Title page
Contents
KEY FINDINGS 4
OFFERING PELL GRANTS TO STUDENTS WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE INCREASED PROGRAM ENROLLMENT AND COMPLETION 7
OFFERING PELL GRANTS FOR VERY SHORT-TERM OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS ALSO INCREASED PROGRAM ENROLLMENT AND COMPLETION 9
MOST STUDENTS OFFERED EXPERIMENTAL PELL GRANTS USED THEM BUT WERE JUST AS LIKELY AS THOSE NOT OFFERED PELL GRANTS TO ALSO USE FEDERAL LOANS 12
LOOKING AHEAD 14
REFERENCES 17
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 18
DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 19
Exhibits
Exhibit 1. The 2011 Pell Grant experiments 5
Exhibit 2. Overview of the evaluation design 6
Exhibit 3. Impact of offering experimental post-bachelor's Pell Grants on enrollment in and completion of programs at study schools 7
Exhibit 4. Completion of high-demand programs at study schools among students who were offered experimental post-bachelor's Pell Grants 8
Exhibit 5. Impact of offering experimental Pell Grants for very short-term occupational training programs on enrollment in and completion of programs at study schools 10
Exhibit 6. Completion of high-demand programs at study schools among students who were offered experimental Pell Grants for very short-term occupational training programs 11
Exhibit 7. Use of experimental Pell Grants among students who received the offer, by experiment 12
Exhibit 8. Use of federal student loans among students who received an offer of experimental Pell funds, by experiment 13