− | '''Claiborne Pell''' died at his Newport home just after midnight on 1.1.2009. | + | '''Claiborne Pell''' is the namesake of the Pell Grant, a college tuition grant program in the United States. Thanks to Pell, college students who are in financial need may apply for assistance up to about $5,700 per academic year, via the Pell Grant. |
− | Pell is the namesake of the Pell Grant, a college tuition grant program in the United States. Thanks to Pell, college students who are in financial need may apply for assistance up to about $5,700 per academic year or 12 credit hours, via the Pell Grant. | + | Pell died at his Newport home just after midnight on the first day of 2009. |