Federal Pell Grant Lifetime Eligibility Used (LEU) - Financial Aid - CSU Channel Islands (2024)

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You can remain eligible for a Federal Pell Grant until you receive your bachelor's degree or for up to 12 full-time terms or the equivalent (roughly six academic years). Federal Student Aid (FSA) provides additional information about Federal Pell Grant lifetime eligibility.

Pell Grant Lifetime Limits

You can receive the Pell Grant for no more than 12 terms or the equivalent (roughly six years) or 600%. This is called the Federal Pell Grant Lifetime Eligibility Used (LEU).

The following students are ineligible: Individuals who owe a refund on a grant made by a federal student aid program under Title IV of the Higher Education Act; Individuals in default on a Title IV loan; Individuals incarcerated in prison; and.

Pell Grants are federal grants and Cal Grants are state grants. Both are for students with financial need. Some Cal Grants have a minimum GPA requirement while federal Pell Grants do not. You could qualify for both a Pell Grant and a Cal Grant.

For the 2024–25 award year, the maximum Pell Grant award is $7,395. These funds can be used to pay for school-related expenses at eligible two-year community colleges, career schools, trade schools, online schools, and four-year colleges and universities.

The amount of Federal Pell Grant funds a student may receive over their lifetime is limited by federal law to be the equivalent of six years of Pell Grant funding. The amount of a scheduled Pell Grant award students can receive each award year is equal to 100%, therefore, the six-year lifetime equivalent is 600%:

The amount of Federal Pell Grant funds you may receive over your lifetime is limited by federal law to be the equivalent of six years of Pell Grant funding. Since the amount of a scheduled Pell Grant award you can receive each award year is equal to 100%, the six-year equivalent is 600%.

The amount granted depends on your Expected Family Contribution (EFC), cost of attendance, your status as a full-time or part-time student, and your plans to attend school for a full academic year or less.

A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, does not have to be repaid, except under certain circ*mstances. To qualify for a Pell Grant, a student must demonstrate financial need through the Free Application for Federal Student Financial Aid (FAFSA^®) form.

Pell Grants are federal grants and Cal Grants are state grants.

How do you know if you qualify for Pell Grant? ›

Pell Grants are typically awarded only to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor's, graduate or professional degree, and who demonstrate financial need. In certain situations, students enrolled in a postbaccalaureate teacher credential program may be eligible to receive a Pell Grant.

Federal Pell Grants typically are awarded to undergraduate students with low or moderate income. You can log in to StudentAid.gov to see if you received a Pell Grant. We display information about the aid you received, including Pell Grants, on your account Dashboard and My Aid page.

Federal Pell Grant

The maximum Pell Grant for the 2023-24 award year is $7,395. The maximum Pell Grant per term is $3,698 for Fall/$3697 for Spring. The Expected Family Contribution (EFC) range for 2023-24 Pell Grant eligibility is 0 – 6,656.

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Pell Grants are need-based awards. Although students with family incomes up to $45,000 may be eligible, most awards go to students with family incomes below $20,000.

Pell Grant recipients with near-zero EFC may be eligible for Long Term Equipment Loans (LTELs) while they remain actively enrolled at the college - through to graduation. Long Term Equipment Loans can include laptops, desktops and other equipment, as well as specialized software for their discipline where necessary.

Lifetime Eligibility Used (LEU): ED keeps track of your LEU by adding together the percentages of your Pell Grant scheduled awards that you received for each award year. The table below shows examples of the LEUs of three students who received differing amounts of their scheduled awards over a four-year period.

Eligible students may receive up to a maximum of four years of full-time grant payments. The actual number of years of eligibility will depend on the student's class level at the time an award is initially received.

$57,500 for undergraduates-No more than $23,000 of this amount may be in subsidized loans. $138,500 for graduate or professional students-No more than $65,500 of this amount may be in subsidized loans. The graduate aggregate limit includes all federal loans received for undergraduate study.

Students face both annual and lifetime borrowing limits for federal student loans. The lifetime aggregate limit for undergraduate students is $57,500, of which no more than $23,000 can be in subsidized loans.