AIM HIGH GRANT REQUIREMENTS

State of Illinois AIM HIGH Grant eligible student requirements.

You must:

• have attended an Illinois high school.
• be engaged in a program of study that will be completed by the end of the school year.
• apply to be enrolled for the first time at EIU.
• be a citizen, or a non-citizen eligible for federal student aid.
• not have received a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent of 135 semester credit hours.
• not be incarcerated.
• not be in default on any student loan or owe a refund or repayment on any state or federal grant or scholarship.
• file a FAFSA (only required for application, not renewal).
• have demonstrated need with household income (taxed and untaxed) no greater than eight times the current poverty guidelines:

People in Household	Max Income
1	$127,680
2	$173,120
3	$218,560
4	$164,600
5	$309,440
6	$354,880
7	$400,320
8	$445,760
9+	$45,440 added for each additional person

 

For additional information on the AIM HIGH Grant program, visit the ISAC page.