Fisk University Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students Receiving Aid
89%
Total Aid Amount
$11.501M
Financial Aid Official Website
www.fisk.edu/financial-aid
Among them are scholarship programs such as Chapter 105 - Memphis - Les Segar Memorial Scholarship, Clinton B. Fisk Academic Scholarship, Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology Scholarship, and Dr. Richard Forrest & Ella Dudney Kelsey Memorial Scholarship. As many as 94% of the students at FU get some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided is more than $7,589,319 in a year. For additional information about financial assistance schemes, one can head over to FU’s financial aid page at http://www.fisk.edu/financial-aid. Notably, a total of 94% of the applicants to Fisk University receive the Federal Grant every year. Meanwhile, 94% of the applicants receive the Student Grant and 38% are awarded the Institution Grant, while 94% of the students get the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $4,866, and the same stands at $4,513 for State Grant awardees and $18,041 for Institution Grant recipients. As far as the Pell Grant beneficiaries are concerned, the average aid received stands at $4,314. The annual family income of the applicants is also considered for determining the total financial assistance that they will be eligible for. Students whose family income per annum is less than $30,000 will receive a federal aid of $11,040 on average in a year. The average aid amount stands at $8,926 for an annual family income between $30,001 and $48,000. This amount comes to $11,131 for those who fall under the $48,001-$75,000 family income bracket. Meanwhile, the average federal aid for students in the $75,001-$110,000 income bracket is $5,906. And, for those with a family income of more than $110,000, the amount stands at $17,718. Alternatively, the candidates can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans, apart from financial grants and scholarship schemes to pay for their studies. However, student loans attract a certain rate of interest at which the funds are borrowed. Candidates are also required to repay these loans within a given period. At Fisk University, the percentage of candidates who opt to avail of student loans is around 88%.