New federal laws limit the amount of Pell Grant funds a student can receive while working towards their undergraduate degree.
Beginning July 1, 2012 any student receiving a Pell Grant cannot exceed over 600% or 6 full-time years of grant funding.
It is important that you track your Lifetime Eligibility Usage (LEU) while enrolled at Evergreen Valley College. If you plan to transfer to a 4 year university, you may need to save a portion of your Pell Grant Eligibility (PLE) to help pay for your educational costs while at the university.
We recommend that you save between 250 - 300% of their Pell Lifetime Eligibility if they plan to transfer to a university.
If your LEU is over 600% you are no longer eligible for the
Federal Pell Grant at any school.
Read more information about Pell Lifetime eligibility.
Example of Pell Grant Lifetime Eligibility Used Calculation
Award Year
| Enrollment Level
| % Used
| Lifetime Pell Used at the end of the semester
|
2016-2017
| Fall | Full time
| 50% | 50% |
| Spring | Full time
| 50% | 100% |
2017-2018
| Fall | Full time
| 50% | 150% |
| Spring | Half time
| 25% | 175% |
| Summer | Half time
| 25% | 200% |
| 2018-2019 | Fall | Full time
| 50% | 250% |
| Spring | Half time
| 25% | 275% |
| Total | | 275% out of 600%
|
