Before you can count on receiving any financial aid by way of the Pell Grant, you must be aware that there are certain restrictions that may prevent you from getting this award.
You first must be attending a four-year university that participates in the Pell Grant program. You must be making satisfactory academic progress in a degree-oriented curriculum, and the majority of Pell Grants are given to students who are in a participating undergraduate program. While the preponderance of graduate programs aren’t eligible for the Pell, there are some professional graduate programs that do qualify, such as pharmacy, and dentistry.
You must not have ever defaulted on a federal student loan, and you must not have a Pell overpayment on your record. You must be a citizen of the U.S., or be able to prove that you have been living legally in the country on a permanent basis. You can only receive the Pell from one school at a time, and you won’t be able to receive the Pell Grant if you are on full-scholarship.
These have been the major Pell Grant restrictions that may prevent you from getting any sort of Pell Grant funding for the upcoming school year. It is important that you review these before you apply in order to protect yourself from planning on receiving such aid when no such option may be feasible.
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