Pell grant info please help?

Question

my efc is 0 i just applied for financial aid and awaiting approval how much will i get im starting school on april 21 also how long well it take for them to send me my check school tuition is being paid with my loan from citibank so i have the whole pell grant to myself...how much and how long to recieve....and whats the law on schools keeping the pell grant even though tuition is payed fully ( i have read reports on ripoff.com about the school im going to university of phoenix )(crossing my fingrs and hope they dont s***w me because ill sue at the drop of a dime......)

Answer 1

if you just applied for financial aid, it won't kick in until the fall. the pell grant should pay for most, if not all, of your tuition and student needs (books and supplies) if the U of P is an accredited school.

Answer 2

I am also a UofP student.  My tuition has been paid by my Stafford Loan and I will get my pell grant check back for living expences.  You need to call and speak with your financial aide counceler to make sure that you recieved your pell grant.  He or she will be able to tell you appx how long it will take for you to get your pell grant check.  It is typically about 3 weeks with UofP before your check is released and recieved.

Answer 3

1)  If you just applied for financial aid and you're starting school Apr. 21 (tomorrow), you will pay for school in advance and your aid will kick in after it's had time to process.  Did you apply for Pell for summer term specifically?  If not, it may automatically not kick in until fall since this is the time for everyone to apply for fall Pell funds.  Double-check on that.

2)  You need to talk to your school's financial aid office and specifically tell them YOU WANT YOUR TUITION PAYMENT REIMBURSED once the aid kicks in.  Ask specifically what you need to do to make sure it comes to you.

There is interesting fine print floating around the financial aid process, so you need to read everything very carefully and ask every single question you think of.  For instance, at my school, there is a question thing that pops up as the first screen every time I log into the student system.  It has "authorize" as the default filled-in box under a statement that "I authorize the school to hold all financial aid and scholarship money to pay for future tuition expenses."  If I don't UN-CHECK that box everytime I log in, I will automatically sign away my refund checks for the duration.

Schools can hold your excess Pell funds for future tuition and expenses based on their various policies, but they also have to let you have it if you have paid the tuition - but you need to ask your school exactly what their policy is and exactly what you need to do to have your funds sent to you when your tuition is already paid in full.  Of course they want to keep the money.  But you just need to make sure you follow their process to have the funds released to you.

3)  As for how long it takes to get your money after it is dispersed, that will vary depending on how they do it.  If they have an option to have it deposited to a school debit card (which is a visa/master card and can be used anywhere, not just at the school) you'll get it about a week or so after the school gets it; maybe a little less.  If they have to cut you a paper check and mail it to you, you should figure a good couple weeks before it hits your mail box.

Answer 4

I have a pell grant. I've received one for years. My efc is also 0. They don't send you a check. You included in your app. the school codes right? Those (the) school you listed will have the information, and when you register-it will pay the classes. The amount you receive depends on the amount of hours you register for. Then, they will usually deposit into your account you've listed with your financial aid office a balance about 2 weeks after the first class(or via paper check). You will get money for books prior to class starting-also deposited into your account or via check from your school.  Check with your school's financial aid office regarding details and dates.  I had to apply last month in order to recieve financial aid this coming fall semester. I've never heard of a pell grant being sent directly via check form to a person the school will use it or not depending on any balance you have.  Regarding University of Pheonix, most employers will not even hire people with that on their resume! Check into that. My fiance is a business major, and his professor stated the same thing this semester.

Answer 5

Im curious about this too!