Federal Pell Grant at Northern Illinois University 2025

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Value$7,395.
• Study LevelMasters , PhD , Undergraduate
• SponsorNorthern Illinois University
• City to studyIllinois
• School to studyNorthern Illinois University
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Table of Content

• Overview
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Programme Overview

• The Pell Grant is awarded to students who display exceptional financial need (as determined on the FAFSA). Eligibility and awards are determined by Student Aid Index (SAI), enrollment status, and NIU's cost of attendance (COA). Students must be maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress to be eligible for Pell Grant funding.
  • For the majority of students, the Pell Grant does not need to be repaid as it is considered gift aid. For some students repayment may be necessary: When You May Have to Repay a Grant

Benefits

• Annual awards vary for full-time undergraduates.
  • For the 2024-2025 academic year the maximum Pell Grant award is $7,395.
• Awards are offered based on full-time enrollment (12 or more credit hours) and will be reduced for enrollment in fewer than 12 credit hours.
• Available to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor's degree or professional degree.
• Students may receive up to three full-time semesters of Pell per year, however, they must be registered at least half-time (6 hours) to receive a Pell Grant during the summer if they have exhausted their fall and spring eligibility.
• Students can receive up to the equivalent of 12 full-time semesters of funding, per federal law.

Requirements

Federal Pell Grant recipients who are packaged after the PRD would be awarded based on actual enrollment hours at the time of packaging. Some things to consider:

• All withdrawn courses (grade of W) would not be counted towards Federal Pell Grant eligibility
• All courses that resulted in a failing grade (F) must verify student’s attendance prior to factoring it towards Pell eligibility
• All audit courses would not be counted
• If the student was initially packaged prior to the PRD but the award was later cancelled, this would be considered as a “reinstatement” of award. The reinstated award would take precedence over the recalculation.
• For students who are appealing their SAP status for Title IV eligibility, any previously established award will also take precedence over a recalculated one. If the student was never packaged, then only actual enrollment would be considered.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• Apply by completing the FAFSA.
  • Pell Grant eligibility is evaluated annually with the FAFSA application and eligibility for one academic year does not necessarily indicate eligibility for future years.

For more details visit: Northern Illinois University scholarship webpage