Married, working mother of 2, wanting to go back to school. How do you get a pell grant?

How much can you get? Help please.Married, working mother of 2, wanting to go back to school. How do you get a pell grant?
You apply for financial aid by completing the FAFSA, and you complete that online. Once you have completed it you should receive an email, if you give them one, within 3-5 business days from the Dept of Ed with your Expected Family Contribution (EFC). Based off of that your school can determine how much, if any, Pell grant you are eligible for. Pell grant ranges anywhere from $0-$5350(currently for the 09-10 FAFSA year) and that is also based on your enrollment status (full-time, part-time, etc.). I hope this helps.Married, working mother of 2, wanting to go back to school. How do you get a pell grant?
The Federal Pell Grant Program provides need-based grants to low-income undergraduate and certain postbaccalaureate students to promote access to postsecondary education. Students may use their grants at any one of approximately 5,400 participating postsecondary institutions. Grant amounts are dependent on: the student's expected family contribution (EFC) (see below); the cost of attendance (as determined by the institution); the student's enrollment status (full-time or part-time); and whether the student attends for a full academic year or less.





Students may not receive Federal Pell Grant funds from more than one school at a time.





Financial need is determined by the U.S. Department of Education using a standard formula, established by Congress, to evaluate the financial information reported on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and to determine the family EFC. The fundamental elements in this standard formula are the student's income (and assets if the student is independent), the parents' income and assets (if the student is dependent), the family's household size, and the number of family members (excluding parents) attending postsecondary institutions. The EFC is the sum of: (1) a percentage of net income (remaining income after subtracting allowances for basic living expenses and taxes) and (2) a percentage of net assets (assets remaining after subtracting an asset protection allowance). Different assessment rates and allowances are used for dependent students, independent students without dependents, and independent students with dependents. After filing a FAFSA, the student receives a Student Aid Report (SAR), or the institution receives an Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR), which notifies the student if he or she is eligible for a Federal Pell Grant and provides the student's EFC.











hope this helps!
I got the pell grant! you just fill out paperwork and get accepted to a school and they pretty much take care of the rest. it's based on your income and your ';confirmation'; test. A test that you take when you begin your process of acceptance. I received a little over $5,000 for an entire year plus a state grant on top of that. the only bad thing about it is, if you fail out or drop out you have to repay within 30 days the full amount.
apply at www.fafsa.ed.gov/


It will automatically send the info to your school, Then your school will review and let you know what can get. Pell is usually the first available financial aide.
How much you get depends on the school you go to. But you apply for your FAFSA. That's how they issue them. Good luck. Congrats on going back to school.
You should apply for financial aid via the FAFSA form and also speak to your local college admissions office for guidance.
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/





go to this website and fill out the online application, it should tell you everything you need plus it's quicker than mail in applications.
apply for it in the admissions office at school....
Fill out the FAFSA
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FAFSA.com