Latest posts tagged with #pellgrant on Bluesky
1/2 Last week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released new funding projections, which show that if Congress doesn’t act, #PellGrant funding will face a gap of $5.4 billion for FY 2026 and $11.5 billion in FY 2027.
New data from the Congressional Budget Office shows the #PellGrant program could face an $11.5B shortfall by FY27. Without action, students and institutions could see changes to award amounts, eligibility, or the number of semesters covered. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm... @insidehighered.com
🚨 Access without affordability is predatory. 🚨
Read how 41 universities have directed billions in aid to non-needy students while tens of thousands of #PellGrant families were left with debts nearing or exceeding their annual incomes.
Here's something we can all agree on:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮.
Read more from #AICUP Pres. Tom Foley in @usnews.com
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#Pell #PellGrant #DoublePell #scholarship #FinancialAid #College #University #HigherEd #Pennsylvania #HigherEdBuildsAmerica #USNews
🏛️ In this update, we explain the new Workforce Pell Grant and how Shelby County can take advantage of the change to make sure local families actually gain living-wage work. 🔗 Read here: www.seeding-success.org/news/policyupdate12/12/25 #workforce #pellgrant #policy #newsletter
In response to how changes to student eligibility for the #PellGrant program threaten student success, TICAS' Jessica Thompson said, "We anticipate that this will affect a very small number of students, but this remains to be seen what it looks like on the ground.” buff.ly/CtVJb1n
Years of inconsistent funding for the #PellGrant and state budget cuts played a role in a nearly half-million drop in the number of #Blackstudents enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities over the past decade.
Orange and cream graphic with a picture of a student wearing a backpack and the TICAS logo in the lower right hand corner. The header text reads: Workforce Pell: How States Can Protect Students From Bad Programs. The sub header says “Blog and Model Legislation, October 2025.”
As part of the #OBBB, Congress expanded #PellGrant access to short-term programs for the first time. Our new model legislation and accompanying blog provide a blueprint for states to protect students from untested, low-quality, or fraudulent programs.
Read more: buff.ly/mlrxawo
🎓 Free money alert: Pell Grants can cover tuition, housing, books, even bus fare—and you don’t have to pay it back. Max award for 2025-26? $7,395.
Parents: don’t miss this. Click the link to see if your student qualifies!
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#PellGrant #FAFSA #CollegeFunding #PayingForCollege
We joined 88 signers urging #Congress to protect the #PellGrant in FY26 and to offset the impact of inflation with an increase to the maximum award of at least $200. Students deserve a #PellGrant that keeps up with rising costs. buff.ly/1GEECqx
How do you even use your FAFSA Pell grant once awarded? Do you get a check or card? Open a bank account? (I just got mine, but Im knew to financial aid so i need help) #fafsa #FinancialAid #help #collegefreshman #pellgrant #collegestuff #money #finances #school
The Department of Education published an electronic announcement on Monday explaining how the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” will impact #PellGrant eligibility and updates to the Student Aid Index (SAI) calculation beginning with the 2026-27 #FAFSA cycle: ow.ly/lQGu50WIgKi
🚨 College Just Got More Expensive 🚨
The Big Beautiful Bill just became law — cutting aid, shrinking Pell Grants & hiking loan rates! 🎓💸
Here’s how to fight back and slash your college costs! 👊
Watch 👉 linktw.in/CIlWun
#BigBeautifulBill #CollegeCosts #StudentLoans #PellGrant #DebtFreeCollege
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Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced the fiscal year 2026 education budget bill that flat-funds #PellGrant and other #StudentAid programs. NASFAA summarized what financial aid offices need to know about the bill and what happens next: ow.ly/XURK50WyBtO
Major updates to Pell Grants take effect July 2026:
🔹 New Workforce Pell Grant Program
🔹 Changes to how foreign income affects aid
🔹 Revised eligibility rules
🔹 Funding boost to $12.67B for FY26
#PellGrant #stayinformed #usnews #students #college #highereducation
Morgan State: ‘It’s maybe a glitch.’ From rep on the phone🤣
Also Morgan State: no PSA, no email, just surprise bills from LAST YEAR.
We’re not stupid. 💀 #FixMorganAid #MakeItMakeSense #PellGrant #StudentDebt #CollegeScam #FinancialAidFail #DoBetterMSU #HigherEdCrisis #WTFMorgan #BrokenSystem #MSU🐻🧡💙
1/2 TICAS' Michele Zampini spoke with Spectrum News 1 about President Trump's changes to the #PellGrant program to include short-term job training programs:
Student Loans/Pell Grants – Part II – Big Ugly Bill
Pell Grants; Workforce Pell Grants; Pell Grant Shortfall; What is covered in the Big Ugly Bill! Please Share Everywhere! #PellGrant #StudentLoan #Education #Graduate #Financialaid
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1/2 #HigherEd expert Michele Zampini, AVP, spoke with 29News WVIR-TV about changes to the #PellGrant under the recently passed reconciliation bill.
With a 35% FAFSA drop in AZ & over half of community-college students food insecure, uAspire joined 30+ orgs urging Congress to #BoostPell, index awards to inflation & simplify aid. Student success > just access. www.yourvalley.net/stories/ariz... #FAFSA #HigherEd #PellGrant
AICUP President Tom Foley quoted in the @post-gazette.com about the Pell Grant. A graph in the story shows the large proportion of students at #AICUP schools relying on Pell.
🛜 www.post-gazette.com/news/educati...
#Pell #DuoblePell #Grant #PellGrant #Pittsburgh #PostGazette #College #University
There is not one college or university in America that can operate without their students using Pell Grants...WHY ARE THEY SILENT ON HOW DETRIMENTAL THIS BILL IS FOR THEIR STUDENTS??? #PellGrant
New Pell Grant? Workforce Pell Grant
Degree cannot lead to graduate degree
(k) Workforce Pell Grant Program
#pellgrant #studentloan #BBB
CSU Chancellor Mildred García, California Community Colleges Chancellor Sonya Christian, UC President Michael Drake, and Association of Independent CA Colleges and Universities President Kristen Soares sent a joint letter to congressional lawmakers opposing proposed cuts to the #PellGrant program.
🎓 This week, we celebrate the 53rd anniversary of the Pell Grant! AASCU aims to #PreservePell because it is a proven strategy for student success and educational opportunity for all.
Read our issue summary to learn more: tinyurl.com/mrycds7y
#HigherEdPolicy #PellGrant
“If adopted, [the proposed cuts] would require millions of students to drop out or take on more debt — and deny countless low- and moderate-income students the chance to attend college,” - TICAS President @gadkaree.bsky.social on the proposed #PellGrant cuts. buff.ly/ektTN4i
Thanks @naicu.bsky.social for posting AICUP president Tom Foley’s passionate defense of the Pell Grant for students.
👉 www.naicu.edu/news-events/...
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#NAICU #AICUP #SaveStudentAid #Pell #PellGrant #SavePell #DoublePell #Pennsylvania #College #University
Raising Pell Grant credit requirements from 12 to 15 would hurt low-income and working students, making college less accessible for those who need it most. #HigherEd #PellGrant @insidehighered.com
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@usnews.com published #AICUP President Tom Foley’s new piece highlighting the value and shared benefits of the 𝗣𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁.
Read more:
👉 www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
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#SaveStudentAid #Pell #PellGrant #SavePell #DoublePell #Scholarship #Pennsylvania #College #University
