Adult Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant & 常见问题

Fast track grant infographicThe Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant is a financial aid program for adults. The program addresses workforce needs by helping adults pursue a certificate, 学位, or industry-recognized credential in an area designated as high need. More than 635 program areas have been designated as eligible. The grants are available for CMU's online, seated and hybrid courses and programs.

我符合资格吗??

  • Individuals who are ages 25 and older, or adults under 25 who have not been enrolled in education in at least two years. 
  • The program will serve students who have not yet earned a bachelor’s 学位 and are planning to enroll part time or full time.
  • Individuals who make no more than $40,000元/年, 提交单, 或者不超过80美元,000联合申请.

A list of approved programs can be found 在本文档中.

常见问题

Am I eligible for Fast Track?

您必须满足下列所有要求:

  • You are 25 years or older OR you have not been enrolled in any school within the last two years can participate.
  • You have not earned a bachelor’s 学位 and are planning to enroll part time or full time.
  • 你赚不到80美元,000联合申请, 或者不超过40美元,000元/年, filing any other tax status.
  • You are a Missouri resident and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and are willing to work in Missouri for three years after graduation to prevent the grant from becoming a loan that must be repaid with interest.
  • You do not have circumstances preventing receipt of federal Title IV student financial aid, such as being in default on a federal loan or having a criminal record preventing receipt of federal Title IV student financial aid.

我如何申请?

Fast Track new applicant checklist:

  1. 选择一个 CMU批准的课程.
  2. 提交你的 卡耐基-梅隆的应用程序.
  3. 文件的 Free Application for Federal Student 援助 (FAFSA).
  4. 创建一个 state student aid portal login.
  5. 完成 Fast Track application within the financial aid portal.
  6. Read and finalize the self-certification in financial aid portal or download the self-certification form (PDF).

    发送至:
    Missouri Department of Higher Education
    注意:快速通道
    P.O. 1469箱
    杰斐逊城，密苏里州65102

 

How often do I have to apply?

  • You must complete a Fast Track application each school year.
  • You must complete a self-certification form each semester.
  • If a program completion time is less than a year or is a non-credit program. There will be two disbursements during the program’s duration.

For example: a 20 week program would have two disbursements:

  • 1st disbursement at the beginning of the program
  • Student must complete 1st half of program before they can request a 2nd disbursement by completing and mailing a self-disclosure form.

How do I keep Fast Track Eligibility?

Fast track may be renewed each term by meeting all of the initial requirements and by making satisfactory progress, 其中包括:

  • 保持至少2.5 cumulative grade point average.
  • be enrolled at least half-time at a participating institution in a program designated as eligible by the Coordinating Board.
  • Short-term (less than 300 clock hours) and noncredit programs meet this by definition.

我可以更改我的节目吗?

Once certified for a program, a student must complete/graduate from the approved program or the grant becomes a loan. If a student wants to change programs, even if it is another approved program, they must submit a new application.

You should not change programs without approval through the Fast Track Office.

How many programs can I get funding for?

Applicants may complete more than one program and continue to receive funds until his or her eligibility expires.

How do I keep from owing money on Fast Track?

In order to avoid the grant being converted to a loan, the student must do all of the following:

  • Maintain at least half-time enrollment in an eligible program until graduation. Students may take a leave of absence of up to 12 months without triggering this requirement.
  • Graduate from an approved institution.
  • Verify residency in the state for 12 months after graduation and maintain residency for at least three years.
  • Achieve qualifying employment within 12 months of graduation and maintain qualifying employment for at least three years

Can I transfer to a different college?

Students may transfer from one participating institution to another without losing grant eligibility but the department may adjust awards to reflect the tuition and fee costs at the new institution.

What are the residency and employment requirements?

The grant requires the student to maintain Missouri residency, achieve qualifying employment within 12 months of graduation, and maintain qualifying employment for at least three years. This does not have to be a job related to what the student is going to school for.