How to Apply for Pell Grant -

File for Pell Grant - This article contains the easiest free way to file for the Federal Pell Grant. Filing for the federal pell grant is a free service so please don't get scammed by a website and think a fee is required. Remember that the federal pell grant is 100% free and will not have to be paid back upon your graduation.

Instructions

1. To file for the federal pell grant you first will need to go to the following link:
   http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ FASFA is short for "Free Application for Federal Student Aid" and seeing that the URL link ends with .gov lets you know that this is a government website that is legitimate.

2. The first step of FASFA it to gather you tax documents, birth certificate, driver license and school documentation so you have everything ready to go. You will also need to determine your dependency status. FASFA provides a online worksheet to make this process easier for you. This can be found at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/before001.htm

3. Once you have all information and determined the above information you are ready to fill out you application. You can begin to fill out your application at the following link:
   http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/complete001.htm

   After submitting your information you will need to check back after a week or to review the information and see the determination for your grant. Good luck!