PELL PLUS EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
Congratulations! Your school has been chosen to participate in a program providing additional financial help to students who need it for attending Eastern Kentucky University. The PELL Plus program allows qualified non-Kentucky students from select high schools to attend EKU at the in-state tuition rate, plus receive merit scholarships.
ELIGIBILITY
MORE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
To qualify for EKU’s PELL Plus program, you must meet both
As a PELL Plus student, you can apply for and be considered for
of the following criteria:
other EKU scholarships, including diversity scholarships. These
• Graduate from a select PELL Plus high school * with a minimum 3.0 cumulative, unweighted GPA, and
awards can further reduce your direct cost of attendance. However, the combination of awards may not exceed direct charges or generate a refund. Also, please note, the Colonel Commitment
• Be eligible for federal PELL grant assistance as determined
Scholarship does not apply for PELL Plus students.
by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). (eligible high schools listed on back)
*
JOIN THE PELL PLUS PROGRAM Ready to take the next step? Here’s how:
BENEFITS If determined eligible for PELL Plus, the following financial assistance will be available for you at EKU:
1. Apply for admissions to EKU at apply.eku.edu. The application is free! 2. Once an admission decision has been made, you’ll be
IN-STATE TUITION RATE
designated as PELL Plus if you meet the requirements.
Students in the PELL Plus program get the in-state tuition rate. You can go away to college for less than the cost of attendance at many universities in your home state! The in-state residency status remains for the duration of your time at EKU as an under-
3. EKU’s Enrollment Management Communications Office will notify you of your eligibility. 4. For PELL Plus and scholarship renewal, you must be continually enrolled as a full-time student at EKU and make
graduate student.
every effort to complete your degree program in four years
MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS With in-state residency status - even though you’ll be coming
(eight semesters).
from out of state - you’ll also be eligible for the in-state merit scholarships. Merit scholarships are automatically applied based on your high school academic performance. SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
Full In-State Tuition
3.8-4.0 GPA + ACT 28+
$6,000
3.8-4.0
$4,000
3.3-3.7
$3,000
3.0-3.2
CONNECT WITH EKU go.eku.edu/connect
APPLY NOW, FOR FREE go.eku.edu/apply
QUESTIONS? We’re here to help! Call us at 1-800-465-9191 or visit go.eku.edu/admissions.
PELL Plus Schools TENNESSEE
ILLINOIS COOK COUNTY
DAVIDSON COUNTY
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
• Hoffman Estates High School • Lane Technical High School • Lincoln Park High School • Niles North High School • Whitney Young Magnet High School
• Hillwood Comprehensive High School
• Smyrna High School
WILL COUNTY • Bolingbrook High School
SHELBY COUNTY
• Martin Luther King Jr Magnet High School for Health Science and Engineering
• Germantown High School • White Station High School
MARION COUNTY
WILLIAMSON COUNTY
• Marion County High School
• John Overton Comprehensive High School
OHIO INDIANA MARION COUNTY • Ben Davis High School • Lawrence North High School • North Central High School • Perry Meridian High School • Southport High School
FLORIDA BROWARD COUNTY • Coral Glades High School • Hallandale High School • Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School • Saint Thomas Aquinas High School • Sheridan Technical High School
FAIRFIELD COUNTY • Pickerington High School Central
FRANKLIN COUNTY • Dublin Scioto High School • Westerville South High School
HAMILTON COUNTY • Aiken High School • Cincinnati College Prep Academy • Cincinnati Technology Academy • Clark Montessori High School • Dohn Community High School • Finneytown Secondary Campus • Gilbert A. Dater High School • Horizon Science Academy • Hughes STEM High School
• James N. Gamble Montessori High School • Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy • Mt. Healthy High School • North College Hill High School • Northwest High School • Oyler School • Princeton High School • Riverview East Academy • Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School • School for Creative & Performance Arts • Shroder High School • Virtual High School • Walnut Hills High School • Western Hills University High School • Winton Woods High School • Withrow University High School • Woodward Career Technical High School
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY • Cutler Bay Senior High School • Miami Southridge Senior High School • Ronald W Reagan/Doral Sr High School • South Dade High School • South Miami Sr High School
OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS Whitlock CPO 54 Eastern Kentucky University 521 Lancaster Avenue Richmond, KY 40475-3102
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