Pell Grant Lifetime Eligibility Used (PLEU)
The amount of Federal Pell Grant funds that a student may receive over their lifetime is limited by federal law to be the equivalent of six years of Pell Grant funding. If a student enrolls in 12 credit hours (full-time status) per semester, the student will have six years’ worth of Pell Grant funding. If the student enrolls in six credit hours (part-time status), they will have funding for up to 12 years. Students who received Pell Grant funding for the past four years or more may find their Pell Grant eligibility reduced or eliminated.
To determine how much of the maximum six years (600%) of Pell Grant funding you have used each year, the ED compares the actual amount you received for the award year with your scheduled award amount for that award year. Of course, if you receive the full amount of your scheduled award, you will have used 100%. It is possible that you might not receive your entire scheduled award for an award year. There are a number of reasons for this; the most common reason of which are that you are not enrolled for the full year and/or that you are not enrolled on a full-time status.