ED to Notify Pell Recipients of Potential Eligibility for New Grants

A June 21, 2006 press release from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) discusses a recent press conference, at which Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced that ED's Federal Student Aid office will be notifying Pell recipients of their potential eligibility for the new Academic Competitiveness and National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) grants. Notifications will be sent via e-mail or regular mail, beginning July 1, 2006. More information is provided with the press release, including how students apply for the grants and details regarding the new programs.

The press release is available at ED's Web site.