can Pell awarded be more than FAFSA/SAR?

Paying for College
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<p>S just received a FA offer that included Pell that was higher than indicated on the FAFSA/SAR.</p>

<p>Does it matter if a school is on the semester or quarter system?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>It does not make any difference if it is a quarter or semester. The annual Pell would just be split into thirds for the quarter or halves for the semester.</p>

<p>Check to see if your school adjusted the FAFSA in some way. If the EFC was reduced because of some FAFSA update or correction, then the Pell would be higher.</p>

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<p>hmm, I have no idea how to check if the school adjusted the FAFSA. We have not yet been able to use the data retrieval tool, so I don’t know if there are any adjustments. I did follow the directions though, line by line when completing the FAFSA :-).</p>

<p>But let’s say that the school made no adjustments and we did everything correctly and the SAR indicated one number, but the school has offered more… will the extra eventually be taken away or does the school somehow have leeway in offering additional Pell Grant funds?</p>

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<p>No, a school has no leeway to offer additional Pell funds. Pell amounts are strictly tied to EFC. Schools have some flexibility over campus based aid such as SEOG, Perkins, and Work Study. But not over Pell.</p>