The proposal known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act - dubbed by President Donald Trump and passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in May - would reduce the maximum Pell Grant award students ...

The need-based Pell Grant faces a looming budget shortfall. If your financial aid package isn’t what you’d hoped for, consider other ways to fund your college degree without taking on too much ...

The Pell Grant program for low-income students faces a nearly $10 billion shortfall, as Republicans propose funding solutions and eligibility changes in education programs.

The Trump administration’s proposed 2026 budget would reduce the maximum Pell Grant award by 22%, a move that students and education advocates say could put higher education out of reach for ...

The Pell Grant program is seeing a projected budget shortfall of $2.7 billion heading into the next fiscal year, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The Trump administration has ...

But the federal education budget for FY 2026, recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, would cut Pell Grant funding by $9 billion to $22.5 billion, compared to 2024’s $31.5 billion.

Proposals in the federal budget bill would cut the maximum Pell Grant award amount by $1,500 and take away eligibility for students enrolled less than half-time.

Proposals in the federal budget bill would cut the maximum Pell Grant award amount by $1,500 and take away eligibility for students enrolled less than half-time.

"In the 2023–2024 academic year, around 6.5 million students received a Pell Grant," with the "vast majority" of them coming "from families making less than $60,000 a year," said Vox.

The scholarship covers 100% of tuition for Pell Grant eligible first-time freshman. Each year, hundreds of Delta State students rely on federal Pell Grants to cover tuition costs.

Diane Auer Jones argues that the proposal to tie full Pell Grant eligibility to a 15-credit load will decrease completion rates and deter low-income students from STEM-related fields. For years I’ve ...