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Award Period: The period of time from July 1 Electronic Application: Introduced in 1990-91,
of one year thru June 30 of the next year. The the U.S. Department of Education’s process for
award period covered in this 2005-2006 End-of- submitting applications for Title IV Federal Aid
Year Report is July 1, 2005 thru June 30, 2006. electronically directly to the Central Processing
System, either directly from the institution, from
C%: Column Percent. The number of software provided to the student, or via the
responses in each cell within a column as a World Wide Web.
percentage of the total number of responses in
the column. Eligible Applicant: Individual who has
submitted an official application for a Federal
Control of Institution: Refers to whether an Pell Grant and has been determined eligible to
educational institution is public, private non- receive a grant because of sufficient financial
profit, or proprietary. need. An eligible applicant in 2005-2006 had an
EFC of 3,850 or less.
Dependent Recipient: An individual receiving a
Federal Pell Grant who is dependent on his or Expenditures: Funds awarded to Federal Pell
her parent for financial support. To be Grant recipients for an award period.
considered dependent in 2005-2006, the student
Family Income: One of the primary factors
• Is under 24 years of age, or considered in determining eligibility for a Federal
• Is not a veteran of active service in the Pell Grant. In this report, family income is
U.S. Armed Forces, or considered to be the sum of a family’s adjusted
• Is not an orphan or ward of the court, or gross income (or earned income for non-tax
filers) and non-taxable income (including non-
• Does not have legal dependents, or
educational social security benefits, welfare
• Is not married, or benefits, and child support).
• A graduate or professional student.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Educational Cost: The cost of attending an (FAFSA): The Department of Education form
institution offering postsecondary education that may be used to apply for a Federal Pell
coursework for a full academic year. In 2005- Grant as well as other forms of Federal aid.
2006, educational costs considered by Federal
Pell Grant awards purposes include tuition and Formula Type: Six different formulas are used
fees, allowances established by the institution to determine Federal Pell Grant eligibility and
for room and board, the cost of books and are applied according to the applicant’s
supplies, transportation, and miscellaneous dependency status and qualification for the
expenses. Certain additional allowances, such Simplified Needs Test (SNT).
as provisions for childcare and costs of special