Students with prior baccalaureate degree are ineligible. Priority consideration is given to Federal Pell Grants recipients. These grants are awarded to those students with the lowest family contribution as calculated by the federal formula and are available to students seeking a first baccalaureate degree. The FWS is both federally and institutionally funded and is awarded to qualified students to help pay educational expenses. Students are primarily placed in on-campus jobs, along with some community service work.
Students complete a weekly time card and are paid once a month.
The Academy participates in the CICS program, which means that if you are a Connecticut state resident, if you are Federally eligible and you have financial need, you are eligible to receive grant aid. For the New England states, most grants are transferable to Connecticut, and the Lyme Academy.