Can I spend cash and spend my pell grant check in another state?
Q. So I recently moved from Texas to California. Before moving, I received my financial aid refund check and took it with me. Can I use that money if I don't go to school in TX anymore? Would it be illegal to use it? I applied for financial aid in TX during fall 2007. Thank you :)
Asked by C47V3770 - Tue Jan 15 21:53:50 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. And it took you that long to get it? Wow, if you received it because your tuition and books were already paid for and finished all your classes without dropping out then yes. It doesn't matter where you spend it. It was for a semester that you or someone else already paid for.
Answered by Found-1 - Tue Jan 15 22:17:38 2008

how long after the first day of classes start, will i recieve my refund check from my grant money i didnt use?
Q. I getting a grant from PELL
Asked by kiddodiddo - Sat Jan 9 21:54:38 2010 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It all depends on the school. Some schools disburse funds up to a week before the semester for continuing students; new students must wait until the drop/add period is over. I would check your schools financial aid website or the bursar's office website to see if they have this information posted for you. If not, give them a call. While they can't normally give detailed information over the phone, they can give you an idea of when the funds will be disbursed and how you will receive your refund (check, direct deposit, etc.). Hope this helps. :)
Answered by misscues - Sat Jan 9 22:42:41 2010

Claiming Pell Grant refund on tax return?
Q. does this count as income that I need to claim? And I don't really know if I spent it or not or what on since I just deposited it into my checking account.
Asked by glittergrl3269 - Sun Mar 22 13:52:18 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Dear Glitter: See IRS Pub 970. The Pell grant is tax free to the extent it is used for "Qualified Educational Expenses". See reporting requirement (if required) in Pub 970. This advice was prepared based on our understanding of the tax law in effect at the time it was written as it applies to the facts that you provided. Click on my profile to read more. Errol Quinn Enrolled Agent Master Tax Advisor
Answered by hrblockerrolquinn - Sun Mar 22 14:05:51 2009

Pell grant refund? When do I recieve the balance?
Q. Would you kindly help me? By the grace of God I some how I was granted the maximum amount of a pell grant, to return to my local community college. My three classes came to $500 that the school just deducted from my PG award and I will pay for my books with the PG this Monday. (You know, like it charge it to my pell grant in the book store.) So after that, when do I recieve the remaining balance of my award by check? What is an estimated time? I am in NC if that matters. Thanks everyone! I am very grateful for all your answers!
Asked by A little Southern Comfort - Thu Jan 3 16:30:39 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Go to your schools financial aid website. Most schools have the dates posted there. Good luck with your degree!!!
Answered by Hotgirl - Thu Jan 3 16:38:48 2008

Question about Pell Grant?
Q. My school sent me a check for a Pell Grant refund on money that was not used. I get an email a week after the checks have been sent out with them telling me that they sent me the wrong amount. Tell told me that I could either bring in the check that they sent me or I will owe them money. Does the school have the right to this? I have already spent most of the money that they sent me. They said that on my application that I said I have 3 people living with me. Which I do live with my parents. Anyways I had to make a couple of corrections before the quarter started and I answered questions to the Financial Aid office and now my household size in there eyes is just me. I am 25 years old and I just gave them my information what am I suppose to… [cont.]
Asked by Jen Agent 4 the Troll MAN!!!! - Thu Aug 27 01:12:45 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You need to repay the money. Yes, they have the right to do this. You are considered "Independent" and if you read the fafsa instructions carefully you would have discovered you can not count your parents in your household number (even if you live with them) as an independent student. What I don't understand is how the websites self checks didn't catch this. You must have had SEVERAL questions that you answered incorrectly on the fafsa to get this to go though. Always read the questions carefully to avoid this costly mistake and call someone if you don't understand. If you do not repay the money they will put a hold on your transcript and will not allow you to enroll in any other classes at the school and you will not be able to… [cont.]
Answered by just not that - Thu Aug 27 01:22:07 2009

