The Pell Grant program for low-income college students was designed for a tidy academic world of 15-week semesters, credit ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A proposal to brand a new type of federal Pell Grant as “Trump Grants” has sparked pushback from Rhode Island lawmakers who want the program to retain the name of its creator — ...

The Pell Grant program has been the foundation for federal financial aid since 1972. Its mission was simple: provide low-income students with a fair chance at higher education. Despite making enormous ...

Students in Virginia who rely on Pell Grants to help pay for college may soon face higher costs under a sweeping set of federal education reforms being considered by the U.S. Senate. The Pell Grant ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. JACKSON, MS / ACCESS Newswire / June 30, 2025 / With Congress considering deep cuts to the Pell Grant program, the ...

The Pell Grant – a need-based higher education grant from the U.S. Department of Education that, unlike a loan, does not need ...

President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill reinvests in the Pell Grant program, the largest source of federal financial aid for undergraduate students. However, the bill will prevent students with ...

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