For the 2025–26 award year, that cutoff would be $14,790. This would represent a major shift, as families could still receive a partial Pell grant even if they have an SAI above 0.

The 2025-2026 FAFSA introduces major updates designed to streamline the application process and expand financial aid opportunities. Key changes include a simplified 36-question form, the ...

Nearly half of UMB’s undergraduate students — 404 out of around 900 — received a Pell Grant for the 2024-2025 award year, Scott said. Awards received by UMB students ranged from $142 to the ...

If it becomes law, the maximum Pell Grant award would drop by about $1,500 and be restricted to students who complete 30 credits per year, a stricter requirement than the current 24 credits. It ...

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.

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 ...

Congressional Republicans’ Proposed Budget Reconciliation Bill Imperils 4.4 Million Pell Grant Recipients Proposed changes to Pell Grant eligibility could mean nearly two out of three recipients ...

In fact, the number of Pell Grant recipients peaked over a decade ago, when 9.4 million students were awarded grants in the 2011-12 academic year, and sank 32% to 6.4 million in 2023-24, according ...

These are grants, not loans — meaning students do not have to repay the funds they receive, as long as certain conditions are met ...

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 ...

The Trump administration is proposing the biggest cuts in a half-century to federal financial aid by reducing Pell Grant award amounts for low-income college students, plus the government’s ...

If it becomes law, the maximum Pell Grant award would drop by about $1,500 and be restricted to students who complete 30 credits per year, a stricter requirement than the current 24 credits.