How do i increase my pell/cal grant??? Help!

alamemom
Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:15:52 +0000

As mom2collegekids said about the Pell, you are looking at a one-semester award for the Cal Grant. The Cal Grant is a set amount - there is no sliding scale, so you either get it or you don’t. At a private university the Cal Grant is $9,708 per year. Divide that by two, and you get the one-semester award of $4,854.

If you are a Spring admit, your 2010-2011 award will be a 1/2-year award. Next year you will receive full-year amounts. If you need an 8th semester to finish your degree (some Spring admits manage to finish in 7 semsters), your aid will continue and you will get the “other half” of the award you did not get this year, unless you attend another institution for this Fall (2010) semester and receive Federal and State aid there.