Pell Eligibility

Pell Eligibility is determined for undergraduates by a student's financial need as demonstrated by the completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need and have not earned a bachelor's, graduate, or professional degree. (In some cases, however, a student enrolled in a postbaccalaureate teacher certification program might receive a Federal Pell Grant.)

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CSUMB Data Warehouse Dashboards: Academic Program Review Dashboard Admissions Funnel Dashboard Courses Dashboard Degrees Dashboard Enrollment (Census) Dashboard Enrollment Planning Dashboard Grades Dashboard Pre-Census Snapshots Dashboard Retention and Graduation Dashboard Term Enrollment Fast Facts Dashboard Filter / Group Breakdown Location: Student Financial Aid
Data Custodian
Financial Aid Office
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Source System: CMS - SA Source Table Name: PS_OBI_XLATVALUES Source Field Name: OBI_XLATLONG Census Process: No
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OBIEE Folder and Column
Folder Heading: "CSU Financial Aid ISIR" Column Heading: "Pell Eligibility"

However, the Federal Financial Aid process does not really know what program/career a student will be attending at a school and therefore they determine eligibility based on income and other factors. It is up to the school to determine other criteria for eligibility like career for the actual awarding of Pell Grants. Therefore not everyone with a Pell Eligible flag on their record will receive a Pell Grant. Some Masters students showing as Pell Eligible are an artifact of this process. First time bachelors and Teaching Credential students are ultimately the only eligible programs/careers for a Pell Grant.

A student may receive the Pell Grant from only one college/university per semester.

Examples

Pell Eligibility values include:

• Pell Eligible
• Not Applicable

See Also

• Financial Aid
• Pell Grant Program
• Received Pell Aid

Definition Source

"Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need and have not earned a bachelor's, graduate, or professional degree. (In some cases, however, a student enrolled in a postbaccalaureate teacher certification program might receive a Federal Pell Grant.) You are not eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant if you are incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution or are subject to an involuntary civil commitment upon completion of a period of incarceration for a forcible or nonforcible sexual offense. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, does not have to be repaid, except under certain circumstances."