State grants in Iowa
Iowa Tuition Grant
The Iowa Tuition Grant is a need-based grant eligible to all Iowa residents who meet a certain Student Aid Index (SAI) number on their FAFSA and plan on attending a private school in Iowa. Certain factors may affect the amount of funding you receive, for example those attending not-for-profit schools will receive more than those attending for-profit schools. For those who are full time students, they can receive this grant for up to two years.
GEAR UP Iowa Scholarship
The GEAR UP Iowa Scholarship is eligible to students who join the GEAR UP Iowa cohort. Most students join the cohort in middle school. If you are an Iowa resident a part of GEAR UP, all you have to do to apply is fill out the FAFSA like normal. If you joined the GEAR UP cohort when you were younger, but have since moved to another state, you may still be eligible, but you’ll have to fill out a separate application.
Iowa Vocational-Technical Tuition Grant
The Iowa Vocational-Technical Tuition Grant is for Iowa residents attending community colleges. It is a need based grant that can be used for up to two years of education. The maximum award may vary each year depending on available funding.
Iowa tuition reciprocity agreements
Iowa is a part of the Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC). This organization comes from legislation that made it so 12 midwestern states can work together to provide tuition discounts. Most of these discounts come in the form of providing out-of-state students the opportunity to pay in-state tuition.
Here are the states in the MHEC:
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