Pell Grant Refund Payment?
Q. Okay... I started college (for the first time) in Winter 2009 (Jan.7)...I received Hope and Pell Grants through Financial Aid...Hope ended up covering everything...My tuition, books, fees, etc... When it came time for the left over money to be disbursed (I know that I had some left over )...I waited for it in the mail...It never came...I went to my Student Success Center at school and was told that I would not receive anything because I was only in a Certificate?Diploma Program...This sounded fishy to me...and some random guy was the one that told me that...Anyways to make a long story short..I called Financial Aid Offices and they told me that it does not matter what I am in, as long as there is money left over I should get in back...Then [cont.]
Asked by JaZzY fLaVaZ - Sat Feb 28 14:23:11 2009 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments

A. i am a college student and i work in financial aid. if you know you have extra money that you are supposed to receive then go to the business office, and tell them. if they say they mailed it out to you tell them you haven't. or if you dorm check your mail box. or you can check back at your house where your parents live, maybe they sent it there.
Answered by ba6y_elmo - Sat Feb 28 19:46:16 2009

do we get to keep the remainder of the federal pell grant?
Q. hello. i'm taking some classes right now at a college. i got an email from my school saying that i have remaining $2000 of the pell grant that i can use for this coming summer semester. let's say i take a few classes this summer and i still have money left over from the pell grant, does the school send me a refund check? what if i dont take any classes, does the school send me a check of $2000? what happens? thank you
Asked by Mary - Wed Apr 1 16:26:04 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

Fincial aid and Pell grant what`s the diffrence?
Q. I have already been awarded my aid and i`m looking at my account summary and it`s telling me my pell grant is a certain a amount and i have a certain amount to spend on books.Does that amount tell me how much i`m getting back in my refund check or not? Is a pell grant and fincial aid too diffrent monies or the same?
Asked by ty48104 - Thu Jan 4 14:36:53 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. pell grants are a form of federal financial aid that never has to be paid back. It is strictly based on your income. The amount they have posted on your account is probably the amount allowed. You should call your financial aid office to find out about your refund they should be able to tell you by now.
Answered by ThinkingMan2006 - Thu Jan 4 14:41:00 2007

When do i get my refund check?
Q. I will be attending lemoyne owen college here in memphis in on Aug 24th and i was wondering when do they typically disburse the refund checks? I already filled out the fasfa and see that i am eligible for the pell grant up to 5350 and plans to take out loans to cover the rest.
Asked by Whittney21 - Wed Jul 1 15:19:22 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You will need to call your school's financial aid office to find out the exact date that financial aid awards are disbursed. The government requires that they are disbursed no SOONER than 10 days before classes begin, but that doesn't mean schools have to do it that early. Your school receives the financial aid money, deducts what they need to pay for your direct bills (tuition, meal plan, etc.), and if you have leftover money, then that's what you receive in the form of a refund check. It can take several days after your school's disbursement date for you to be given a refund check.
Answered by Fiona432 - Wed Jul 1 16:09:55 2009

financial aid (PELL grant) taken away?
Q. I already got my refund check last week... but when I looked at my billing statement today, it says pell grant has been taken away.. Meaning I owe them money now. This is for the 07-08 year. Nothing has changed in terms of financial need, and I didn't change classes or anything. I did get married last week though. Has this something to do with it? I don't think it does since fafsa was filed for the 07-08 years with my moms information... What do you think is happening? I already contacted the school and I'm waiting on my answer. But until then, can anybody give me some information?
Asked by kat - Tue Feb 19 13:38:14 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You could have lost your Pell for many reasons. First, you may need to submit something to your school. If something is missing from your file, they can take away your aid until you submit what they want. You may have been given Pell in error. Is your EFC above $4000? If so, you aren't eligible for Pell. Did you get Pell at another school this year? Your school may have found out that you already got maximum Pell. There could be many more reasons, some of which may be errors. I am sure it is not because you got married (unless you went and changed your 07-08 FAFSA to say married). You are not supposed to update your FAFSA due to a change in marital status. Marital status is effective the day you first file your FAFSA and… [cont.]
Answered by Shelley B - Tue Feb 19 16:25:49 2008

