Will I get more than a Pell grant?

Paying for College
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<p>I'm applying for UCF as an in-state resident and am dependent on my mother who makes ~$14k a year and supports myself and my younger sister. From what I gathered it looks like a full Pell grant of $5700 is pretty much guaranteed, but is there anything more I could get from the government or even the school? If so, what are these grants names and round-about how much would I receive?</p>

<p>As far as assets go, my mom owns a ~$220k home and an average ~$8k car. How would this play in to financial aid?</p>

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FSEOG, see <a href=“https://studentaid.ed.gov/types/grants-scholarships/fseog”>https://studentaid.ed.gov/types/grants-scholarships/fseog&lt;/a&gt;
State scholarship, such as Florida Bright Futures see <a href=“Home - Florida Student Scholarship & Grant Programs”>Home - Florida Student Scholarship & Grant Programs;
School scholarships, see <a href=“http://finaid.ucf.edu/scholarships/index.html”>http://finaid.ucf.edu/scholarships/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^yeah, already know about bright futures and UCF’s scholarships. Just looking for strictly financial aid based on low income as I haven’t done much research into that portion of aid yet. Looks like FSEOG is the only other one right?</p>

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<p>This page under types of aid>grants seems to have all the grants offered by gov. and school for UCF.</p>

<p><a href=“http://finaid.ucf.edu/index.html”>http://finaid.ucf.edu/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Do you qualify for Bright Futures?</p>

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Aid from Federal see <a href=“https://studentaid.ed.gov/”>https://studentaid.ed.gov/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Appreciate it 4kidsdad</p>

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<p>Yep, looking like I’ll get max bright future’s, max Pell Grant, and maybe FSEOG. Already have Pre-paid tuition too. Hoping for Pegasus Gold or Provost scholarship. If I get Provost then I’ll basically be meeting full COA and if I get Pegasus Gold It’ll cover the basics, just not the transportation or personal expenses part of it. Fingers Crossed.</p>

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<p>There are Florida state grants for low income. Check with the school to see if/how much you would get. I think they are $1000-2000. UCF has a lot of good scholarships (which you listed), and you may not need more than that. You can use Bright Futures to cover transportation, books, misc.</p>

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<p>Guaranteed? The only thing guaranteed that you can get from the federal government is the PELL and the student Direct Loans, if your COA and need so dictates. Up to $3500 of the $5500 you can take as a freshman through Direct Loans can be subsidized if you have the need. </p>

<p>You may be eligible for the auto Zero EFC, so take a look at those requirements and see if you can qualify. It’s worth while doing because your assets will not count if you so qualify. Otherwise, 20% of whatever assets you have the day your file your FAFSA will go directly towards student EFC.</p>

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<p>Appreciate the heads up about the assets and efc cptofhouse. I am indeed eligible for it so that’s a good catch.</p>