Financial Aid 

​The student financial aid programs at Stage One The Hair School are designed to assist students who would find it difficult to attend without financial assistance.

Stage One The Hair School offers the following types of financial assistance:

  • Federal Grants
  • Federal Student Loans

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Stage One The Hair School is approved by the United States Department of Education to offer the following Title IV programs for post-secondary education to eligible students:

  • Federal Pell Grant
  • Federal Direct Loans (Subsidized and Unsubsidized)
  • Federal Direct PLUS Loans

Important Financial Aid Links

Financial Aid Eligibility Requirements

  • Be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
  • Demonstrate financial need
  • Hold a high school diploma, a general education diploma (GED)
  • Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a regular student working toward a certificate in an eligible program
  • Have a valid Social Security Number
  • Make satisfactory academic progress
  • Register with Selective Service
  • Sign a Statement of Educational Purpose and a Certification Statement on overpayment and default

 

How is financial aid determined?
The basis of determining a student’s financial need will be an analysis of the financial status of the student’s and/or the parents’ income. This analysis is accomplished by completing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) distributed by the U.S. Department of Education.

 

Where can you find financial aid forms?

  • In your high school guidance counselor’s office
  • In the financial aid office at Stage One The Hair School
  • Via the U.S. Department of Education’s website – FAFSA on the Web www.fafsa.ed.gov

 

What factors determine financial need?

  • Cost of attendance
  • Expected family contribution
  • Financial need

 

What types of student financial aid are available? 

FEDERAL PELL GRANT

A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, does not have to be repaid. Generally, Pell Grants are awarded only to undergraduate students who have not earned a Bachelor’s or professional degree. For many students, Pell Grants provide a foundation of financial aid to which other aid may be added.
TYPES OF FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS ARE:

 

Federal Direct Subsidized Loan

  • Direct Subsidized Loans are available to undergraduate students with financial needs.
  • Your school determines the amount you can borrow, and the amount may not exceed your financial need.
  • For a subsidized loan, the U.S. Department of Education pays the interest while you’re in school at least half-time, for the first six months after you leave school (referred to as a grace period*), and during a period of deferment (a postponement of loan payments).

 

Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan

  • Direct Unsubsidized Loans are available to undergraduate and graduate students; there is no requirement to demonstrate financial need.
  • Your school determines the amount you can borrow by considering the cost of attendance and other financial aid you receive.
  • For an unsubsidized loan, you are responsible for paying the interest during all periods. 
  • If you choose not to pay the interest while you are in school and during grace periods and deferment or forbearance periods, your interest will accrue (accumulate) and be capitalized (that is, your interest will be added to the principal amount of your loan).

 

 

Federal Aid Resources