STATE GRANT AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS

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STATE GRANT AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS

• SPECIAL PROGRAMS PRESENTATION
• PASFAA
• October 14, 2008

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Special Programs Appropriations
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Federal Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship (Byrd)
Program

• Federally-funded
• Merit scholarships of 1,500 per year
• Recipients are chosen through a random lottery
  process held in May of each year
• Scholarship is renewable up to three years if
  continued eligibility requirements are met

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Byrd

• Student Eligibility Requirements
• Be a high school graduate during the same
  academic year in which the scholarship is awarded
• Be accepted for full-time enrollment at an
  eligible institution of higher education, in the
  United States, following high school graduation
• Be a legal resident of Pennsylvania
• Be a U.S. citizen or national, or be able to
  provide evidence of permanent residency
• Rank in the top five percent of their graduating
  class, or hold a ranking of one, two or three in
  a class of 60 students or less
• Grade Point Average of 3.50 or above on a 4.00
  (unweighted) scale
• SAT score of 1,150 combined critical reading and
  math or ACT composite score of 25 or above or
  GED score of 3550 or above. For GED, student
  must also have required SAT or ACT scores. Test
  of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is not
  accepted.
• NOTE Homeschooled students who meet the above
  requirements are also eligible.

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Byrd

• Application Process
• Deadline is April 1 beginning 2009-10
• Completed application must include
• Application form with official seal, signed by
  the student and guidance counselor or school
  authority
• Official transcript with school seal for grades
  nine through mid-year of senior year
• SAT/ACT/GED scores
• Most current class rank and grades for grade nine
  through mid-year of senior year
• Letter of acceptance to an institution of higher
  education (does not have to be the students
  final choice)

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Byrd

• BYRD ON-LINE TRANSACTIONS
• FP00 Byrd Student Record
• Page 1 Provides student award information
• Page 2 Provides student application information
• Note that a student GRAD DATE field has been
  added to this screen this year (2008-09) if a
  student is scheduled to graduate during the
  current academic year, schools are asked to enter
  this date on the disbursement roster in the
  appropriate field.
• Page 3 Provides student application information
  
• Byrd funds will not be disbursed for new
  Byrd recipients if the Recipient Agreement and
  the Registration Status Form have not been
  returned. This field will be populated with a
  date once the forms are returned and this date
  will carry forward to the following years.

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Byrd

• BYRD ON-LINE TRANSACTIONS contd.
• Disbursement Screens
• FG7E The student disbursement record for a
  particular academic year may be accessed via this
  menu from a clear screen, type FG7E in the top
  left corner of the screen and press enter.
• FP0G The school disbursement record for a
  particular academic year may be accessed via the
  FPØG menu from a clear screen, type FPØG in
  the top left corner of the screen and press
  enter.
• Byrd On-Line Manual
• Provides detailed information on navigating the
  Byrd System it is located on the Document
  Library.

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Byrd

• Byrd PageCenter Reports
• Disbursement Roster - Provides all students
  associated with a disbursement and must be
  certified and returned to PHEAA.
• Byrd Name is R Byrd Disbursement Roster and
  the pageset is FCFPXFF2Ø
• Potential Recipient Listing - Provides new and
  renewal recipients who will be receiving funds
  for upcoming academic year. Usually available by
  late July.
• Byrd - Name is Robert C Byrd Recipients and
  the pageset is LWT12LWT12R2

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Byrd

• Changes/Reminders
• The application deadline for 2009-10 has changed
  from May 1 to April 1.
• Disbursement rosters are no longer mailed
  located on PageCenter.
• Each disbursement roster must be certified and
  returned in order to receive future
  disbursements.
• Graduation date has been added to the
  disbursement roster.
• There will be an On-Line Application in 2010-11.

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Pennsylvania Chafee Education and Training Grant
(ETG)

• ETG is federally funded, offering grant
  assistance to Pennsylvania undergraduate students
  aging out of foster care.
• PHEAA administers ETG on behalf of the
  Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
  (PADPW).
• Maximum awards under this program are 5,000 per
  academic year. However, no award may exceed the
  student's cost of attendance minus other
  financial aid the student is receiving. Awards
  are contingent upon federal funding and are not
  guaranteed.

