For	independent	student	applicants	or	parents	of	dependent	student	applicants	who	do	not	have	a	reported	state	of	legal
residence	or	whose	place	of	legal	residence	is	outside	the	U.S.,	use	the	poverty	estimates	for	the	contiguous	48	states.
Required	to	File	a	Federal	Income	Tax	Return
Use	IRS	Publication	501	for	the	applicable	tax	year	to	determine	if	the	independent	applicant	or	dependent	student9s
parent(s)	was	required	to	file	a	federal	tax	return.	If	tax	filing	status	is	known,	use	the	combination	of	reported	marital
status,	tax	filing	status,	and	age	to	determine	if	they	were	required	to	file.
Minimum	Pell	Grant	Eligibility	Criteria
This	section	describes	eligibility	criteria	to	qualify	for	a	Min	Pell	Grant	and	the	<Minimum	Pell	Indicator=	value	that	you	will
see	on	the	student9s	ISIR.
Dependent	Student
Min	Pell
Indicator
Eligibility	Criteria
1 The	student9s	parent	is	a	single	parent	and	has	an 	AGI	less	than	or	equal	to	325%	of	the	poverty	guideline
for	the	applicant9s	family	size	and	state	of	residence.
2 The	student9s	parent	is	not	a	single	parent	and	ha s	an	AGI	less	than	or	equal	to	275%	of	the	poverty
guideline	for	the	applicant9s	family	size	and	state	of	residence.
Blank Ineligible	for	Min	Pell
Independent	Student
Min	Pell
Indicator
Eligibility	Criteria
3 The	student	is	a	single	parent,	and	the	AGI	is	les s	than	or	equal	to	400%	of	the	poverty	line.
4 The	student	is	a	parent	and	is	not	a	single	parent ,	and	the	AGI	is	less	than	or	equal	to	350%	of	the	of	the
poverty	guideline	for	the	applicant9s	family	size	and	state	of	residence.
5 The	student	is	not	a	parent,	and	the	student9s	(an d	spouse9s	if	applicable)	AGI	is	less	than	or	equal	to	275%
of	the	of	the	poverty	guideline	for	the	applicant9s	family	size	and	state	of	residence.
Blank Ineligible	for	Min	Pell
Minimum	Pell	Grant	Eligibility
HEA	Sec.	401(b)(1)(C)
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