Many states offer grant programs for their residents who are enrolled in an undergraduate program at an eligible institution.  Please contact the state agency that is administering the program for more details and to ensure that you can use your specific state grant even if you plan on attending a school in a state other than your home state.

In the late summer months, most agencies that administer state grant programs notify the college you indicated you were going to of your potential eligibility.  Therefore, your state grant may not appear on your first Financial Aid Notice from Providence College.  In most cases, you will receive a revised Financial Aid Notice indicating your state grant eligibility after the agency has properly notified our office AND  the College has reviewed all the eligibility criteria.

Please keep in mind that even though you already have an award letter from your specific state agency, it still does not guarantee the award amount listed.  State agencies notify you of your potential eligibility without knowing what other types of aid you are being offered through the College or what your final enrollment will be (i.e. full-time vs. half-time). In addition, some states require verification of final FAFSA data from our office as well.  Therefore, it is possible that you may not be eligible for your original state grant offer after the College reviews your eligibility. 

Your state grant eligibility is not reviewed until the end of the College's add/drop period since final enrollment must be checked on by the College prior to verifying your final award with your state.  Therefore, your state grant will not appear on your billing statement as a credit until AFTER the add/drop period has ended.

In addition, money from state agencies usually do not arrive until after October 1.  However, if you think you will remain eligible for your state grant you can "deduct" it from your bill and you will not immediately be charged a late fee provided the balance due to the Bursar's Office does not exceed your expected state grant for the semester. 

We will share our potential recipients with the billing office to help this process along.  However, if you lose your eligibility for your state grant after the College completes the fall/spring certification roster for your state, you will be responsible for whatever balance due you have and any late fees that you may incur after being notified.

School of Continuing Education

Please note, upon receipt of the award notice from Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority (RIHEAA), be aware that they have calculated individual awards based on a few assumptions, the most significant being the assumption that a student will be a full-time day student at Providence College.  Until the Office of Financial Aid verifies the enrollment status and award at the end of the add/drop period in each semester, RIHEAA is unable to distinguish whether a student attends part or full-time during the day or evening.  Students should keep in mind that the amount listed on their Financial Aid Notice is estimated since it is highly likely that the amount of a RISG will be decreased or cancelled since tuition charges for an SCE student are much less than the day school charges.

Connecticut

Capitol Scholarship Program
CT Department of Higher Education 
61 Woodland Street  
Hartford , Connecticut 06105
860-947-1855
csp@ctdhe.org

Maine

Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) 
5 Community Drive
P. O. Box 949
Augusta , Maine 04332
207-623-3263 
http://www.famemaine.com

Massachusetts

Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA)
454 Broadway, Suite 200
Revere , MA 02151
617-727-9420 
http://www.osfa.mass.edu

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Incentive Program (NHIP)
3 Barrell Court, Suite 300
Concord , New Hampshire 03301
603-271-2555 
http://www.state.nh.us/postsecondary

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Authority (PHEAA)
State Grants and Special Programs
1200 North Seventh Street    
Harrisburg, PA 17102-1444 
http://www.pheaa.org/

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority (RIHEAA)
560 Jefferson Boulevard  
Warwick , Rhode Island 02886  
401-736-1100 
http://www.riheaa.org

Vermont

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC)
10 East Allen Street 
P.O. Box 2000
Winooski , Vermont 05404
802-655-9602
http://www.vsac.org