PELL amounts vary from year to year according to the total amount of money budgeted by Congress to the program. Your Student Aid Index (SAI), the number of semesters you attend each academic year, and your enrollment status each semester also affect how much PELL you receive each term. The federal government sets new PELL maximums every award year.
Note that you may receive PELL funds from only one school each term. If you are attending more than one college or business school for the same semester, you may not receive PELL funds at both schools. If you do receive a payment of PELL from more than one school in the same semester, you will have to return one of the payments to the federal government.
How does my enrollment status and class attendance affect my PELL amount?
