Applications are now being taken for college aid

MORGANTOWN - Students can apply for the West Virginia HigherEducation Grant and the Promise scholarship beginning today.

Through a partnership with West Virginia Mentor, the onlineapplication can be accessed at www.wvapply.com, the Higher EducationPolicy Commission has announced.

Students still need to complete the Free Application for FederalStudent Aid. The free application will be available for completionbeginning Jan. 1.

To be eligible for a grant, recipients are required to meetdesignated financial need and academic performance standards as wellas attend a college or university located in West Virginia on a full-time basis.

The Promise scholarship requirements include a 3.0 grade pointaverage in the core curriculum and overall coursework, as well as acomposite ACT score of at least 21 and a sub score of 20 in eachsubject, or a combined SAT score of 1000 with a 490 and 480 on theverbal and math sections respectively.