How Pennsylvania students complete state grant steps and use PHEAA resources
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Summary
PHEAA hosts explained the Pennsylvania State Grant application steps after FAFSA, including email notices from grantus.fia.org, account setup tips (use a reliable email and 'save as draft'), and additional PHEAA programs such as PA TIP, Grow PA and Chafee supports for students aging out of foster care.
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) hosts Tiffany DeVan and Dionna Brown walked listeners through the state grant steps Pennsylvania students should take after submitting the FAFSA and described PHEAA resources and special programs.
DeVan said PHEAA automatically receives FAFSA results for Pennsylvania applicants and will send setup instructions for the state grant processing site from the address noreply@grantus.fia.org. "PHEAA is always gonna receive the results for the students for Pennsylvania students who are... planning to go to school," DeVan said, and she urged students to monitor the email address listed on their FAFSA so messages from PHEAA and GrantUS are not missed.
Brown gave practical application tips: use a dedicated, active email for financial aid communications; when completing the GrantUS form click 'save as draft' to populate Pennsylvania high-school lists; and read each question carefully to avoid triggering additional paperwork. "Make sure that as a student that you're monitoring the email that you put on your FAFSA," Brown said, adding that selecting 'save as draft' is necessary to show the high schools menu.
DeVan also listed additional PHEAA-administered programs — PA TIP, Grow PA and Chafee (foster-ed) supports — and reminded listeners that many of those require separate applications and have distinct eligibility rules and deadlines.
What this means: Pennsylvania applicants should complete both the FAFSA and the Pennsylvania State Grant forms, monitor the email used on FAFSA for PHEAA messages from noreply@grantus.fia.org, use 'save as draft' when the state form instructs to do so, and explore specialty PHEAA programs if eligible.