Perkins Grants

Funds obtained through the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act (Perkins grants) can supplement other financial aid to help you pay for tuition, books and/or childcare.

Who is Eligible for a Perkins Grant?

Perkins assistance is designed for six special populations:

• Single parent; single pregnant woman
• Homemaker; displaced homemaker
• Student enrolled in a non-traditional office program for his/her gender
• Individual with a disability
• Individual with limited English proficiency
• Economically disadvantaged students

How Can You Qualify for a Perkins Grant?

To qualify, an applicant must

• Be enrolled in a state-approved vocational program,
• Apply for the Pell Grant and have demonstrated financial need, and
• Lack the job skills necessary to adequately support the student and any dependent.

Eligible applicants must be in a state-approved program. To request a list of these programs, contact Focus on WoMEn at 313-845-9629.

HFCC's Student Emergency Fund

The Student Emergency Fund helps students stay in school (applicable during fall and winter semesters only).  The Fund is made possible in part by individual donors including HFCC faculty, staff and students who participate in an annual fundraising luncheon and a fundraising walk.

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