Mass Grant Letter - Are You Confused? Read On!

Many of you have recently received a letter or an email from the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) reminding you that you have at least one ineligible condition that still remains with your 2011-2012 MASSGrant record.  The email also notifies you that you have two weeks to fix said conditions or face losing your MASSGrant altogether.  Although some of you may need to change or update information with the state, I will list for you below a few of the ineligible reasons that can not be fixed.  *Please note: If you were eligible for the MASSGrant, the Financial Aid office will have already awarded it to you.  If the grant was not listed on the award letter you received, it is because one or all of the following reasons below rendered you ineligible.

1. You must be a permanent legal resident of Massachusetts.  This does not apply to those who live here while attending school.   
2. The Federal Processor must receive the FAFSA by May 1st, in order for the student to meet the MASSGrant application priority deadline date. This means anyone who files after May 1st will not receive the grant.
3. You must not not have received a prior bachelors degree or its equivalent. This means if you are a Graduate student you are not eligible.
4. You must be eligible for Title IV financial aid.  This means if you do not already receive a Pell grant you will not be eligible for the MASSGrant.

For more information about the MASSGrant or how you may be able to avoid being disqualified in the future please visit http://www.osfa.mass.edu/default.asp?page=massGrant.