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ETG

• Eligible students must be
• eligible for services under the Commonwealths
  Chafee Foster Care Independence Program
  applicants must apply annually through PHEAA
• identified as a youth in foster care or a youth
  adopted from foster care after attaining age 16
• participating in the ETG Program on their 21st
  birthday students are not eligible to
  participate once they reach the age of 23
• enrolled at least half time in a college or
  career school that is approved by the USDE for
  Title IV student assistance programs
• maintaining satisfactory academic progress and
  demonstrate financial need as defined by the
  postsecondary institution.

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ETG

• Changes/Reminders
• Disbursement rosters are now available on
  PageCenter and will no longer be mailed.
• Disbursement rosters now reflect the schools
  actual academic calendar.
• School certification process has changed in that
  schools are now required to
• certify the assigned award amount, and
• provide information on enrollment status, program
  of study, academic progress and the Expected
  Family Contribution.
• School certification will be available through
  the School Portal/OC Web Connect
• 2008-09 Certification Procedures and an On-Line
  Manual will be provided.
• The Chafee Applicant Status Listing and
  Disbursement Rosters are included as a section
  of the GEAR UP and PATH Applicant Status
  Listings and Disbursement Rosters on PageCenter.
  The Pagesets are
• - Applicant Status Listing -
  STEP/FCFSXFD50nameofschool
• - Disbursement Roster -
  STEP/FCFFF40abbreviatedschoolname

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Educational Assistance Program (EAP)

• EAP is jointly administered by PHEAA and the
  Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
  (DMVA) and provides tuition assistance for
  guardsmen and guardswomen who commit to six years
  of service with the Pennsylvania National Guard.
  
• 2008-09 award values are derived from tuition
  charged at state-owned institutions and are based
  on enrollment status. A detailed award reference
  grid is available on pages three and four of the
  EAP 2008-09 Certification Procedures located on
  the Document Library.

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EAP

• 2008-09 award letters were mailed out late this
  year.
• Follow-up Academic Year 2007-08 reconciliation
  rosters were forwarded to the DMVA the week of
  10/6/08.
• The number of applications/recipients have
  greatly declined in 2008-09. The DMVA indicated
  that this is due to the large number of PA Guard
  members that have been deployed. It is
  anticipated that an additional 1,200 guardsmen
  will be activated in January 2009.
• Beginning in 2008-09, DMVA will access
  disbursement rosters via PageCenter they still
  mail applications.

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GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR UP)

• GEAR UP is a new scholarship program that
  provided awards to students this Fall (2008).
• The college-readiness portion of the GEAR UP
  Program has been administered by the Pennsylvania
  State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) PHEAA
  is responsible for administering the scholarship
  component of the Program.

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GEAR UP

• Those members of the graduating class of 2008 who
  participated in the college readiness program at
  the following high schools and have been deemed
  scholarship eligible by PASSHE, are the first
  students eligible to participate in the 2008-09
  GEAR UP Program
• Harrisburg High Schools
• Harrisburg High School
• William Penn High School
• Harrisburg University Science and Technology High
  School
• Philadelphia High Schools
• Martin Luther King High School
• Bartram Main High School
• Strawberry Mansion High School
• Young Womens Leadership School at E. Washington
  Rhodes High School

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GEAR UP

• General eligibility requirements
• Must be 22 years of age or less at the time of
  the first scholarship award
• Eligible for a Federal Pell Grant
• Attend an institution of higher education located
  in Pennsylvania
• Enrolled on at least a half-time basis in an
  Associate or Bachelor degree program
• Have unmet costs
• Meet federal student aid eligibility criteria

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GEAR-UP

• The 2008-09 Expected Family Contribution range
  for GEAR UP
• students is 0 4041. Award amounts for eligible
  students are as
• follows
• Enrollment Status GEAR UP Award
• Full-Time
  4,731
• Three-Quarter Time 3,548
• Half-Time
  2,366
• Less-Than-Half-time 0
• There are no summer awards.

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GEAR UP

• Updates/Clarifications
• 2008-09 Certification Procedures and an On-Line
  Manual are being developed.
• The GEAR UP Applicant Status Listing and
  Disbursement Rosters are included as a section of
  the Chafee and PATH Applicant Status Listings and
  Disbursement Rosters on PageCenter. The Pagesets
  are
• - Applicant Status Listing -
  STEP/FCFSXFD50nameofschool
• - Disbursement Roster -
  STEP/FCFFF40abbreviatedschoolname
• Applicant Status Listings are cumulative from
  7/1/08 do not return to PHEAA if there are no
  changes.
• School certification will be available through
  the school portal/OC web connect.

