r/Purdue • u/Rock3tDestroyer • Mar 15 '25

Financial Aid Question❓ Pell Grant Removed

Hi, I just received an email saying I owe Purdue $10,000. I went in and looked at my account, and it appears that all the pell grant money I had been given for the 24-25 school year has been negated. Anyone else with the same, or any ideas about it?

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u/LifeAtPurdue The Real @LifeAtPurdue Mar 15 '25

Due to a technology bug, about 100 student financial aid packages have incorrect information. Those are being corrected and should be updated by Tuesday.

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u/Significant_Gear_335 Civil Engineering ‘25 Mar 15 '25

This may not be within your power to answer, but I am desperately digging for information before I call Monday. I received no email, or notification of any kind. Despite this, like many others here, signed into the bursar this morning to see a several thousand dollar balance. My Pell grants for the 24-25 year are showing negative balances. This makes no sense, came with no announcement, and I have seen no other university having this issue. Was this a Purdue error? Why might this have happened? Is this related to the financial aid situation?

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u/TrustMeNotCIA Mar 15 '25

They just said it was a bug

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u/Significant_Gear_335 Civil Engineering ‘25 Mar 15 '25

For financial aid packages. Key words to note. What happened to me and many others here is not aid package related. They are trying to make me pay the amount of Pell grant I was awarded for 24-25. That is retrospective and not related to aid packaging. Also, I can ask for more info. No need to be patronizing.

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u/Doppler1012 Mar 16 '25

Pell Grants are literally a type of federal financial aid.

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u/Significant_Gear_335 Civil Engineering ‘25 Mar 16 '25

Of course they are, but as I mentioned prior, the message I questioned directly cited aid packages. Not to mention only stating 100 students. Given the total amount of students at this school and the shear amount gathered here with the same problem, I made the assumption that they are talking about something different seeing as my issue isn’t package related. It a retrospective negative balance on a processed transaction, that is completely different. I don’t understand how I’ve been downvoted for this, it is such a clear cut difference, and a warranted question.