Federal and State Aid
Students must fill this out every academic year to qualify for Federal Student Aid.
What is the FAFSA?
Students and parents need this username and password combination to log in to complete the FAFSA.
What is FSA ID?
Need-based federal student loan that does not accrue interest while you are in school.
What is Subsidized?
Name one of the offices at Grand View that can provide financial planning assistance.
What is GV Complete, Financial Aid, or Viking Central.
Number of credits needed to be considered full-time each semester.
What is 12?
Federal or private financial aid that does need to be paid back.
What are loans?
Though currently delayed until December 1st, this is the date the FAFSA typically opens each academic year.
What is October 1st?
Federal student loan that begins to accrue interest immediately.
What is unsubsidized?
FREE money for college, often based on academic merit, pursuit of a specific program of study, special talents, or participation in athletics or fine arts.
What is a scholarship?
Number of credits required to graduate from Grand View University.
What is 124?
Need-Based federal grant that does not need to be paid back.
What is the Pell grant?
FAFSA is the acronym for this.
What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid?
The federal student loan interest rate for the 2024-25 academic year.
What is 6.533%?
One of the locations where I can make a payment on my GV account.
What is Viking Central, GV Self-Service, or www.grandview.edu > Make a Payment.
Average number of credits to plan each semester to stay on track to graduate in 4 year (assuming no credits earned in high school).
What is 15 to 16?
Need-based state aid that does not need to be paid back.
What is the Iowa Tuition Grant?
Though they technically work the same, this "factor" replaced the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) when calculating need for students and families on the 2024-25 FAFSA.
What is Student Aid Index (SAI)?
Students will automatically be signed up for this repayment plan if they don't select another with their loan servicer.
What is the "Standard" repayment plan?
The amount of late fees that accrue each month on unpaid or unresolved balances.
What is 1.5%?
One of the two classes that Grand View offers that do not count towards graduation.
What is MATH096 or MATH095?
Students and families can request a review of their financial situation if their current financial situation is different than what is required to be reported on the FAFSA.
What is Special Circumstance or Professional Judgement?
Grand View hosts these events each year to assist students and families complete their FAFSA.
What are "FAFSA Ready" events or "FAFSA Fridays.?
How many total monthly payments are required on both the "Standard" and "Graduated" repayment plans?
What is 120?
The amount your academic scholarship is reduced per year, if you don't meet the required GPA.
What is "$0?" [Grand View stopped reducing academic aid for the 2024-25 academic year.]
What is Sunday, November 17 at 6:00 PM?