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Federal Pell Grant

Award Amount
$3,919
Award Amount
Application deadline
March 31, 2025
Application deadline
Awarded By:

U.S. Department of Education

Number of Awards & Eligibility: <p>Total Pell Grants awarded totaled $28.2 billion to more than seven million students during the last academic years that information is available for.</p>
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. Must be a U.S. Citizen

  2. Must be a undergraduate student.
  3. Must show unmet financial need as defined by the FAFSA Student Aid Report.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description:

A Federal Pell Grant is a source of financial aid. Usually, to receive a Pell Grant, you must be an undergraduate who has not yet earned a bachelor’s, graduate or professional degree. Unlike a loan, you do not have to repay it as long as you meet the conditions. These include withdrawing from your program early.

Application requirements for the Federal Pell Grant are:

  • FAFSA
Additional Information:

Once you submit a FAFSA, the U.S. Department of Education will send you a Student Aid Report (SAR). The SAR is a summary. It allows you to correct any mistakes made (if any) on the FAFSA. If you are accepted at a college, the school will calculate your aid and send you a paper of electronic aid offer. Each school sends these offers out at different times.

Award Amount: The maximum Federal Pell Grant award is $6,195 per year.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $3,919.

About U.S. Department of Education:
Contact Information: Federal Pell Grant ,Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC)
Address: <p>Federal Student Aid</p> -, District of Columbia -

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