The Pell Grant program is projected to face a $2.7 billion budget shortfall, prompting concerns about potential cuts.

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Pell Grants help students from low-income families pay for school, but often, misconceptions about federal aid keep many students from applying for it.

Administrators and student governments at California’s public colleges and universities are pushing to increase the maximum amount of Pell Grant awards, the main source of federal financial aid ...

The Pell Grant program faces a $2.7 billion shortfall by 2025, raising concerns over its sustainability. Once a key aid ...

Some fear the Pell Grant, the popular college aid program created by a Rhode Island senator, could be in jeopardy amid massive upheaval in Washington.

Expected federal government cuts to the U.S. Department of Education and a projected budget shortfall for Pell Grants, which are given to low-income students, could have an impact on high education ...

As the Trump administration plans to dismantle the Department of Education, federal programs like Pell may be on the chopping ...

It is only available to undergraduate students who have not earned a baccalaureate degree. The maximum Pell Grant for the 2020-2021 academic year is $6,345. Award amounts and eligibility are subject ...

In fact, the number of Pell Grant recipients peaked over a decade ago, when 9.4 million students were awarded grants in the 2011-12 academic year, and sank 32% to 6.4 million in 2023-24, ...

Due to this limit, some students may not want to accept their Pell Grant funds every award year. For instance, the student may believe they will be eligible for a higher Pell award in a subsequent ...