Our Financial Aid Office is available to help you apply for Federal and State Financial Assistance as well as Institutional Aid and Private Student Loans. The responsibility of financing your education lies with you and your family. The Federal Financial Aid Program is available for students who qualify and is based upon your financial need. Our Financial Aid Office will guide you through the application process. You can reach us by e-mail at FinancialAid@catholiciu.edu or by phone at 304-825-7533.
Students enrolled in one of our academic degree programs are eligible to apply for institutional aid. To apply for institutional aid, students must first submit the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) (if eligible). After submitting the FAFSA (if eligible), students should submit the Catholic International institutional aid application. For those students not eligible for the FAFSA, you may submit the Catholic International institutional aid application only. Institutional aid is awarded based on need, merit and enrollment load. For questions on the institutional aid applications, please contact FinancialAidApp@catholiciu.edu.
For the purposes of Financial Aid, full-time status for undergraduate programs is considered 12 credits in a 16-week semester. Full-time for graduate programs is considered 6 credits in a 16-week semester.
The Church Ministry Grant is an institutional grant available to current undergraduate and graduate students accepted into an academic degree or certificate program who are actively working or volunteering in church ministry in their parishes or dioceses. Click here for details.
To apply, applicants must complete and submit an application and have a church or diocesan employee submit a brief letter on official letterhead or an email from the institutional account to the registrar at registrar@catholiciu.edu that attests to your active work in ministry in an ecclesial setting. Members of religious communities are welcome to apply.
Federal Financial Aid must be There are several types of aid available, including various state, federal and private student loan programs as well as gift aid including grants and scholarships. Catholic International University participates in the Federal Pell Grant program and the Federal Direct Loan programs. To qualify for federal student aid (grants and loans), you have to meet certain requirements. The Department of Education outlines necessary basic eligibility requirements to qualify for federal student aid. Additional aid for our military students may be found on our military assistance page.
Federal Financial Aid must be reapplied for each academic year using the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Catholic International’s FAFSA school code is 041242. Students must be fully accepted into an eligible program to receive Federal Financial Aid.
