Financial Aid Comparison Charts

Federal & State Grants
Pell Grant	Demonstrate financial need Full time or part time	Currently up to $5,350 per year
Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)	Exceptional financial need Pell recipient Full time or part time	Minimum of $100 per year
Ohio College Opportunity Grant (OCOG)	Income-based Full time or Part Time	Up to $4,992 per year
Ohio Choice Grant	Resident of the state of Ohio Pursuing a Bachelor's degree Full time	$620 per year
Student Loan Programs
Supplemental Loan	Demonstrate financial need Must be enrolled at least 2 hours per semester, pursuing a degree	Minimum of $1,000 Must have good credit record or co-signer with good credit Interest rate varies
Subsidized Federal Stafford Loan	Demonstrate financial need Must be enrolled at least half time	$3,500 year 1 $4,500 year 2 $5,500 year 3-5 Interest paid by federal government while student is enrolled at least half time
Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan	Must be enrolled at least half time (Independent students, or Dependent students whose parents are denied for a Parent PLUS loan, are eligible for an additional $4000-5000 per year).	$2,000-6,000 year 1 $2,000-6,000 year 2 $7,000 year 3-5 Interest must be paid by student during study or added to principal
Federal PLUS Loan (for parents)	Student must be enrolled at least half time	Up to the cost of education less any financial aid Variable interest rate determined each July
Ohio Christian University Aid
Out-of-State Grant	Resident of a state other than Ohio	Equivalent to Ohio Choice Grant
Church Matching Grant	Scholarship paid through church funds then matched by OCU.	OCU will match student's church contribution up to $500 per semester
Good Neighbor Quality Student Grant/Christian Homeschools Grant	Attend a high school in one of the following counties: Pickaway, Ross, Fairfield, Fayette, Pike, Hocking, Madison, Franklin, Licking, Christian School(s) or Homeschool(s)	$1,000 per year
Sibling Grant	Must be claimed as a Dependent	$250 per sibling per semester