Types of Financial Aid Offered
Funding for some programs (e.g. the Federal Perkins Loan, the SEOG, ENG, STW, and Work-Study) is very limited. Students demonstrating need may or may not receive this funding. Please file the FAFSA before the priority deadline and promptly return any materials that you receive from your financial aid office in order to help us provide you with the best possible aid.
As an Evergreen Student You may be Offered a Variety of Kinds of Aid Including:
Gift Aid
- Evergreen Need Grant (ENG)
- Federal Pell Grant
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
- Washington State Need Grant (SNG)
- Washington State Tuition Waiver (STW)
Employment
- Work-Study
Loans
- Alternative (Private) Student Loans
- Federal Direct PLUS Loans
- Federal Direct Student Loans
- Federal Perkins Loans
Scholarships
Gift Aid
Grants and tuition waivers are gift aid and do not need to be repaid. They are awarded on the basis of financial need.
Alert: 2010-2011 Academic Year is the last year that the Academic Competitive Grant will be available.
Evergreen Need Grant (ENG)
The Evergreen Need Grant is funded by a need-based grant program and is available to eligible graduate and undergraduate students who are residents of Washington when funds are available. Evergreen Need Grant will be prorated for less than full-time enrollment. Please file your FAFSA early and submit all requested documents to increase your possibility of recieving this grant.
Federal Pell Grant
The Federal Pell Grant is the largest of the federal grant programs. It is available only to undergraduate students. Eligibility for the Pell grant is determined using the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) that is calculated when you complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Pell grant disbursements are pro-rated based on your level of enrollment.
Due to new Federal Regulations being implemented, Pell Grant awards may be estimated and subject to change. If your Pell Grant is adjusted, you will be notified via email.
More information about the Pell Grant.
Alert: 2010-2011 Academic Year is the last year that the SMART Grant will be available.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
The SEOG is a need-based grant program available to undergraduate students. Priority is given to full-time students having exceptional need.
More information about SEOG
State Need Grant (SNG)
The SNG is a need-based grant available to eligible undergraduate residents of Washington with exceptional need. If you are not an undergraduate, and you are offered a State Need Grant, please contact the Financial Aid Office immediately.
The SNG award amount is set by the Higher Education Coordinating (HEC) Board each spring, so the amount of your offer might be estimated and subject to change pending the approval of the Washington State budget by the state legislature.
The SNG program requires that that you enroll in and complete at least 12 credit hours per quarter as a full-time student, at least 9 credit hours per quarter as a 3/4 time student, at least 6 credit hours per quarter as a half-time student and at least 3 credit hours as a less-than-half-time student. You may jeopardize future disbursements if you lose credit in any one quarter of the academic year in which the SNG award was made
This grant can be prorated for less than full time enrollment and under certain conditions additional funds can be approved for documented childcare expenses.
More information about the SNG from the HEC Board
Washington State Tuition Waiver (STW)
The State Tuition Waiver is funded by a need-based state program available to eligible full-time undergraduate students who are residents of Washington. If your enrollment or residency status changes to less than full-time, your eligibility for this award will change. Please notify the Financial Aid Office if this is the case.
Employment
Students will find opportunities to work on the Evergreen campus and in the community through the Student Employment Office. Financial need is required for Federal, State and Evergreen Work-Study programs. Some opportunities for non-need based employment are also available.
Work-Study
The federal or state government subsidizes part-time jobs for eligible work-study students. Available jobs can foster a wide variety of skills and responsibilities.The amount of work-study award varies and is determined by financial need and availability of funds.
The work-study programs are need-based and require that you secure and work at a job on or off campus and maintain satisfactory performance on the job. Earnings are based on rate of pay and number of total hours worked throughout the academic year. Since work-study money is earned - students may or may not earn their entire award. Earnings are based on rate of pay and number of total hours worked throughout the academic year. During the academic year, students may work no more than 19 hours per week during the quarter and may work up to 40 hours during evaluation week and breaks between quarters. Students are responsible for applying for available positions.
More information from the Student Employment Office
Note: Funding for some programs (e.g. the Federal Perkins Loan, the SEOG, ENG, STW, and Work-Study) is very limited. Students demonstrating need may or may not receive this funding. Please file the FAFSA before the priority deadline and promptly return any materials that you receive from your financial aid office in order to help us provide you with the best possible aid.
Do you have questions about the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant (TEACH Grant)?
Students enrolled in the Masters in Teaching (MIT) program at The Evergreen State College are the only students eligible to apply to receive the Federal TEACH grant. Students admitted to the MIT program will be notified via email about how to apply for the TEACH grant. Students that apply for TEACH will be offered the grant once all necessary transcripts and evaluation materials are reviewed. Please refer to the Department of Education website below for more information about how to qualify for the TEACH grant and the details and stipulations required of a student who receives a TEACH grant.
Information about the TEACH Grant from the Department of Education
Loans
Evergreen offers
Many of our students also qualify for private or Alternative Loans
Important
Effective Summer quarter 2010, The Evergreen State College became a participant in the Federal Direct Loan program and will cease enrollment in the Federal Family Educational Loan Program (FFELP)
To participate in the Federal Direct Loan Program, you will still fill out the FAFSA every academic year. There will still be two major student loan programs:
- The Direct Subsidized Loan - is like the Federal Stafford Subsidized Loan you may have previously borrowed and is for students with demonstrated financial need, as determined by federal regulations. No interest is charged on subsidized loans while you are in school at least half-time, during your grace period, and during deferment periods, and
- The Direct Unsubsidized Loan - is like the Federal Stafford Unsubsidized Loan you may have previously borrowed and this loan is not based on financial need. Interest will be charged during all periods of this loan.
Parent loans will also still be available under the Direct PLUS Loan program. These loans are low-interest loans available to parents of dependent students. Interest is charged during all periods and repayment begins 60 days after the last disbursement of the loan for the academic year.
You will no longer have to choose a lender from which to borrow your loan. You will borrow directly from the Federal Department of Education and have a single contact - the Direct Loan Servicing Center - for everything related to the repayment of your loans, even if you receive Direct Loans at different schools.
Perkins Loans are low-interest, long-term loans offered to needy undergraduate students. The Evergreen State College is the lender for the Perkins Loan and administers the program according to federal regulations. Evergreen's Perkins Loan fund is a revolving fund. In other words, when loans are repaid, funds are then available for future Perkins Loan borrowers.
Scholarships
Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis. Criteria varies from scholarship to scholarship; some are strictly merit based and others combine merit and financial need. The Enrollment Services Office no longer publishes an undergraduate scholarships brochure. Please call (360) 867-6310 for more information about scholarships.
The undergraduate scholarship application deadline for most Evergreen scholarships is February 1.
Graduate student scholarship application deadlines and forms depend on the program.
- Information from the Master in Teaching program
- Information from the Master of Environmental Studies program
- Information from the Master of Public Administration program
- Information about the Master of Education program
Explore other scholarship opportunities through our Resource page.
How to Apply for Financial Aid
Using your AmeriCorps Service Award to cover educational costs at Evergreen.