Federal Pell Grant

The Federal Pell Grant is awarded to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor’s or professional degree. Pell Grants provide a foundation of financial aid to which other aid may be added. The Pell Grant is funded each year by Congress, which sets the award minimums and maximums.  Pell may be awarded to full, part time, or less than half-time students. Pell Grants are considered to be need-based aid.  A complete FAFSA required, there is no separate application.

Special Adjustments for Children of Deceased Service Members

The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 grants an automatic zero EFC for the Pell Grant Program ONLY to Pell grant eligible students whose parent or guardian was a member of the Armed Forces and died in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001.

Eligibility Exclusions

Effective July 1, 2009, an individual subject to involuntary civil confinement or civil commitment upon completion of a period of incarceration for a forcible or non-forcible sexual crime is ineligible for a Pell Grant.