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.
Federal Pell Grant. The Federal Pell Grant is the largest need-based college grant program, awarding more than $30 billion in grants each year to more than 9 million students. Grants are a form of gift aid, money that does not have to be repaid. The maximum Federal Pell Grant was $5,645 in the 2013-2014 academic year and $5,730 in 2014-2015. The maximum Federal Pell Grant is expected to increase to $5,775 in 2015-2016. More than 95 percent (95.9%) of Federal Pell Grant recipients in 2011-2012 had family adjusted gross income (AGI) under $60,000.