Pell Grants Argumentative Essay

I am familiar with Pell grants as a student. However, I never truly knew what it was and how it would affect me personally. So, I began to do some research on what a pell grant is? And when, or how they are disbursed to students all over the country. The reason why I am writing about Pell grants is because in our English class book “The Other Wes Moore” by the author Wes Moore It was brought to my attention the topic about pell grants. One of the Wes Moore’s mothers was going to college and the only way she was able to attend school was because of Pell grants. However, there was a series of unfortunate events where she was not able to receive Pell grants. She then had to quit attending school.
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Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor's or a professional degree. (In some cases, however, a student enrolled in a post baccalaureate teacher certification program might receive a Federal Pell Grant.) You are not eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant if you are incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution or are subject to an involuntary civil commitment upon completion of a period of incarceration for a forcible or non-forcible sexual offense” (Federal student Aid …show more content…
These schools are given this money from the government. Once the school receives the money they give it out to eligible students. The next type of grant is called the “A Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant is different from other federal student grants because it requires you to take certain kinds of classes in order to get the grant, and then do a certain kind of job to keep the grant from turning into a loan” (Federal student Aid website). This type of grant is usually only given to students who are interested in becoming teachers. To receive this type of grant there are certain qualifications that are needed to be