<p>Then, anyone who is interested in the Perkins program has to find out how his/her particular school distributes those funds. Since each year, there is a new crop of students accepted and there seems to be a small pool of Perkins money at those few colleges that even have it. the distribution rules cover a whole new group each year. Over the years, I have seen kids some years get the Perkins, and some years not. A lot of schools have a first come, first serve aspect to distributing these funds, which give the freshmen first go at them since upperclassmen do not generally get their financial aid in until after the admissions process. </p>
<p>So the answer is that each student needs to ask each school to which s/he is applying how the Perkins is distributed there, and if the school even subscribes to the Perkins. if a student gets a Perkins grant, it behooves him to be right on top of financial aid about getting it again the next year, unless it is going to be replaced by grants.</p>