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Different Criteria For Federal Pell Grant Eligibility

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You have to confirm your Federal Pell Grant eligibility before spending your time collecting the required information that you need to provide.  Several factors can influence your Federal Pell Grant eligibility result and if you are hesitating, then you have to look for ways to be interviewed by the financial aid office or school counselor in your college or university. Before you can avail of any grant money, you need to fill-out a FAFSA form that verifies that you will … Continue reading →

Pell Grants

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 Pell Grants The primary focus of the Pell Grants system is to supply educational grants at the post secondary level from the federal government. Democrat Senator from Rhode Island, Sen. Claiborne Pell is the namesake of these grants.  A formula which calculates financial need is employed to decide eligibility for these outright grants which do not require repayment. The criteria for the grants have been determined by Congress and are applied for using the form, FAFSA (Free Application for Federal … Continue reading →