the 2006-2007 academic year.  If you meet the eligibility requirements, you can receive $4,000 for your third and fourth year of study.  To be considered eligible for the SMART Grant a student must:

1. Be a U.S. citizen
2. Be a Federal Pell Grant recipient
3. Be enrolled full-time
4. Major in physical, life, or computer science; engineering; mathematics; technology; or a critical foreign language
5. Enrolled in at least one course within the eligible major
6. Have at least a cumulative 3.0 grade point average

State Grants

State grants are administered by the state in which the student resides and each state determines and administers its own eligibility criteria. States that have a reciprocal agreement with the state of New Hampshire, meaning that from the following states can receive consideration for a grant from their home state while attending New England College are Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Institutional Grants

• New England College Grant

New England College Grant funds are awarded based on demonstrated need using the institution’s methodology. Students must file a complete financial assistance application with Student Financial Services and be enrolled on a full-time basis to be eligible for consideration for NEC Grant funding. Priority consideration is given to students who apply on or before the established priority deadline. Students who complete their application for financial assistance after the priority deadline will be awarded on a funds-available basis at that date.