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Can I get Pell Grant?
Prior to this yearI didn't file my FAFSA. My parent's income was like 60,000 or so and I was the only dependent. Well, dependent in FAFSA's eyes at least, despite not living with them and paying my tuition. So there was no point to file it.
Now only my dad works. Still making like 60k. I'm in college, step kid is in high school my dad's wife doesn't work and her mom moved in and she also does not work. I do, but I make 8k a year. Tuition is $4,000 a semester.
So there are 5 people in the 'household'. One in college and the others are also dependents with no jobs and my dad supports them. Does that change anything? What would be the best way to approach my FAFSA to see if I can get Pell.
I doubt I can but you never know, with 4 dependents and 8k in tuition for one 60k doesn't go far after house payments and such.
Please no mean or sarcastic answers. I'm trying to save money, grad school will be expensive enough. Gotta save where I can!
Perhaps I should get married....HA.
2 Answers
- ?Lv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
To give you a point of reference...... a family of 4... the entire household income would have to be $23,000 or lower for the student to get the max pell grant of $5,550 per year
If your father made 1/2 of what he does, then you could possibly get some (but not likely all) Pell Grant money
see if you can get more work hours & increase your pay... then save that up
If you think $60,000 doesn't go far... imagine being the family with $20,000 (even with the same tuition and same number of dependents)
- DennyLv 69 years ago
No, you will not qualify for a Pell grant under the circumstances you've listed.
FAFSA computes income and assets to determine your family's EFC--Expected Family Contribution--which is the number used to qualify you for Pell and possibly other federal grants. With an income of $60k, your EFC is likely $14k-$15k, which is too high for a Pell.
It doesn't matter how many dependents your father supports, although if there were other family members in college at the same time as you, your EFC would drop some, but still not enough to qualify for a Pell. And it doesn't matter if he's support his mother-in-law.
Your "solution" is to continue doing as you currently are: work as much as you can to pay for your tuition, file the FAFSA each year (for federal loan eligibility, if nothing else), and look for graduate school opportunities that offer substantial stipends and assistance.
Good luck.
