Experts warn that dismantling the Pell Grant’s efficacy would deliver a seismic blow to low-income students. “Historically, the Pell Grant was viewed as the foundation for financial support ...

The Pell Grant gives money that doesn’t need to be repaid to low-income students for schooling. The amounts vary in size depending on the family’s adjusted income..

Under President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, Pell grant recipients get an additional $10,000 canceled for a total of $20,000. Here's why and how.

More than 92% of Pell Grant recipients in 2019-2020 came from families with household incomes below $60,000, according to higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz.

The proposal comes as Republicans debate the enormous cost of Trump’s flagship ‘Big Beautiful Bill’, which critics describe as a massive wealth transfer from poor to rich.

The Democratic governor’s remarks came one full academic year after Healey announced $110 million in state funding to expand a financial-aid program.

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Under President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, Pell grant recipients get an additional $10,000 canceled for a total of $20,000. Here's why and how.

Under Trump's proposal, the maximum Pell Grant for the 2026-2027 academic year would be at its lowest level in more than a decade. "The Pell reduction would impact the lowest-income families ...

The House’s budget would strip Pell Grants from many part-time students. That’s bad news for community colleges. The House budget bill passed in May threatens to bring major changes to federal ...

A Pell Grant is a permanent financial award for first-time undergraduate students with few monetary resources, established in 1965 by the Higher Education Act. Unlike student loans, they never ...

The Trump administration wants to lower the maximum Pell Grant by $1,685 for the 2026–27 academic year as the program faces an estimated $2.7 billion shortfall.. The proposed cut, detailed in budget ...