Financial Aid?

Question

Do you have to live in the same state for atleast 1 year to receive financial aid?

Answer 1

Your eligibility for Federal Student Aid (grants AND loans) won't be impacted by the length of your residency in a given state.

The only types of financial aid that *would* have residency restriction would be STATE aid programs. It's important to note that many state financial aid programs require MORE THAN a 1-year residency, so you might want to look into that before you apply.

A private scholarship organization might also place restrictions on it's recipient's state of residence. In fact, eligibility requirements for private funding vary widely and can be as arbitrary (or not) as the donor wants them to be.

Answer 2

Depends on the type of AID. IF you get Federal free money (grants), then no. But if it's a State grant or private scholarship, they do have certain criteria AND ALTHOUGH to my knowledge it's never to been have state residency set up, it's always been grade point average and years in college in my state FL where I got a state grant and a federal pell grant, you would want to check with
your state policy on that to be sure though.

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

I DO KNOW THIS FOR SURE: Most State public colleges and Universities require a person with less than 1 year of state residency to pay "out-of-state" tuition fees which are WAY higher than the regular tuition rate.

Answer 3

For Federal, no
For state, depends on the State
For Univesity specific stuff, once again it depends but usually no

Answer 4

I don't think so

Answer 5

no