need help with pell grant award letter this is what it says:?
Q. 1st disbursement loan information: award type. estimated disbursment date. # of credits. amount. subsidized-1 7/13/08 12 $1750 unsubsidized-1 7/13/08 $2000 unsubsidized LL-1 7/13/08 $1000 Total Aid 1st disbursement $4750 2nd disbursement loan information award type. estimated disbursement date. # of credits.amount. Subsidized 11/27/08 12 $1750 unsibsidezed-1 11/27/08 $2000 unsubsidixed LL-1 11/27/08 $1000 total aid 2nd disbursment $4750 Award year 2008 Federal pell grant award disembursemnt date credits amount disbursment 6/23/08 1-12 $2155 What does this mean and will will i get my refund check??? sorry i meant to say when will i get my check
Asked by Mandy(Mom of 2+TWINS) - Mon Jun 23 11:29:41 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Call the financial aid department at your school. They will be able to look at your file and interpret it for you. Generally loan/grant checks are distributed a few days after the start of the semester.
Answered by canes77 - Mon Jun 23 11:42:11 2008

I shouldn t have cashed my School Refund Check, now what?
Q. I cashed a school refund check but due to a serious and unexpected personal event, I won t be able to begin this semester that starts at the end of the week. I was given a Pell grant. Will they let me pay this money back to the school to avoid debts? Or am I now exempted from getting a grant ever again? Only helpful responses please.
Asked by Sarah - Mon Jan 19 19:08:23 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The best answer I can give you is to contact your school's financial aid office. Ask them what you should do step by step. Good luck!
Answered by calina - Tue Jan 20 18:52:10 2009

how do you find out how much a pell grant is if you applyed for it ?
Q. also do you get a refund check and how often
Asked by serious70 - Thu Sep 18 23:56:58 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You will get what is called an "Award Letter" from your college that will give you exact amounts and instruct you what to do to accept them. Your school will get the Pell grant and use it to pay for all or a portion of your tuition, fees, etc. Schools will only send you a refund check if your Pell (and other aid if you get any) is more than your tuition and fees etc. Some get a pell, but not enough to cover everything. You will have to compare your award letter to your bill to determine if you will get any if they are not together on the same piece of paper. Schools usually give out refunds a few weeks after school has started each semester.. but sometimes it can be much later if you applied after the schools priority deadline. (Many… [cont.]
Answered by Found-1 - Fri Sep 19 00:37:28 2008

Do State grants give refunds?
Q. I was told by a friend state grants dont give refund checks only federal (Pell) grants do, Is that true? My school states they take money for tuition from my Pell first then from my state grant. If I have 1,000 left over after tuition and fees will they send me a check for books? I think it would be unfair of them to not give that to me and cause me to take loans for books. State:Indiana Suba: school never said I get a refund, 1,000 is what i estimate I'll have left after tuition. Bauer: thx for website, it says State grant is only for tuition and fees..does that mean Not for books?
Asked by 4U2NV - Tue Jul 14 14:22:31 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Typically all aid will apply to your student account and tuition and fees will be taken out. Your school will typically then cut you a check for any amount leftover after tuition and fees to be used for books, living expenses etc. Scholarships can have criteria that says to only apply to tuition and fees or send the money back to the donor. Generally grants are not set up that way. You can check your state's Higher Education Coordinating Board to get more specific information.
Answered by mbauer07 - Tue Jul 14 14:47:14 2009

Fafsa student refund help?
Q. I was awarded around 5200 total pell grant for one year, half goes to my fall, and the other half to my spring semester. So that leaves around 2600 per semester. But for some reason this 2600 was spilt into two parts for fall, 1300. I then saw that the status of one 1300 was pending until october 30, and the other half was used to pay for my tuition fees. So my school sent me 600 dollars that was left from deducting my tuition from the 1300, and the other 1300 says "scheduled distribution October 30". What will happen with this money once its distributed? I already got a refund check of 620$?!?! But I still have pell grant money that is pending for October 30. This is NOT financial aid for the next semester. Im sure that I was awarded… [cont.]
Asked by Maurice - Wed Oct 14 21:23:23 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Call the financial aid office at your school and ask them for clarification.
Answered by Pat - Thu Oct 15 12:56:42 2009

Received Pell Grant of $5350 what amount should I get reimbursed?
Q. Our Daughter attended Community College for 12 hours last semester, 19 hours this Spring Semester. We did not get the Fafsa done until November 2009. We received notice from college we would receive $5350 Pell Grant. We paid by credit card for last Semester (Fall) $1082, then paid Spring 2010 $1650. This means that college received Pell Grant and our credit card payments(Total $8082) (we are still paying on credit card ) They sent a check to our daughter for $2600 today. Should we not receive the full Pell Grant back as we already paid for tuition? College won't talk to me because our Daughter is over 18!!! But we are still liable for expenses until she is 24! Need help to understand, even though we did the Fafsa in Nov. 2009,… [cont.]
Asked by killowen05 - Thu Feb 25 16:16:53 2010 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments

