Pell Grant EFC eligibility (Again)

Paying for College
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<p>Hey, I know this question has been asked countless times. I have done my research and searched on this forum as well as on the web but could find no absolute EFC cutoff for one to be eligible for the pell grant.</p>

<p>Someone told me that it was around 4000, while another told me around 3800...</p>

<p>And how does FAFSA take into account parents going to college? I know that they do not consider it but both my parents have used the FAFSA and had pell grants but this year their income increased significantly (but we have a lot of business loss, though).</p>

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4617 for 2009/2010.</p>

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It doesn’t for your FAFSA. You cannot include them on yours. They can include you on theirs though (so their EFC may be lower than yours). The EFC cut off will be the same for them 0-4617, Pell eligible. >4617 not Pell eligible.</p>

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<p>4617!! That is considerably higher than I thought…</p>

<p>Thank you! I wish it were in the 7000s, though, especially given the economy and the way it is. Oh well…</p>

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<p>that’s weird, my family’s efc was 4148 and it said i was not eligible for the pell grant…I missed the priority deadline at my school but I have received the pell grant in the past (though my parents’ income was lower then…)…i don’t know what’s accurate</p>

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<p>The limit was 4041 until they passed the new stimulus bill in mid Feb, followed shortly thereafter by issuing the new Pell disbursement tables (nearer the end of Feb. Schools and FAFSA had to go by the old cut off until the new ones were issued.</p>

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<p>^^^^^^ thank you! :)</p>

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<p>really? For some reason my SAR still says im pell grant ineligible although my EFC is 4500…should I call them about this?</p>

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<p>same thing happened to me…is this for next year lzhang? I called FA office and they said its because FAFSA hasnt processed the “new rules” for eligibility yet</p>

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<p>take a look at this article:
[Pell</a> Grant Budget Mess | New America Blogs](<a href=“http://www.newamerica.net/blog/ed-money-watch/2009/pell-grant-budget-mess-10194]Pell”>http://www.newamerica.net/blog/ed-money-watch/2009/pell-grant-budget-mess-10194)
I got from it that they will be enacting the rules in the 2009 fiscal year. So let’s hope that GMS will consider all of us 4100-4600 EFC folks pell grant elligible!</p>

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<p>Once the Pell schedule is adopted, schools will use it to award students. Don’t worry - you will get the Pell if you are supposed to get it.</p>

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<p>that’s true. However, I’m kind of in need of knowing if I will be Pell eligible since I am a GMS finalist, and one of the requirement is to be Pell eligible.</p>

<p>I saw on FAFSA’s webpage that the max pell grant for 09-10 is $5300, but it made no remarks about the Pell cutoffs. </p>

<p>ns347, when did FA say that the new rules will be processed?</p>

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<p>The new schedules are already out - honest. I work in financial aid. Here is a link to the letter sent to financial aid offices re: the Pell cutoffs: [IFAP</a> - Dear Colleague Action Letters](<a href=“http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/P0901.html]IFAP”>http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/P0901.html).</p>

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<p>The maximum EFC for the Pell for 2009-2010 is 4617 according to the Pell distribution tables </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/attachments/P0901PaymentSchedules1D.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/attachments/P0901PaymentSchedules1D.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>From [IFAP</a> - Dear Colleague Action Letters](<a href=“http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/P0901.html]IFAP”>http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/P0901.html)

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