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Download full textDepartment of Education, Washington, DC. – 1998
This book provides information to the student financial aid community about the calculation of a student's expected family contribution (EFC). An introduction which uses a question-and-answer format gives background information and guidance for using the proper formula to calculate a student's EFC. The following section provides narrative…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Higher Education
Bureau of Student Financial Assistance (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1978
A status report for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program (Basic Grant Program) for the 1976-1977 academic year is presented. Information is provided on: applicants for the 1976-1977 year; program trends for academic years 1973-1974 through 1976-1977; the number of Basic Grant recipients and nonqualifying applicants for 1976-1977 by…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Students, Dependents, Eligibility
PDF pending restorationRhind, Constance – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1993
The impacts of legislated changes in both program recipients and federal costs of the Pell Grant Program are analyzed, such as the resulting numbers of dependent and independent recipients. These include the changes in award amounts received by students and the effects of particular new provisions of the grant program on its costs. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Students, Costs, Dependents
Novalis, Carol; Murphy, Maureen – 1979
Reporting of zero/low income by applicants for Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOGs) was studied, with attention to the extent that such reporting was inaccurate. The BEOG applicant database was studied to gain understanding of the characteristics of those who report zero-income on Basic Grant applications. A random sample of 400,000 BEOG…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Dependents, Disclosure
Bureau of Student Financial Assistance (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1979
A status report for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program (Basic Grant Program) for the 1977-1978 academic year is presented. Information is based on merged applicant and recipient files. Statistical tables cover: total number of applicants, number of qualified and nonqualified applicants; number of recipients; total expenditures;…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Students, Dependents, Eligibility
Office of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1982
A status report for the Pell Grant Program (formerly called Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program) for the 1980-1981 academic year is presented. Information is based on merged applicant and recipient files. Included are a description of highlights of the program for 1980-1981, program trends for 1973-1974 through 1980-1981, and summary…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Students, Dependents, Eligibility
Office of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1983
A status report for the Pell Grant Program (formerly called Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program) for the 1981-1982 academic year is presented. Included are a description of highlights of the program for 1981-1982, program trends for 1973-1974 through 1980-1981, and summary tables for 1980-1981 on characteristics of Pell Grant recipients.…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Students, Dependents, Eligibility
Goldenberg, Dan; And Others – 1997
The 1992 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA) made changes in the need analysis formulas that determine the expected family contribution (EFC) used in awarding Title IV Federal student aid, altered the definition of an independent student, lowered the family size offset for independent students without dependents, eliminated home…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Legislation, Educationally Disadvantaged
