After You Apply or Renew

PHEAA is committed to administering the PA State Grant Program in accordance with statute and regulations set forth by PA State Grant legislation, ensuring that state-appropriated funds can be provided to the neediest Pennsylvania residents. This means that the application data you submit may be subject to review. For information on the review process, please read our PHEAA Reviews FAQ.

2024-25 Academic Year

Need PA State Grant System Support?

Students and families applying for the 2024-25 PA State Grant and Special Programs can check out our resources for the PA State Grant System.


First-time Applicants: After activating your PA State Grant System account and completing your PA State Grant Form and High School Form, we will contact you via email if we need additional information. Requests for additional information will be in the PA State Grant System, on your Action Items list. Please respond to our requests as soon as possible.

Renewal Applicants: After you complete your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) and activate your PA State Grant System account, you should not need to complete any additional items. If we need more information from you, we will send another email asking you to log in to the PA State Grant System and review our request.

Requests for additional information will be in the PA State Grant System, on your Action Items list. Please respond to our requests as soon as possible.

2024 Summer

After you apply, sign in to Account Access to check the status of your application, make changes, and manage your account information at any time.

Check My PA State Grant Status

How to Make Corrections to Your 2024-25 PA State Grant Record

At this time, we cannot accept corrections in the PA State Grant System. Instead, you must return to the FAFSA and submit your enrollment updates there. We will receive those updates directly from Federal Student Aid (FSA).

How to Make Corrections to Your 2023-24 PA State Grant Record

If You Need to Correct… Then…
  • Mailing address
  • Telephone number
  • Email address

Sign in to Account Access to update your information online.
  • School of attendance
  • Enrollment status
  • Housing status
  • Program of study

If it is before August of the academic year—Sign in to Account Access and provide your new school information (use the "Update School Information" link on your PA State Grant Status).

If it is August or later—We cannot change your enrollment until we verify that you did not receive any portion of your PA State Grant through the school listed on your eligibility notice:

  • Contact the school listed on your eligibility notice so that they can confirm the status of the funds we sent to them on your behalf.
  • Sign in to Account Access and provide your new school information (use the "Update School Information" link on your PA State Grant Status).
  • The school that you plan to attend may also update enrollment information for you.
  • Important! Account Access will not reflect your new enrollment status until we complete this process. Please do not re-submit your change in enrollment.

NOTE: We cannot accept updates to change your enrollment:

  • After April 1, 2024 (for the 2023-24 academic year)
  • After October 31, 2024 (for the 2024 summer term)
Other items, such as your or your parents' marital status, number of allowable household members enrolled in college, income, assets, veteran and active duty military, independent status, etc.

Choose one of the following options:

  • Update your Student Aid Report (SAR) if it's before August 1 of the academic year. However, if you received notice that PHEAA automatically calculated your or your parents' tax-deferred income using data from the PA Department of Revenue, please use the appropriate Untaxed Income Verification Form on the documents and forms page using the link below.
  • Contact the Financial Aid Office at your school to make the necessary changes.