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Institutional Assistance Grants (IAG)

• IAG is intended to assist independent
  postsecondary institutions in maintaining
  enrollments and stabilizing their educational
  costs. In addition, the program serves to
  provide students with access to all Pennsylvania
  institutions regardless of sector.
• This program provides formula grants to eligible
  institutions a per capita is calculated by
  dividing the total number of State Grant
  recipients attending IAG eligible institutions
  into the state appropriation.
• There are currently 85 IAG eligible institutions.

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IAG

• The final per capita for 2007-08 was 1,076 per
  full-time-equivalent State Grant recipient.
• The estimated per capita and related advance
  payment for 2008-09 were announced in September
  EFT was scheduled to occur on 10/02/08.
• 2007-08 IAG Certification Listings, which were
  previously mailed to participating schools in
  April, were only available on PageCenter.
• 2007-08 audit reports are due January 1, 2009.

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Matching Funds

• There are four components
• Federal Work Study (FWS) Community Service
• Federal Work Study (FWS) On-Campus
• Partnership for Access to Higher Education (PATH)
• State Work Study Program (SWSP)

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Matching Funds Community Service (CS)

• CS is an employment program which provides
  allocations to Pennsylvania postsecondary
  institutions to assist them in meeting their
  federal community service match.
• Eligible students are paid directly by their
  school. Schools submit to PHEAA the payroll
  information for their students and are reimbursed
  for a portion of the students earnings.

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Matching Funds Community Service (CS)

• 2008-09 allocations were mailed on August 27,
  2008 in general, allocations decreased due to
  funding and an overall decrease in FWS
  allocations.
• CS participating schools are required to submit
  all student applications and earnings via the
  online Matching Funds system.
• CS disbursement rosters are only available on
  PageCenter.
• An increase in the federal minimum wage to 7.25
  on July 24, 2009 will place additional demands on
  the Community Service Program the current PA
  minimum wage is 7.15.

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Matching Funds Community Service (CS)

• Community Service On-Line
• MF09 This type-in is used to enter a students
  application and determine Community Service
  eligibility.
• MFØD School/Employer Earnings Menu
• This type-in allows earnings to be updated
  for a single student and is best utilized when
  entering a small number of students.
• MF1F School/Employer Earnings Menu
• Earnings can be entered for multiple
  students at the same time using the MF1F type-in.
  
• The Matching Funds On-Line Manual is available on
  the Document Library.
• NOTE
• A copy of the students application and earnings
  reports do not have to be submitted to PHEAA.
  However, you should keep a copy of these
  documents for audit purposes.
• It is recommended that earnings be submitted at
  the end of each payroll period or once per month
  to allow for a smoother reconciliation between
  the school and PHEAA. In 2009-10 monthly
  submission of earnings will be required.

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Matching Funds Community Service (CS)

• Community Service Deadlines
• There is no deadline for CS student applications
  since each participating school receives an
  allocation for the year. However, the application
  must be entered prior to submitting earnings.
• CS earnings must be submitted by
• June 1, 2009 Summer term 2008
• September 5, 2009 Academic year 2008-09

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Matching Funds FWS On-Campus

• The Federal Work-Study On-Campus Program
  provides funds to Pennsylvania postsecondary
  institutions to assist them in meeting the
  federally required match.

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Matching Funds FWS On-Campus

• FWS On-Campus 2008-09 allocations were mailed
  August 27, 2008 and one-half of the allocation
  was disbursed to schools on September 15, 2008
  in general, allocations decreased due to funding
  and an overall decrease in FWS allocations.
• The Student Participation Report (SPR), which
  requests statistics related to 2007-08 work-study
  participants was sent with the August allocation
  letter the SPR is due back December 15, 2008.
  The other half of the FWS-On disbursement is
  scheduled for December 17, 2008 this
  disbursement will be held for those schools that
  have not returned their SPR.

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Matching Funds State Work Study Program (SWSP)

• SWSP is an employment program created to provide
  students with an opportunity to gain
  career-related work experience and, at the same
  time, earn funds to assist them in meeting
  postsecondary educational costs. Students can
  earn up to 3600 during the school year and also
  earn an additional 3600 during the summer. The
  students are paid directly by their employer.
  Employers submit payroll information to PHEAA and
  are reimbursed for a portion of the students
  earnings. Both profit and non-profit employers
  are eligible to participate.
• An increase in the federal minimum wage to 7.25
  on July 24, 2009 will place additional demands on
  SWSP the current PA minimum wage is 7.15.

