What are the eligibility requirements?
A student must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen and be free from student loan default and/or owing a refund on a previous student grant. A student must be accepted, admitted, and be making satisfactory academic progress in an eligible degree program. A male student must be registered for Selective Services if required to do so. Financial need must be demonstrated for need based programs.
You are not eligible to be a contestant on Jeopardy! if you have appeared on any version of the show with Alex Trebek. You are not eligible to be a contestant on Jeopardy! if you have appeared on a game show/dating show/relationship show/reality show in the last year or three game shows/dating shows/relationship shows/reality shows in the last 10 years. You may not be eligible to play on Jeopardy! if you are employed by, related to, or within the last five years known anyone who works for Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Sony Pictures Television Inc., Quadra Productions, Inc., CBS Television Distribution, Wheel of Fortune or Jeopardy! prize suppliers, or any TV station (including advertisers and related radio stations) broadcasting Wheel of Fortune or Jeopardy!
You must be enrolled at least half-time at a school that participates in the Direct Loan Program, and you must meet general eligibility requirements for the Federal Student Aid (FSA) programs. You can find more information about these requirements in Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid or by contacting your school’s financial aid office.
Candidates must be able to make a five year commitment to the MƒA NY Fellowship Program and must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. In order to meet certification requirements, applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree with substantial coursework in mathematics. A minimum of 18 credits in math courses at the calculus level or higher are required. Qualifying candidates typically have more than 21 credits in mathematics, including single and multivariable calculus, linear algebra, and advanced statistics.
