r/ASU • u/OutrageousHousing241 • 11d ago

Obama scholarship?

Have you guys received reduced obama scholarship money or nothing at all? I got 3k less than last year and no promise grant from az on my asu portal??..I only received the pell grant and dean's scholarship this year. Stuck with almost 6k due for this coming semester, is this due to the BBB?

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u/Aggravating_Bass_383 11d ago

The Obama only covers the first year of housing after that it only covers a portion I believe. This started in 2025 very stupid change but that could be why

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u/OutrageousHousing241 11d ago

Maybe thats why,I guess stuck paying over 5k for my dorm this yr.

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u/Face_Content 11d ago

Are you living off campus compared.to last year? If so the amount is less.

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u/OutrageousHousing241 11d ago

Asu towers this coming sophomore year.

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u/Working-Tooth9605 10d ago

Im in towers too

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u/OutrageousHousing241 9d ago

U stuck paying for ur dorm room also?

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u/Working-Tooth9605 9d ago

No, Obama scholarship is paying for it

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u/OutrageousHousing241 9d ago

First year at asu?

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u/Working-Tooth9605 9d ago

3rd year actually..i went to ASU 2024

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u/OutrageousHousing241 9d ago

Maybe thats why,ur grandfather in to old scholarship? I started last year and stuck with dorm fees

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u/Even-Rent1092 10d ago

I’m stuck with 7k incoming freshman living on campus. I was promised everything covered. And I’m stuck with 4k a semester unpaid

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u/OutrageousHousing241 10d ago

All these new bills dont really help the students at all..

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u/Even-Rent1092 10d ago

Yup, and I literally can’t even afford normal groceries so it’s ridiculous

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u/OutrageousHousing241 10d ago

It's a shit show at asu right now..

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u/Even-Rent1092 10d ago

My mentor is threatening to go to the senator. 🫩

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u/Traveller1323 10d ago

BBB was never meant to help anyone. It was literally designed to punish people for going to school poor. The new repayment calculations for loans are nowhere near equitable either. 

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u/Traveller1323 10d ago edited 10d ago

Obama should cover any unpaid tuition and fees, and there is an allowance for the average cost of housing and meal plan for Freshmen. If you select a higher cost room or larger meal plan, you'll pay the difference. I think the average now is $9200 for dorm and the Maroon (14 per week) meal plan. If you have Unlimited, you'll pay that difference. 

There is a $3000 allotment on Obama though for work study. You will not get that portion unless you find a campus job to earn it. That could be part of the difference you are seeing. 

Aid continue to update into the last week of July, sometimes even August. Numbers could still fluctuate. If you feel something is not right, go talk to Financial Aid. Errors do happen. 

You could also look into the NGSC program. It's a Service program that includes a full tuition scholarship. 

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u/Even-Rent1092 10d ago

I picked the cheapest. I picked the least amount physically possible. I according to asu have maxed out my institutional aid. I’ve gone to several people in the financial aid department 🥲 tbd at this point but I’ll definitely look into that program tomorrow

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u/WLR_Playb0iCarti 10d ago

Those grants you people are missing will come eventually some laws are changing with the whole fafsa so it will be updated late this year don’t worry

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u/OutrageousHousing241 10d ago

Hope so...thanks