<p>Hi, my son will be attending his 3rd year of college this fall with a 3.5 gpa. Last year he was given an FSEOG grant along with a perkins loan. Nothing has changed on my Fafsa and this year he did not receive the FSEOG grant or the Perkins Loan. The FA office simply said he was not offered the grant without any explanation and if the perkins loan becomes available he will be offered it. Is this uncommon and also, what are his chances of being offered the loan before the semester begins...thanks for any advice.</p>
<p>My understanding is FSEOG is limited in funding by school so it’s first come, first served. </p>
<p>On Perkins (from US News):
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<p>The best thing to do is have him stay connected with the FA people.</p>
<p>Did the amount of his Pell grant change?</p>
<p>His Pell grant did not change. I am a single mother of (3). Their father as been on disability for many years and my fafsa did not change by even a dollar so our EFC has always been 0 which is why I’m assuming he was awarded the FSEOG grant and offered the perkins loan last year. I was just stunned that he was not given the same this year.</p>
<p>Are they perhaps just behind?
Was everything turned in on time?
The PELL grant is not affected by the sequester but I wonder if the FSEOG is.</p>
<p>Everything was turned in on time and you are correct, the Pell Grant has nothing to do with the sequester, the FSEOG is based on funds available to students with exceptional need. I just can’t understand how if nothing has changed on my end financially and they felt he had exceptional need last year why he wasn’t awarded the grant this year. Perhaps it’s given out to students with exceptional need who’ve never gotten one. Maybe it’s a one-time grant. But, the perkins loan not being offered this year surprised me.</p>
<p>This is a duplicate thread to one started by the OP in the financial aid forum. I responded on the other thread.</p>