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Download full textOffice of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1988
Information for postsecondary institution financial aid administrators on the major federal student financial aid programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 and its amendments is provided. Nine chapters cover the following: (1) introduction (office of student financial assistance organization, debt collection and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Finance, Eligibility, Federal Aid
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is considered in this report of a hearing. Factors that affect students' financing of their college studies in Washington are addressed, including the tax structure, tuition, and the state's financial system. Recommendations for the legislation include: fund student financial aid at levels that…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, College Students, Debt (Financial)
Willett, Sandra L. – 1976
The results of a study of the availability of student financial aid information is presented. Of the 68 independent, proprietary, and public postsecondary institutions in the Boston area eligible to participate in the Office of Education's five student assistance programs--Basic Education Opportunity Grants (BEOG), Supplemental Education…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Educational Finance, Educational Research
Stedman, Jim; Scott, Marcia – 1978
Information is provided on 14 federal programs providing financial assistance to undergraduate students in universities, colleges, and vocational/technical schools. The programs provide three different types of assistance: grants (or scholarships), loans, and job earnings. Grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, but loans do. Some of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Eligibility, Federal Aid
Smith, Malbert; And Others – 1980
The impact of the Middle Income Student Assistance Act (MISAA) program was evaluated through analysis of financial aid to cohorts of students before and after MISAA, a longitudinal examination of a sample of students before and after its enactment, and a macro-level analysis of the effect of MISAA on the relationship between income and aid. The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Cohort Analysis, College Students, Federal Aid
Lee, John B. – 1977
The distribution of student financial aid funds at the state level is described and some of the variables that are associated with the allocation of funds from the different programs are identified. This paper is divided into several sections. The first reviews the work done on measures of educational opportunity and analyzes the shortcomings of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Opportunities, Federal Aid
Bureau of Student Financial Assistance (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1979
This handbook is intended primarily to help postsecondary institutions administer the major federal student financial aid programs: Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOG), Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG), College Work-Study (CWS), National Direct Student Loans (NDSL), Guaranteed Student Loans (GSL), Health Education…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Check Lists, College Applicants
Sexton, Robert F. – 1980
This monograph describes and analyzes major federal and state student financial assistance programs. Chief among those reviewed are the Basic and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, National Direct Student Loans, State Student Incentive Grants, the Guaranteed Student Loans, College Work Study, and the G.I. Bill. The paper explains how…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adults, Educational Opportunities
Moran, Mary – 1986
The impact of student aid policies on women is assessed. Differences in the conditions affecting men's and women's need for aid are identified, along with actions that could improve women's participation in student aid programs. Gender issues in student aid policy include: loan burden, default, and bankruptcy; the award of merit scholarships;…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, College Students, Comparative Analysis
