Pell Grant
As its original name, the Basic Educational Opportunity Program (BEOG), implies, the Pell Grant Program serves as the foundation of a needy student's financial aid package. Pell Grant is unaffected by other aid, and is "portable" in that once a student is determined to be eligible, the grant is available at any Title IV-participating school. BEOG was renamed in honor of Sen. Claiborne Pell, who was instrumental in establishing this program.
See also Subtopics for more specific references.
College Affordability
(National College Attainment Network)
Federal Pell Grant Eligibility and Receipt: Explaining Nonreceipt and Changes to EFC Using National and Institutional Data
(Journal of Student Financial Aid)
Higher Ed Affordability Continues to Decline for Pell Recipients – Federal, State Lawmakers Must Act
(National College Attainment Network)
Trends in Pell Grant Receipt and the Characteristics of Pell Grant Recipients: Selected Years, 2003–04 to 2015–16
(National Center for Education Statistics)
Trends in Ratio of Pell Grant to Total Price of Attendance and Federal Loan Receipt
(National Center for Education Statistics)
See also Recalculation of a Federal Pell Grant award
Electronic Announcement, 11/5/19
Revised Policy for Standard Term Length
See top list entry for Student eligibility
See top list entry for Overawards and Overpayments
See top list entry for Recordkeeping