Appealing partial Pell Grant due to missed registration by census date?

[iReddog]

<p>So September 15th was my school's Pell Grant Census date. I registered for my classes, and waitlisted many more on September 4th. October 5th rolls around and they add five more classes to the roster, which I snatch up (three at least), bringing my total credit hours to 12. Because I only had one class registered prior to September 15th, my Pell Grant for this semester is only $594. Is there a way to appeal that and get the full amount for this semester? My entire budget is now thrown out of whack.</p>

<p>If I can't appeal the process, is there any chance of getting that money next semester (doubtful, but I figured I'd ask).</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

[4kidsdad]

<p>Not likely; however, contact your school. Some schools may have different policy:

•Adding Classes After the Census Date: If a student adds a class after the Census Date for the semester, the student’s Pell Grant will not be increased. Classes added after the Census Date will not be eligible to be counted for Pell Grant eligibility purposes, although they may still be counted for Federal Direct Loan eligibility purposes.

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[mom2collegekids]

<p>Send a private message to @kelsmom‌ She would know the answer</p>

[4kidsdad]

<p>^Could OP pm? OP’s posts total is 0.</p>

[annoyingdad]

<p>Where is your quote from 4kidsdad, a school site or fafsa site?</p>

[4kidsdad]

<p>^See <a href=“Financial Aid Census Date and Schedule Changes | Henry Ford College”>https://www.hfcc.edu/financial-aid/schedule-changes&lt;/a&gt;. Anoka-Ramsey CC has a different policy:

Your Pell Grant awards are calculated based on your registration as of the Pell Grant Census Date for the term. The Pell Grant will not be automatically adjusted for course registrations taking place after this date. If you register or modify your course schedule after the Pell Grant Census Date, you may appeal to have your grant eligibility reviewed. Examples of Valid Circumstances for an appeal include, but are not limited to, course section changes, college initiated registration error, submission of paperwork submitted before the census date, but not processed until after the add/drop date.

See <a href=“http://www.anokaramsey.edu/resources/~/media/Files/Money/Financial%20Aid/1415VerifDocs/Grant%20Census%20Date%20Appeal%2014-15.ashx”>http://www.anokaramsey.edu/resources/~/media/Files/Money/Financial%20Aid/1415VerifDocs/Grant%20Census%20Date%20Appeal%2014-15.ashx&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

<p>That’s why I suggested OP to check his/her school.</p>

[iReddog]

<p>…and thank you, I looked into it as well and didn’t find anything like that listed on my school’s website, but I sent an email to the Financial Aid office. Appreciate the responses.</p>

[kelsmom]

<p>Best of luck to you. Some schools take a really hard line on the census date, and others will do an override if you can prove that you were trying to get classes during prior to the census date … for example, if you were on waiting lists. </p>

<p>As for the 2nd question, the answer is no - but if summer is a trailer (that is, still part of the 2014-2015 financial aid year), you would be able to use remaining eligibility then.</p>