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SWSP

• SWSP disbursement rosters are only available on
  PageCenter. For schools that have multiple
  departments participating in SWSP, all rosters go
  to the financial aid mailbox on PageCenter it is
  the responsibility of the financial aid office to
  disseminate the rosters to the appropriate
  department contacts at their institution.
• SWSP participating schools are required to submit
  all student applications and earnings via the
  online Matching Funds system.

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SWSP

• SWSP On-Line
• MFØ4/SSN/YR/TERM Student application screen
  used to determine SWSP eligibility and to enter a
  students application.
• MF1F School/Employer Earnings Menu earnings
  can be entered using the MF1F type-in if
  reporting earnings for a large number of
  students.
• MFØD School/Employer Earnings Menu earnings
  can be entered using this type-in if you are
  entering a small number of students.
• The Matching Funds On-Line Manual is available on
  the Document Library.
• NOTE
• A copy of the students application and earnings
  reports do not have to be submitted to PHEAA.
  However, you should keep a copy of these
  documents for audit purposes.
• It is recommended that earnings be submitted at
  the end of each payroll period or once per month
  to allow for a smoother reconciliation between
  the school and PHEAA. In 2009-10 monthly
  submission of earnings will be required.

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SWSP

• SWSP Student Application/Placement Form must be
  submitted by
• January 15, 2009 2009 Spring term only
• May 31, 2009 2009 Summer term
• SWSP earnings must be submitted by
• November 9, 2008 Summer term 2008
• September 5, 2009 Academic year 2008-09

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SWSP

• Changes to SWSP for 2008-09
• All new employers must receive their funds
  through EFT. Continuing employers will be
  encouraged to move to EFT as well.
• All employers will be required to retrieve
  disbursement rosters via PageCenter.
• Implement Program Review for academic year
  2007-08 in January 2009.
• An increase in the federal minimum wage from
  7.15 to 7.25 on July 24, 2009.

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SWSP

• Changes to SWSP for 2009-10
• Update and revise the current list of academic
  major and job codes so that students are
  accurately categorized for eligibility.
• Undergraduate students must have a PA State
  Grant.
• No professional judgment decision to establish
  eligibility.
• Provide allocations to employers who have had an
  average disbursement over 25,000 over the past
  four years.
• Participation application deadlines will be
  created for both new and continuing employers.
• Earnings must be reported on a monthly basis.
• Spring term only deadline extended to January 31
  beginning in 2010.

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Matching Funds

• Matching Funds PageCenter Reports
• All Matching Funds reports will be in your
  schools mailbox under the application
  WORKSTDY.
• Disbursement Rosters Provide all students
  associated with a disbursement and must be
  certified and returned to PHEAA.
• Community Service CS Disb Roster Pageset
  MFJGY60
• State Work Study SW Disb RosterPageset
  MFJGY200
• Community Service (CS) Employer Book Provides a
  list of PHEAA approved CS employers for the
  Summer and Academic Year updated twice a year
  (January May)
• Community Service Employer Bk
  Pageset MFJF930
• SWSP Recipient Listing Provides a list of
  students participating in SWSP who are enrolled
  at your institution monthly listing, generated
  on the 20th day of the month.
• SW Earnings Rpt to Schs
  Pageset MFJFC30

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New Economy Technology Scholarship (NETS)

• The NETS Program provides scholarships for
  Pennsylvania students who are pursuing higher
  education and training in science and technology
  fields. In return for scholarship funds,
  applicants must sign a Master Promissory Note
  agreeing to comply with program requirements and
  to work in Pennsylvania following graduation or
  they would be required to repay the funds
  received.
• The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)
  and the Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board
  (PWIB) partner with PHEAA in determining eligible
  NETS programs of study, establishing internship
  guidelines and resolving special considerations
  related to the NETS work obligation.

