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Sara has been reading about different types of financial grants, including Federal Pell Grants, Academic Competitiveness Grants, SMART Grants, and TEACH Grants.
Which statement about these grants is true?
Filling out a FAFSA will not help her apply for these grants.
She will not have to pay back any funds she receives from these grants.
These grants only go to students with less than a 3.0 GPA.
She will have to pay back all the funds she receives from these grants.
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Best answer: "She will not have to pay back any funds she receives from these grants."
Explanation/clarification:
- Federal Pell Grants, ACG and SMART Grants are grants (not loans) and do not normally have to be repaid.
- TEACH Grants are also grants, but they carry a required service obligation: if the recipient fails to complete the required period of qualifying teaching service, the TEACH Grant converts to a Direct Unsubsidized Loan that must be repaid (with interest).
- FAFSA is required to be considered for most federal grants, and there are various GPA/eligibility rules for some grants (but not the blanket "only to students with less than a 3.0 GPA").
Explanation/clarification:
- Federal Pell Grants, ACG and SMART Grants are grants (not loans) and do not normally have to be repaid.
- TEACH Grants are also grants, but they carry a required service obligation: if the recipient fails to complete the required period of qualifying teaching service, the TEACH Grant converts to a Direct Unsubsidized Loan that must be repaid (with interest).
- FAFSA is required to be considered for most federal grants, and there are various GPA/eligibility rules for some grants (but not the blanket "only to students with less than a 3.0 GPA").
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