A. First, YOU are not liable for her tuition at all. If you don't want to pay for her college, you don't have to. There is no law that says you are liable. Yes, your income is used to determine HER financial aid eligibility, but again, this does not mean you have to pay for it. As a matter of fact (since she qualified for the PELL grant) that shows that you CAN"T pay for it. Hence why SHE got the pell grant. This puts you in a situation. As I'm sure you figured out, the PELL grant is issued to her. In her name. This means if she doesn't want to give it to you to pay off the credit card she doesn't have to. (Hopefully your daughter is a better person that to do that to you, although she is not obligated to). Also be aware that YOU… [cont.]
Answered by just not that - Thu Feb 25 17:35:51 2010

Will I get less money back on my tax return because of a pell grant?
Q. ok, i asked a question similar to this earlier but didnt get the answer i was looking for.. anyhow, I am going to school online...i was eligible for a pell grant for this semester of $2300... Actually, it was a lil over $4000 but after it paid for my books and schooling expenses, I got the refund of $2300 for living expenses. When I report that to my taxes, will it effect them ? as in me not getting what I normally would get back?.. Last year we got a lil over $5000 back because we have 2 children and my hubby only made $14,500 that year...I am just curious if my tax check will be about the same or will I lose money because of that pell grant? ..I also took out a subsidized loan.
Asked by I my irish twins! - Tue Nov 11 01:32:07 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Was the pell grant for a school year or just one semester. If for a full year, next semester's tuition can also be applied against the grant before any of it is taxable. All sorts of factors will come into play in determining if this years refund will be more or less than last year. But usually, higher income causes more in tax, and thus a lower refund. Though, if everything else is the same as last year, the extra $2300 won't make a huge difference in your taxes.
Answered by Anarchrist - Fri Nov 14 23:11:52 2008

Federal Aid Refund and Applying for NAFSA?
Q. Ok, I applied for federal loans for summer 08 which was the 07 aid year. My loans got disbursed and I got a big refund check from what I didn't spend at school. I had no idea I was going to get a check. Since I have so much money I won't need to apply for aid next year since I am only taking 2 classes per semester. I am doing pre-nursing classes and this will probably cover that. I will need to apply for aid once I get accepted into nursing school a few years down the road. My question is that I thought I read somewhere that you can't apply for a student loan if you don't do it every year?? Since I probably won't need it for the 08-09 year, will I not be able to get a student loan when I need it 3-4 years from now?? I am confused. I am not… [cont.]
Asked by Isle Esme - Tue Sep 2 00:58:12 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

I didn't fill my fafsa out until almost the end of the Fall Semester?
Q. and I've already paid off my tuition for the fall semester but they offered me about 1200 dollars in pell grants for the fall. Will I still get a refund check for this or no because the semester is almost over?
Asked by Girl07 - Mon Nov 9 23:35:49 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. education.mypressonline.c om - it has detailed info how to apply for financial aid and scholarships to get more cash.
Answered by Andy - Wed Nov 11 05:50:41 2009

I was awarded $7260.00 in pell grants and work study program. If I don't use all that money do I get it back?
Q. This amount was awarded for fall 06-summer 07. If I don't use all of it, do I get a refund check at the end of that period?
Asked by DOMINICAN_J - Mon Oct 9 12:29:40 2006 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. No you will not have to give it back... chances are you will not have any left over... so spend wisely The money will be used by your school first to pay for your classes and any living expenses you may have on campus. Then you will have to purchase your books. The remainder of the money (your grant is also divided by semesters so you do not get the full allotment all at once) will be given to you in the form of a check. The remainder is to pay for supplies and is to be spent on school... however, you can spend it anyway you want... but the best thing to do is put it in a bank account in case an unexpected expense arises. Also, if you drop classes before a certain date, you will have to give some of it back - usually that is done… [cont.]
Answered by beautifuldroog - Mon Oct 9 12:38:01 2006