<p>DD has begun to receive FA award letters. The pell amount varies from $0 to $4000. If a student is eligible for the pell grant, do the schools decide the amount to "grant" to the student? Or is the amount determined by the FAFSA calculation?</p>
<p>That is odd. The Pell is based on the EFC and usually a student should get what the EFC makes her eligible for.</p>
<p>Circumstances where it might not are if the schools COA is less than the amount of Pell eligibility (not very likely), if the student is less than full time (reduces eligibility), and possibly (not sure about this but think it is the case) if the student has so much merit aid that there is no remaining need.</p>
<p>Have any of the schools made any sort of adjustment to your daughter's FAFSA that you are aware of?</p>
<p>I was wondering that as well. What happens when a students EFC makes them eligible for a Pell Grant that is larger than their remaining need because their merit scholarship covers most everything? What the Pell, ACG Grant re reduced or the merit scholarship? It seems more desire to keep the Merit as it would renew annually but the Pell Grant could vary.</p>
<p>are u sure? All my schools have given me the maximum FPG which btw is ~$5350.</p>
<p>I've heard, however, that applying late to fafsa can have negative affects.</p>
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Not for the Pell though. The Pell is not a limited funds grant (such as the SEOG) so you should get what you are eligible for. My son applied in late July or August last year and got the full Pell.</p>
<p>I got $2800 from one school and $1700 from another... I find this odd as well.</p>
<p>I would follow up. This happened to us last year and when I contacted the college that was quoting less, the financial aid worker said there was an error and corrected it to the higher amount.</p>