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

For the 2025-2026 school year, it can provide up to $7,395 per ... To calculate the amount of Pell Grant a student can receive, schools will use this calculation: Subtract the student's SAI ...

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

However, the maximum grant amount has not kept pace ... Neither proposal passed committee last year. President Trump's "leaked" memo of potential cuts does target Pell Grants, but rather than ...

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According to Department of Education data, over 93% of Pell Grant recipients come from families earning less than $60,000 per year. Nearly half of all first-generation college students receive Pell ...

Some fear the Pell ... Grant.” It is not yet clear if the Trump administration will propose any changes to the program, which gave out $33 billion in grants to more than 6 million students last ...

For the first time in nearly three decades, people incarcerated nationwide will have expanded access to the federal Pell Grant on July ... The maximum amount that can be awarded during the upcoming ...

Leaders of NJ universities painted a grim picture of what President Trump's move to slash federal spending for higher ...

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 ...

Trump has repeatedly talked about his desire to close the Education Department, which he alleged “indoctrinate(s) America’s youth with all sorts of things," on the campaign trail.

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