What is the FSEOG Program?

The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Program (FSEOG) provides need-based grants to low-income undergraduate students to promote access to postsecondary education.  Institutional financial aid administrators at participating institutions have substantial flexibility in determining the amount of FSEOG awards to provide students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment. Priority is given to those students with "exceptional need" (those with the lowest expected family contributions, [EFCs], at the institution) and those who are also Federal Pell Grant recipients. You may use the free Scholarship Finding Tool to located programs that are suitable.

Overview

• FSEOGs are awarded to undergraduate students with

exceptional financial need—those with the lowest Expected

Family Contribution* (EFC) numbers.

• Federal Pell Grant recipients receive priority for FSEOG awards.

• FSEOG awards range from $100 to $4,000 a year. The amount

of the award is determined by your school’s financial aid office.

 • Unlike Pell Grants, the amount of FSEOGs you receive

depends not only on your financial need but also on the

amount of other aid you get and the availability of funds at

your school.

• Receiving other aid might reduce the amount of your

FSEOG award.

• Not all schools participate in the FSEOG Program.

• The school’s financial aid office decides how to award these funds.

• Each school participating in the FSEOG Program receives

a certain amount of FSEOG funds each year from the U.S.

Due to limited funds, it’s important to apply early to be considered for

these funds. Not everyone who qualifies for an FSEOG will get one.

Students can receive these grants at any one of approximately 4,000 participating postsecondary institutions. You may use the free Scholarship Finder Tool to help find the program that is right for you.