Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2023

This bill expands eligibility for Federal Pell Grants to certain graduate students who previously received Pell Grants for their undergraduate degree. It specifically allows students who completed their first bachelor's degree with Pell support (for at least 1 but fewer than 12 semesters) to receive Pell Grants for their first postbaccalaureate program, provided they otherwise qualify. The key mechanism modifies Pell Grant rules to include this "first postbaccalaureate course of study" within the student's overall grant duration limits. This directly affects graduate students meeting these specific undergraduate Pell Grant history criteria.