Pell Grants must be spread out in disbursements over the course of a program of study to help meet the student’s costs in each payment period. The payment period affects when Pell funds are disbursed and the exact amount to be disbursed. See Volume 3, Chapter 1 for further discussion and definitions of payment periods. More @Wikipedia
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