what is a financial aid census date?
These are the responsibility of the student. The Financial Aid census date is the date that a studentâs enrollment is considered locked by the Financial Aid Office. The census date enables the Financial Aid Office to correctly make calculations to a students Financial Aid, especially their Pell Grant awards. Any enrollment after the census date will affect a studentâs ability to get the Pell Grant only. Loans are not affected by the census date. To see when the census date is for the current semester, go to the main Financial Aid page. I thought I was receiving the Pell Grant this semester.