For the first time in nearly three decades, people incarcerated nationwide will have expanded access to the federal Pell Grant on July 1 to help pay for the cost of college education programs. “From a ...

Created by the Higher Education Act in 1965 as a way to promote access to education, federal Pell grants are special scholarships reserved for undergraduates and certain other students with the most ...

Nearly 300,000 students who used Pell Grants to attend now-shuttered colleges have had their eligibility for the financial aid restored by the Education Department. Nearly 300,000 students who used ...

The Pell Grant is a federally funded type of gift aid that does not have to be repaid. Pell Grants are offered to students with a low Student Aid Index (SAI) as determined by submitting the Free ...

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Report reveals how inconsistent funding for Pell Grant and state budget cuts led to a significant drop in Black students ...

More than half of all Pell Grant recipients would be awarded less money to pay for college if House Republicans succeed in changing eligibility through the ongoing budget reconciliation process, the ...

Low-income college students could get an extra $500 this year to help them pay for the cost of their education. Under the latest federal spending plan signed by President Joe Biden Thursday, the ...

Bipartisan support is building for federal legislation that would make Pell Grants available to students who are pursuing short-term certificates. Under current law, the major federal grants for ...

An overwhelming majority of community colleges saw increased enrollments of Pell Grant recipients last summer, suggesting that the federal government's reinstatement of year-round Pell eligibility ...

PROVIDENCE – A move to put President Donald Trump's name on new workforce provisions in the "Pell Grant" program – named for Rhode Island's longest-serving U.S. senator, Claiborne Pell – is facing ...