Financial Assistance
Federal financial aid
How to request?
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
The process for obtaining federal financial aid begins when you file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Aid) for each academic year. You can complete the FAFSA electronically by accessing www.studentaid.gov. The website allows you to select whether you want to complete the application in English or Spanish. You will also find online support via chat in Spanish.
To complete the FAFSA, the student and his or her parents (if the student is a dependent student) must apply for a Personal Student Identification Card (“FSAID”) which they will use to electronically sign their FAFSA application, entrance counseling, and promissory note required for student loans.
Eligibility will depend on the student's financial need, using a federal government formula determined by the Student Aid Index (SAI).
- Remember that the code of Sagrado es
003937.
- Make sure you have a copy of your parent's Income Tax Return. If you are a dependent, you will need your parent's return(s).
- If you had income from earned wages and were not required to file an income tax return, you must also have Form W-2.
- You must have evidence of non-taxable pensions on hand.
- If you receive or pay child support, you should have the information available.
- If you or your parents have other income, have the evidence available.
- Additionally, you need your Social Security number.
Below are the links that can assist you in your application for federal aid:
Sagrado is committed to using the Principles and Standards of the College Cost Transparency Initiative (College Cost Transparency Initiative) in its offer of financial aid to students.
Free Federal Aid
Federal PELL Grant
- To obtain your first baccalaureate
- Must meet academic progress
- It lasts 12 semesters / 6 years of study (600% LEU)
- The amount awarded will depend on the study costs, total credits enrolled per semester, and the Student Aid Index (SAI).
- To receive the maximum approved Pell Grant amount, you must have an academic load of 12 credits per semester or more.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
- Fund subject to availability
- To obtain your first baccalaureate
- Grant to students who show the greatest financial need and credits enrolled per semester
- Must meet academic progress
- Maximum amount for an academic year = $600 ($300 per semester)
Federal Work-Study Program
- You must check the box on the FAFSA to be considered for the Work-Study program.
- Eligibility will depend on the student's financial need, as determined by their SAI, and the availability of funds for this aid.
- Must have a minimum academic load of half time (6 credits for undergraduate and 3 credits for graduate)
- Maximum of 150 hours per period and 20 hours per week.
- For more information contact: https://www.sagrado.edu/en/sagrado-careers/
student loans
Federal Direct Subsidized Loan (DLSUB)
- Offers a low interest rate for qualified students.
- You must be enrolled in 6 credits or more and not exceed 150% of your study program
- Must be an undergraduate student
- The loan begins to accrue interest once the student is separated from the institution.
- You must complete the Master Promissory Note and Entrance Counseling.
- There is an origination fee and it is reduced from the amount granted.
- Maximum amount for an academic year
First year $3,500
Second year $4,500
Third and fourth year $5,500
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan (DLUNSUB)
- Available for undergraduate and graduate students.
- Interest accrues while you are enrolled full-time.
- Maximum amount for an academic year = $2,000 new dependent student and $6,000 independent first and second year student.
- You must complete the Master Promissory Note and Entrance Counseling.
- You will have the option to pay the principal plus accrued interest after you finish studying or enroll in less than half-time.
- There is an origination fee and it is reduced from the amount granted.
Federal Direct Loan Plus (DLPLUS)
- Unsubsidized loans for parents of dependent students and for graduate and professional students.
- You must not have a negative credit history.
- There is an origination fee and it is reduced from the amount granted.
- It offers a fixed interest rate and accumulates as long as the student remains enrolled in college.
- You must complete the Plus Master Promissory Note and Entrance Counseling.
State Aid
Scholarship for Academically Talented Students (BETA)
- You must have completed the FAFSA application.
- Eligibility will depend on the student's financial need as determined in their SAI and the availability of funds for this aid.
- Determination in accordance with the requirements established by the Government of Puerto Rico
- Must have +3.0 GPA and study full time
- Maximum amount for an academic year = $600 in a single semester of the academic year.
Financial Aid Policies and Documents
You can access the related documents in the section of Financial Assistance our page of Documents of the Institution.
Contacts
Postal Address:
Integrated Assistance Office | PO Box 12383, San Juan, PR 00914-0383
Email: General Information financial aid@sagrado.edu
Opening hours: Monday to Friday – 7:30 am – 5:30 pm
Get an estimate of annual study costs
Consumer Information
Retention information, “gainful disclosures”, list of books, “college navigator” and other required information
Tuition and Fees
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon partnered with ECMC Solutions to provide student loan counseling and support to borrowers as they navigate federal student loan repayment. Contact ECMC Solutions by phone at 1-877-331-3262, or visit their website to make an appointment, connect through email, or web chat with a student loan counselor. The team at ECMC also offers a free webinar series to support borrowers as they navigate repayment.