Should I reject this Pell Grant?

bluegazelle
Thu, 19 Mar 2020 20:32:52 +0000

I am an undergraduate student living with my parents and when I have filed the FAFSA in previous years, I have always provided information about my parents’ income. I have never received a Pell Grant before. When filing the 2020-2021 FAFSA this year, it gave me the option to skip questions about my parents (I assume because I was born before Jan. 1, 1997), which I did. Now I have been offered a few thousand dollars of Pell Grant money per semester.

My parents aren’t rich and they both work hard, but I certainly don’t need this money to pay for college. If I accept the money, am I taking it away from someone who actually needs it? Or is the federal pool of money large enough that there are funds left over each year anyway? I would appreciate some sources on this.

Thanks!