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Admissions . Financing Your Education . Grants 

Grants

Grants do not require repayment and are based on financial need. Grants differ from scholarships, which usually require students to meet specific criteria such as academic performance or particiation in specific majors.

Applying for grants

Once you complete and submit your FAFSA, you are automatically considered for certain grant funds. Listed below are just a sampling of grants. Your home state may also offer grants that you may qualify for.

Federal Pell Grant

Pell Grants are based on financial need, cost of attendance, and your status as a full-time or part-time student. The maximum Federal Pell Grant for the 2021-22 academic year is $6,495.

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)

The SEOG grant program offers limited funding ($500) to Pell Grant-eligible students who demonstrate exceptional financial need (zero Expected Family Contribution, referred to as EFC) based on FAFSA data. If there are any remaining funds after awarding all students with a zero EFC, SEOG funds will be awarded to students will the lowest EFC.

Ohio College Opportunity Grants (OCOG)

This grant is based on Ohio residency, college start date, enrollment status, and information submitted on the FAFSA, resulting in an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $2,190 or less and a maximum family income of $96,000 or less. The current amount of OCOG for full-time students at CIA in 2021-22 is $3,500.

CIA Institutional Grants

Cleveland Institute of Art awards need-based grants to students with exceptional need. 

Office of Financial Aid

Schedule an appointment

Hours
Mon–Fri
8:30am–4:30pm

Email
financialaid@cia.edu

Phone
216.421.7425 or
800.223.4700

Fax
216.754.3634


Address
11610 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106

For more information:

Delores Hall
Associate Director of Financial Aid
216.421.7423 | Contact

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Caprice Odom
Financial Aid Counselor
216.421.8024 | Contact