Financial Aid
Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) at www.fafsa.ed.gov to Determine if You Qualify for Financial Aid.
PVCC Educational Foundation ScholarshipsComplete and file the FAFSA before March 31 for the maximum amount of aid, although you can file at any time. You may qualify for grants, direct loans, scholarships or a work-study position (a part-time job) to help pay for your college tuition and expenses at PVCC.
Steps to financial aidEstimate financial aid (Net price calculator)
Reapply for financial aid
View my financial aid account
- FREE Financial Literacy Courses - Money Mondays!
- Financial Awareness Basics Podcasts
- FAFSA Video
- Opportunity for unemployed workers
What happens after I file my FAFSA and when does the money come?
- Students (and parents for dependent students) complete a FAFSA with the correct tax information.
- Around five business days later the Federal Government sends the FAFSA information to PVCC.
- The day PVCC gets the FAFSA information they mass process it and send the student a communication (around eight business days from the day their FAFSA was submitted).
- The communication will be one of three types:
- Here is the amount of federal and/or state funds for which you are eligible. (Award Announcement)
- We need additional information. (Bring it ASAP.)
- You are not eligible for federal or state funding for academic or other reasons. (Sometimes you can appeal. Do so ASAP.)
- When you get Communication A - grant funds are already in your award account at PVCC. If you are only eligible for loans the award will occur after you have returned your loan request form, completed an MPN and the loan is processed.
- When you have an award on your account, your tuition bill will still show until mid-semester, when financial aid awards are subtracted from bills by the business/cashier's office.
- In mid-semester, award funds over and above your bills will be mailed to the address you have in the student database. (Make sure your address is correct.)
