{"id":45271,"date":"2018-02-15T19:31:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T19:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=45271"},"modified":"2018-02-16T13:42:46","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T13:42:46","slug":"pell-grant-funding-now-available-in-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/02\/15\/pell-grant-funding-now-available-in-the-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Pell Grant funding now available in the summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Current Austin Community College (ACC) students can begin to apply for additional Pell Grant funding now available for summer courses. Funding is accessible for students who have used their entire financial aid award during the fall and spring semesters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand that paying for college can be difficult for many,\u201d says Terry Bazan, executive director of student assistance. \u201cThe availability of summer financial aid can assist with reducing the financial burden and help students stay on track with completing their degree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The priority deadline for summer financial aid is March 1. Based on an applicant\u2019s eligibility, a full-time student can receive up to $2,960 in summer Pell Grant funding.<\/p>\n<p>To apply for summer aid, students must complete the following steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete the 2017-2018 FAFSA<\/li>\n<li>Submit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/f7d7f823-a-29cd8ff9-s-sites.googlegroups.com\/a\/austincc.edu\/acc-forms-inventory\/student-assistance\/Institutional_Application_Summer_2018.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7cpt38INukmDrFHoGOMfnTrxaHIySURZnzazvgI9uDBXq_DvJue-I_949-QdWZ-Q0ckDc0BeIbuJ8e-wk4jhckez7T8yDKqZeFg6xuCHOpdXK5DXvWNAuzUBayzrpya6lQVgqvgE23VgVKioP-ypDd7gAFD-rzPQOAGfNwKhiaFr_86CwSwzFWDIpgWE5-NfrE1iP0nwIC-tUBOsl8bGXL5tm031Dc-iz7tpQQlaANdtipYEz4AR36lwYVt3lG5auJJ6OWdlfUjwmMo1bEOJbiVdLiEF-A%3D%3D&amp;attredirects=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer Aid Application<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Be enrolled in eligible courses that count towards a degree plan<\/li>\n<li>Meet Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards and be in good academic standing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find more information and helpful tips on ACC\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/tuition-and-financial-aid\/obtain-financial-aid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Obtain Financial Aid<\/a>\u00a0webpage or call 512-223-4243.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Austin Community College (ACC) students can begin to apply for additional Pell Grant funding now available for summer courses. Funding is accessible for students who have used their entire financial aid award during the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/02\/15\/pell-grant-funding-now-available-in-the-summer\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3934,"featured_media":37581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,17],"tags":[66,1838,1839,108,1837,1715],"class_list":["post-45271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-community","category-current-students","category-news-and-announcements","tag-financial-aid","tag-funding","tag-student-assistance","tag-students","tag-summer-pell-grant","tag-terry-bazan"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3934"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}