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NETS

• There are two scholarship components
• - SciTech
• - Technology
• Requirements for Both Scholarships
• Be a Pennsylvania resident
• Be a high school graduate or recipient of a GED
• Be enrolled at a PHEAA-approved Pennsylvania
  school in a program approved by the Pennsylvania
  Department of Education (PDE)
• Apply for Federal Pell and Pennsylvania State
  Grants (through the FAFSA)
• Maintain cumulative GPA of 3.0, tested annually
• Commence employment in Pennsylvania in a field
  related to a NETS approved program of study
  within one year after completion of studies, and
  continue employment one year for each year that
  the Scholarship was awarded

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NETS

• SciTech Scholarship
• Be enrolled full-time and pursuing a
  baccalaureate degree
• Must be at least a sophomore as determined by the
  institution
• Must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA at the
  time of application
• Must complete an approved internship or relevant
  work experience in a field related to their major
  with a company which has operations in
  Pennsylvania, prior to receiving a degree
  (Internship requirements available on Website and
  in Certification Procedures)
• Provides up to 3,000 per year for three years in
  a four-year degree program or four years in a
  five-year degree program

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NETS

• Technology Scholarship
• Be enrolled in a program of less than four years
  in length
• Eligible beginning with freshman year - full-time
  or part-time
• No internship or up-front GPA requirement
• Provides up to 1,000 per year
• Part-time awards limited to 20 percent of tuition
  and mandatory fees, up to 1,000 per year

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NETS

• Application Process
• Deadline is December 31 of the academic year in
  question
• Application and Master Promissory Note can be
  e-signed (for students who are at least 18 years
  of age) on PHEAAs Website or downloaded on-line
  E-signed applications are updated on the system
  within 48 hours
• Renewal students must only complete the FAFSA by
  September 30 for each subsequent year

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NETS

• NETS On-Line
• SN02 - Student Record Summary Page Provides
  award and award counters reject codes,
  incomplete items and the school of attendance.
• SN02 Page 2 Accessed by pressing the enter key
  when on the Student Record Summary Page.
  Provides program of study and scholarship
  component.
• SN02 Page 3 Accessed by pressing F11 from Page
  2 of SN02. Provides award cancellation/adjustment
  amounts and the related reason Pell and State
  Grant eligibility pulled from the State Grant
  system educational costs.
• SNØØ - Student Demographics Provides internship
  completion date graduation date repayment
  information.
• SNØG - School Disbursement Page Provides
  academic year school disbursement information and
  EFT date.
• SN1O - School Award Statistics Provides
  academic year school award statistics press F11
  to move to the Summer school award statistics
  screen.
• The NETS On-Line Manual is available on the
  Document Library.

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NETS

• NETS PageCenter Documents
• Status Listing - Displays eligibility status of
  NETS applicants and is updated weekly. The name
  of the report is NETS Status Listing and the
  Pageset is SNJG31Ø.yourschoolname.
• Disbursement Roster - Lists all students with an
  award and must be certified and returned to
  PHEAA. The name is NETS Disbursement Roster and
  the Pageset is SNJFJ2Ø.yourschoolname.
• NETS Grad Date Report - Requests that schools
  provide updated information related to a
  students Actual or Expected Graduation Date.
  This report will be run at least twice a year.
  The Pageset is LWT13LWT13R2.yourschool name.
• Summer Nominee Listings Provides a list of all
  students who received NETS funds the previous
  academic year schools can use this list to
  nominate students for a Summer NETS award. The
  Pageset is SNJFS10.yourschoolname.

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NETS

• Changes/Clarifications/Requests
• Changes
• PDE and PWIB recently determined that Physician
  Assistant and Pharmacy programs at the bachelors
  degree level are eligible programs for the
  2008-09 academic year. In addition, ten new
  Allied Health majors have been added for SciTech
  students for 2008-09.
• PDE has added one additional Allied Health
  related program for Technology students for
  2008-09.
• Retention period for documentation of student
  eligibility certification and crediting has been
  extended from three to six years beginning with
  the 2008-09 academic year.
• All new programs at business, trade and technical
  schools must now be submitted to PDE for NETS
  content approval.
• An institution must be approved by PHEAA in order
  to participate in the NETS Program. Beginning
  with the 2008-09 academic year, the following
  application deadline dates have been established
  1) Summer term eligibility no later than May
  1st, and 2) Academic Year eligibility August
  1st.
• A deadline date of August 15th has been
  established for summer nominations.
• All 2010-11 NETS applications will be required to
  be submitted on-line (hopefully).

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NETS

• Changes/Clarifications/Requests contd.
• Clarifications
• A list of new programs and new program areas for
  both 2008-09 and 2009-10 will be placed on the
  PHEAA website in the near future.
• PDE has provided a document outlining substantive
  NETS program changes this is available on the
  Document Library.
• Requests
• PHEAA will be requesting a list of approved NETS
  programs from business, trade and technical
  schools.
• It is extremely important that graduation dates
  and internship completions be reported.
• There are many students with incomplete NETS
  records (generally due to incomplete State Grant
  records) these students are identified on the
  Status Listing located on PageCenter.
• It is especially important that Technology
  applicants are counseled regarding the repayment
  component of the scholarship.

