The Federal Pell Grant is awarded to undergraduate students with significant financial need, as determined by their FAFSA results, and who have not earned a bachelor's, graduate, or professional degree.
Grant Value
Pell Grant amounts can change yearly. The FAFSA results and the calculated Student Aid Index (SAI) will determine eligibility for a minimum grant value, a maximum grant value, or something in between. Eligible students can receive up to $7,395. The value of a student’s Federal Pell Grant may be prorated based on their enrollment status or intensity.
Students must complete a FAFSA each year to be considered for the Federal Pell Grant.
- You are not enrolled full time.
- You are not meeting the Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements.
- You have reached the lifetime limit to receive the grant (12 full time semesters or the equivalent).
- You are auditing courses, repeating previously passes courses, or taking senior rule courses.
- We received a correction to your FAFSA data that changed your eligibility.
Pell Grants must be reduced proportionately when you are not enrolled full time. The number of eligible credits taken per semester is your enrollment intensity. Below is the percentage of a semester’s grant that you can receive when not full time.
|
# of credits |
|
| 11.5 | 96% |
| 11 | 92% |
| 10.5 | 88% |
| 10 | 83% |
| 9.5 | 79% |
| 9 | 75% |
| 8.5 | 71% |
| 8 | 67% |
| 7.5 | 63% |
| 7 | 58% |
| 6.5 | 54% |
| 6 | 50% |
| 5.5 | 46% |
| 5 | 42% |
| 4.5 | 38% |
| 4 | 33% |
| 3.5 | 29% |
| 3 | 25% |
| 2.5 | 21% |
| 2 | 17% |
| 1.5 | 13% |
| 1 | 8% |
| 0.5 | 4% |
Eligibility for the Federal Pell Grant is limited to a maximum of 12 semesters or the equivalent. For more information, see The Federal Pell Grant.