Suzanne,
Due to the fact that Pell eligible students sometimes present financial hardships the Department has this protection in the regulations CFR ç 668.164 regarding disbursing funds states that an institution must provide a way for a Federal Pell Grant eligible student to obtain or purchase, by the seventh day of a payment period, the books and supplies [scrubs, etc.] required for the payment period if, 10 days before the beginningââ¬â(i) The institution could disburse the title IV, HEA program funds for which the student is eligible; and (ii) Presuming the funds were disbursed, the student would have a credit… >>>