Pell Grant same no matter what school?

REInvestor
Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:41:47 +0000

My daughter received Fin Aid award letters from 3 schools and only one (Boston Univ) offered a Pell Grant ($2500). It also had SEOG ($1500). The other 2 letters had Perkins Loans but no Pell Grant. I thought the Pell Grant should be the same no matter what school she attends. Our FAFSA EFC is 6087 and that should mean no Pell Grant. According to the Pell charts, a Pell Grant of $2500 should result from an EFC of $3000. So I think this is a mistake by Boston Univ. I called and they said they don’t provide EFC info - it is Univ private. We could accept the award for freshman year but what about 2nd year and what if it is a mistake and they find out and they adjust the award even for freshman year? Any similar experiences or comments?

thanks