Lunar Calendars, including Islamic and Jewish calendars, measure the time it takes for the Moon to orbit the Earth 12 times, 354.3667 days. The lunar calendar falls short of the solar calendar by 11 days a year. This deficiency can be made up by occasionally inserting a 13 th month, in a method called âintercalationâ.
Although the amount of potential recipients has increased, some opponents of the act claim that it still does not cover enough people. Beginning July 1, 2010, there was an increase from $5,350 to $5,500 per semester of the maximum Pell Grant award that one might receive. Recently, that figure has jumped another $50 to a total of $5,550 per semester. This means that low-income students with high grades have a chance to receive up to $11,100 for the entire school year, though the average student will receive about $3,865.
The total Pell Grant funding amount for the year 2014 is $31.1 billion. Broken down this means that for 2015, the maximum grant appropriation per student is $4,860, and the mandatory entitlement amount is $915 for a total of $5,775 for the year.he Pell Grant is a need-based federal grant for low-income students who require financial support to pay for college. Pell Grants are awarded to undergraduate students who have not received their first bachelorâs degree and to some students who are enrolled in qualifying post-baccalaureate programs.