Basic Maximum. As of the 2010-2011 school year, the maximum Pell Grant for a full-time student was $5,500. In total, students can apply for the grants for six years of full-time education, or 18 semesters. Some students may be eligible to receive two Pell Grants in one year.
http://www.ehow.com/info_8072282_max-pell-grant.html
The largest one-year percentage increases in the maximum Pell Grant were 16% ($796 in 2015 dollars) in 2009-10 and 11% ($484) in 2001-02. The largest declines were 14% in 1980-81 ($827) and again in 1981-82 ($699). The maximum Pell Grant is the most frequently cited measure of the subsidies provided by the program.
https://trends.collegeboard.org/student-aid/figures-tables/maximum-and-average-pell-grants-over-time
The three most important things to know about Federal Pell Grants are that they generally don’t have to be repaid, what the maximum reward is, and what constitutes financial need. “Amounts can change yearly. The maximum Federal Pell Grant award is $5,730 for the 2014–15 award year (July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015). For the 2015–16 award year (July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016), the maximum award will be $5,775. Then there’s the good news. Because of family size, number of kids in college, etc., you may qualify.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/reynagobel/2015/01/31/more-people-eligible-for-pell-grants-than-expected/
The amount of Federal Pell Grant funds you may receive over your lifetime is limited by federal law to be the equivalent of six years of Pell Grant funding. Since the maximum amount of Pell Grant funding you can receive each year is equal to 100%, the six-year equivalent is 600%.
https://studentaid.ed.gov/types/grants-scholarships/pell/calculate-eligibility
How is my Federal Pell Grant Lifetime Eligibility Used calculated? Scheduled award: The maximum amount of Federal Pell Grant funding you can receive is calculated for an award year. An award year is a period from July 1 of one calendar year to June 30 of the next calendar year.
https://studentaid.ed.gov/types/grants-scholarships/pell/calculate-eligibility
CHAPTER 3. Pell Grant awards are based on the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) on the student’s SAR. or ISIR, the academic year structure (see Chapter 1), and the student’s cost of attendance (see. Chapter 2). The Scheduled Award amounts are specified on the Pell Payment Schedules released.
http://www.ifap.ed.gov/fsahandbook/attachments/0910FSAHbkVol3Ch3Sept30.pdf
Pell Grant Maximum for 2017–18 Announced. The White House has announced that the maximum Pell Grant for the 2017–18 award year will be $5,920. We plan to post the Pell Grant Payment and Disbursement Schedules by the middle of October. Fri Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2016.
https://financialaidtoolkit.ed.gov/tk/announcement-detail.jsp?id=pell-2017-18
Maximum and Average Pell Grants over Time. The level of the maximum Pell Grant, which is legislated by Congress, has fluctuated over time. It declined by 21% in inflation-adjusted dollars between 1985-86 and 1995-96 before increasing by 35% between 1995-96 and 2005-06, and by another 17% between 2005-06 and 2015-16.
https://trends.collegeboard.org/student-aid/figures-tables/maximum-and-average-pell-grants-over-time
The amount of Federal Pell Grant funds a student may receive over his or her lifetime is limited by a new federal law to be the equivalent of six years of Pell Grant funding. Since the maximum amount of Pell Grant funding a student can receive each year is equal to 100%, the six-year equivalent is 600%.
https://www.lorainccc.edu/paying-for-college/grants/calculating-pell-grant-lifetime-eligibility-used/
The Scheduled Award is the maximum amount the student can. receive during the award year, if he or she attends full-time for a full. academic year. The award year begins on July 1 of one year and ends. on June 30 of the next year. For example, the 2009-2010 award year. begins July 1, 2009, and ends June 30, 2010.
http://www.ifap.ed.gov/fsahandbook/attachments/0910FSAHbkVol3Ch3Sept30.pdf
what is the max for pell
The maximum for Pell is $5,920. The maximum for Pell grant is $5,920.