[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 3] [Revised as of July 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 34CFR690.75] [Page 888] TITLE 34--EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 690--FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart G--Administration of Grant Payments Sec. 690.75 Determination of eligibility for payment. (a) For each payment period, an institution may pay a Federal Pell Grant to an eligible student only after it determines that the requirements of 34 CFR 668.19 have been met, and the student-- (1) Qualifies as an eligible student under 34 CFR part 668, subpart C; (2) Is enrolled in an eligible program as an undergraduate student; and (3)(i) Has completed the required clock hours for which he or she has been paid a Federal Pell Grant, if the student is enrolled in an eligible program that is measured in clock hours; or (ii) Has completed the required credit hours for which he or she has been paid a Federal Pell Grant, if the student is enrolled in an eligible program that is measured in credit hours and that does not have academic terms. (b) If an institution determines at the beginning of a payment period that a student is not maintaining satisfactory progress, but reverses that determination before the end of the payment period, the institution may pay a Federal Pell Grant to the student for the entire payment period. (c) If an institution determines at the beginning of a payment period that a student is not maintaining satisfactory progress, but reverses that determination after the end of the payment period, the institution may neither pay the student a Federal Pell Grant for that payment period nor make adjustments in subsequent Federal Pell Grant payments to compensate for the loss of aid for that period. (d) A member of a religious order, community, society, agency of or organization who is pursuing a course of study in an institution of higher education is considered to have an expected family contribution amount at least equal to the maximum authorized award amount for the award year if that religious order-- (1) Has as a primary objective the promotion of ideals and beliefs regarding a Supreme Being; and (2) Provides subsistence support to its members, or has directed the member to pursue the course of study. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1845-0681) (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a) [52 FR 45736, Dec. 1, 1987, as amended at 56 FR 56916, Nov. 6, 1991; 59 FR 54730, 54735, Nov. 1, 1994; 60 FR 30789, June 12, 1995; 61 FR 60397, Nov. 27, 1996; 61 FR 60610, Nov. 29, 1996; 65 FR 65676, Nov. 1, 2000]