Antioch University Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students Receiving Aid
74%
Total Aid Amount
N/A
Financial Aid Official Website
https://www.antioch.edu/los-angeles/admissions-aid/financial-aid/types-of-aid/
Antioch University offers financial aid in the form of scholarships and grants of different types, such as need-based, on scholastic achievement, and athletic grants. Merit-aid is awarded only on the basis of academic achievement rather than financial need. Applicants need to file a FAFSA first before proceeding with the aid applications. Below are the aids that are awarded at Antioch University:
- Federal Pell Grant: Federal Pell Grant is available to undergraduate students, awarded based on estimated family contribution, cost of attendance, and enrollment status. Students can receive this grant for a maximum of six years, which includes time attending other campuses.
- Federal SEOG Grant: Federal grant that need not be repaid for Undergraduate students; based on financial need and availability of funds.
- Cal Grant: The State of California offers several grants to residents, primarily the Cal Grant, a need-based grant to Undergraduates that also factors in your high school GPA or the GPA from your last college attended. The yearly application deadline for each Fall quarter is March 2nd, and the application requires a FAFSA for the upcoming year and a GPA verification form. For more information on this and other CA grant offerings, please click here. If you already have a Cal grant and wish to have it applied to Antioch University Los Angeles, contact the California Student Aid Commission.
- Work-study jobs: Students work on-campus and earn $14 an hour. Positions vary from five to twenty hours per week. These funds do not have to be repaid; students can elect to receive a bi-weekly paycheck or to use the funds to pay down a balance on their student account.
- TEACH Grant: This program provides grants of up to $4,000 a year to students who are completing or plan to complete coursework needed to begin a career in teaching.
- Golden State Teacher Grant Program (GSTG) – funds of up to $20,000 to over 4,400 eligible students across California, that are enrolled in a Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) approved teacher preparation program within a California institution of higher education on or after January 1, 2020.
- Antioch scholarships: Take advantage of several opportunities available to new students. See the scholarship section below for the list of available scholarships and to obtain an application.
Scholarships
Departmental Scholarships/Grants: All newly admitted AULA students that meet the stipulated scholarship/grant eligibility criteria are automatically considered for this funding opportunity. A new student’s admission application file is used by the Program’s Scholarship/Grant Committee in determining recipients in their particular program. Every term, a select group of continuing students may be eligible for these awards based on exceptional merit or high financial aid need. For additional questions, students should contact the chairs of their academic department.
Donor-based Scholarships: AULA has several scholarships that are donor-funded. To be eligible for these scholarships, certain criteria must be met and a separate application may be required. Currently, all awardees are determined and notified directly by the academic department. For the latest information, please contact your academic department.
Community College Scholars Program: Antioch University Los Angeles offers this scholarship opportunity for undergraduate students transferring from a community college with whom AULA has an articulation agreement. This opportunity is available if you apply to enter one of Antioch’s bachelor’s programs. If granted a Community College Scholarship, Antioch will waive the tuition for your first 6 units, a savings of up to $4,074. This grant will be split between your first 2 quarters. You are eligible for this scholarship if you have earned a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA and at least 24 transferable semester units at a qualifying community college.
If you meet the criteria above, you will automatically be considered for the scholarship. Preference will be given to students who have been enrolled in and completed the community college units within the last four years.
Students Loans
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Federal Direct Loans: Loans that are part of the Direct Student loan program, which helps students pay part of their educational expenses by borrowing directly from the government. Terms of the loan are covered in greater detail in the required Federal Loan Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Note. Loan repayment begins six months after a student graduates withdraw, or drops below half-time status.
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Federal Direct Subsidized Loan: Based on Unmet Need, the federal government pays the interest on subsidized loans while you are enrolled at least half-time. For July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020, subsidized loans have a fixed 4.53% interest rate for undergraduate students.
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Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan: Students are not required to have Unmet Need to borrow an unsubsidized loan, but are responsible for interest that accrues during deferment periods with this loan type. For July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020, unsubsidized loans have a fixed 4.53% interest rate for undergraduate students.
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Federal Parent PLUS Loan: A Parent PLUS loan is an unsubsidized loan for parents of dependent undergraduate students, limited to the cost of attendance minus other financial aid received. For July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020 PLUS loans have an interest rate of 7.08%. Plus loan borrowers cannot have an adverse credit history. Repayment can be deferred until a student graduates, withdraws, or drops below half-time. Interest accrues from the first disbursement of the loan.
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Alternative Loan: Students may borrow up to the cost of attendance less any financial aid received. Interest rates, fees, and approval of this loan are determined by credit history.
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