The Pell Grant program is projected to face a $2.7 billion budget shortfall, prompting concerns about potential cuts.
Pell Grants are a form of financial aid issued by the United States Department of Education. Unlike other forms of financial aid, Pell Grants are not loans. Recipients don’t have to repay the ...
The Pell Grant program faces a $2.7 billion shortfall by 2025, raising concerns over its sustainability. Once a key aid ...
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 ...
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, ...
The maximum Pell Grant award is $7,395 for the 2024-25 award year (July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025), in addition to funding assistance provided by W&M.
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 ...
Pell Grants are federal grants awarded to low-income undergraduate students; the number of Pell Grant recipients is often used as a proxy for low-income student enrollment. The US Department of ...
Full-time enrollment (12 credit hours) is required to receive the full Pell Grant award. Students with a semester course load of 1-11 credit hours may be eligible for a prorated portion of their Pell ...