Washington State Educational Opportunity Grant

Website: HECB

Description

The Educational Opportunity Grant (EOG) program provides renewable $2,500 grants to financially needy placebound Washington residents as an incentive to complete their four-year degrees at eligible public and independent colleges and universities. The Educational Opportunity Grant was created by the Washington State Legislature to raise upper-division participation rates by encouraging placebound students who have already achieved junior standing through completion of an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree, or transferable credits, to complete a four-year degree.

Eligibility

To apply for this grant, you must be “placebound” and meet other eligibility requirements.
  • “Placebound” is defined as having completed only the first two years of a four-year degree due to family or employment commitments, health concerns, financial need, or other similar factors.
  • You must be a Washington resident.
  • Before your first term of enrollment at the four-year school, you must have achieved junior standing as recognized by the school you plan to attend, either by completing an Associate of Arts or Associate of Sciences transfer degree program, or through earned credits.
  • You must demonstrate financial need certified by the financial aid administrator at the college you plan to attend (this means you must have completed all institutional financial aid applications and the federal financial aid form – Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); if you have Internet access, you may complete a FAFSA online at: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov).
  • You must be planning to attend an eligible four-year school in Washington.
  • You must be a junior or senior transfer student, and must not have been enrolled during the prior academic year at the four-year school you plan to apply and attend with this grant.
Membership in AG Bell, while strongly encouraged, is not required to apply for financial aid program.
Resident Type
  • Resident
Other
  • Financial Need Based

Procedure

More information and application are available for download on the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board website.

Contact Information

Dawn Cypriano-McAferty, Program Coordinator Higher Education Coordinating Board Educational Opportunity Grant 917 Lakeridge Way PO Box 43430 Olympia, WA 98504-3430

Phone: 360-753-7846 Fax: 360-704-6246 or 360-753-7808

E-mail: dawnc@hecb.wa.gov

Award Details

Award Amount
$2,500

Deadlines

  • 2008-10-01: Fall Quarter
  • 2009-02-01: Winter Quarter
  • 2009-04-01: Spring Quarter
  • 2009-06-02: Summer Quarter