Noun
Pell Grant (plural Pell Grants)
(US, education) A subsidy provided by the United States federal government to students who need it to pay for college.
The Pell Grant is more than a financial aid program for college students in need. It is the right thing to do for America's college students, and it is the right thing to do for America's economy. Norm Coleman
Pell grants are the foundation of Federal student aid. As someone who attended college with the help of Pell grants and as chairman of the Pell Grant Caucus, I know how important they are for our Nation's low-income students. Ric Keller
I am here to give the American people some straight talk about higher education. Some have said we might have cut financial aid for college students. The truth is we have expanded access to college for our neediest students through the record growth of the Pell grant program. Ric Keller
Boosts the maximum Pell Grant for low-income college students by $150 to $6,495. Source: Internet
According to her release, the current Pell Grant program does not support those who want to complete their studies more quickly by taking additional courses beyond the traditional academic year, discouraging a number of students from enrolling. Source: Internet
Approximately 30 percent of Pell Grant recipients and 21 percent of non-Pell Grant recipients work at nonprofits after graduation, Barnes wrote. Source: Internet