<p>If my mother is claimed by my grandparents as a dependent on tax form, do I qualify for a pell grant? Even If I myself am not clamed on said tax form?</p>
<p>Secondly what would be the max amount of income to qualify for the grant?</p>
<p>Do you live with your mom?</p>
<p>Does she have any income at all?</p>
<p>My mother and I live with my grandparents. She has not worked for a few years now.</p>
<p>I believe the max is 40,000 but I could be wrong.</p>
<p>You must file the FAFSA (using your mom’s, not grandparent’s, info) in order to qualify for a Pell grant. The FAFSA will tell you what your EFC is. EFC, not income, is the qualifier for Pell. For 2009/2010 the maximum EFC for Pell was 4617.</p>
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It is the same for 2010-2011. The maximum amount of Pell increased (from $5350 to $5550), but the EFC cut off stayed the same.</p>
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You are wrong. There is no actual income cut off. As sk8rmom said, it is the EFC that determines Pell eligibility. While income is a large part of calculating the EFC there are a lot of other factors that come into play such as assets, number in family, number in college etc etc.</p>
<p>OP, your mom will use her own income (0 if it is 0). Your household size is you, your mom, and any siblings who live with your mom. Your mom will need to report as other untaxed income the amount of any bills IN HER NAME (car, insurance, credit cards, etc) that are paid by others. If you are selected for verification, she will be asked to show how she survives on no income. At this time, she would report anything not on the FAFSA (such as social security benefits). She would explain who she lives with & what they provide for her.</p>