Types of Aid

The following financial aid programs are available to students who enroll at William Carey University. Specific eligibility criteria and applications procedures for each program are available at the Office of Financial Aid.

Student Employment

Work-Study Programs

State Grants

These grants are available through the Institutions of Higher Learning of
Mississippi/Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid, at
www.mississippi.edu/riseupms/financialaid-state.php:

Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG)
Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant (MESG)
William Winter Teacher Scholarship/Loan (WWTS)
Critical Needs Teacher Loan/Scholarship (CNTP)
Higher Education Legislative Plan (HELP)
Nursing Education Loan/Scholarship (NELB)
Graduate Teacher, Counselor, School Administrator Loan/Scholarship (GTS)

Federal Grants

Pell grant (begin at www.fafsa.gov)
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education grant (TEACH)

Loans

Federal Direct Stafford Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loans
PLUS (Parent) loans
Federal Perkins loan
Alternative/Signature loans
Emergency Bass loans (short-term emergency loans)

Scholarships

Academic
Talent
Alumni
Mississippi Baptist Student  
Church-related vocations
Endowed