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Partnership for Access to Higher Education (PATH)

• Offers eligible non-profit, community based
  organizations and foundations the potential to
  have their private scholarships matched by PHEAA
  on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
• Provides matching need-based educational grants
  to Pennsylvania students recommended by
  participating organizations.
• Participating organization information is
  available at www.pheaa.org

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PATH

• Student Eligibility Requirements
• Be nominated by a participating PATH organization
  and receive a scholarship from that organization
  for the academic year or period for which PATH
  funds are being requested.
• Be a State Grant recipient for the academic year
  or period for which PATH funds are being
  requested.
• Demonstrate financial need as determined by the
  postsecondary institution.
• Be enrolled at least half-time (at least six
  credits but less than nine) in a PA State Grant
  approved postsecondary institution.
• Maintain satisfactory academic progress as
  determined by the postsecondary institution.

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PATH

• Application Process
• Submit the Free Application for Federal Student
  Aid (FAFSA) for the academic year or period for
  which PATH funds are being requested.
• Contact the appropriate PHEAA PATH organization
  or foundation. The list of organizations/foundati
  ons is located on the PHEAA website
  (www.pheaa.org).
• Award Amount
• Is the lesser of the following
• 1) PATH Partner nomination
• 2) State Grant award
• 3) Maximum of 3,500 per academic year

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PATH

• Changes/Clarifications
• Disbursement Rosters will no longer be mailed but
  will be available via PageCenter.
• School certification process has changed.
  Schools are now asked to
• - certify the assigned award amount, and
• - provide information on enrollment status,
  approved program of study,
• academic progress and Expected Family
  Contribution.
• Two new PATH Partners have been added for 2008-09
  (the total is now 37)
• Centro Hispano Daniel Torres
  Foundation (Reading)
• Northwestern Human Services Foundation
  (Lafayette Hill)
• The PATH Applicant Status Listing and
  Disbursement Rosters are included as a section
  of the Chafee and GEAR UP Applicant Status
  Listings and Disbursement Rosters on PageCenter.
  The Pagesets are
• - Applicant Status Listing -
  STEP/FCFSXFD50nameofschool
• - Disbursement Roster -
  STEP/FCFFF40abbreviatedschoolname

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Technology Work Experience Internship Program

• This state-funded program provides a 50 match
  for wages earned at emerging technology
  companies in Pennsylvania for students enrolled
  in a NETS eligible program of study at a NETS
  eligible school.
• Interested employers complete an Employer
  Interest Form located at www.pheaa.org and
  submit to PHEAA for approval.
• A list of participating employers are provided to
  those institutions that have received an
  allocation.
• Postsecondary institutions submit student
  placement forms and earnings to PHEAA in order to
  receive reimbursement.
• Disbursements are made to the school on the 15th
  of every other month, based on student earnings
  that have been posted to date. Schools are
  required to reimburse employers.

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Technology Work Experience Internship Program

• This Program was opened up to graduate students
  in 2006.
• There is approximately 17,000 available.
• Contact Dale Smeck at 717-720-2062.

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Workforce Advancement Grant for Education (WAGE)

• Funding no longer available for 2008-09.
• The 2007-08 WAGE annual report was due 45 days
  from the end of the academic year.
• If Summer 2008 WAGE funds were awarded, another
  recipient report will be due 45 days after the
  conclusion of the Summer term or October 31,
  2008, whichever is sooner.
• Reconciliation of all funds, including refunds,
  and submission of all reports must occur by
  October 31, 2008.
• All reporting documents are available on the
  Document Library
• Year End Statement (examples are on the Document
  Library)
• Total Enrollment CIP Report
• Individual Student Report
• Certification Statement
• Student Authorization Forms
• Refund information is also on the Document
  Library.

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SGSP Contact Information

• Telephone [phone], Option 3 (a private
  number reserved for the
• use of financial aid
  administrators)
• Special Programs Email Boxes
• Byrd pabyrd_at_pheaa.org
• ETG paetg_at_pheaa.org
• GEAR UP gearup_at_pheaa.org
• MF matchingfunds_at_pheaa.org
• NETS nets_at_pheaa.org
• PATH path_at_pheaa.org
• PEGP pegp_at_pheaa.org
• WAGE matchingfunds_at_pheaa.org
• Updated contact information will be available on
  the Document Library.

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