Institutions request National Direct Student Loan, College Work-Study, and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant program funding by submitting to the Office of Education the "Tripartite Application." This paper reviews the institutional application process and evaluates the format used by institutions for requesting aid funds.…

This report presents annual data on the amount of financial assistance--grants, loans, and work-study--available to help students pay for postsecondary education. The College Board began this data series in 1983 to track the value of such aid over time from federal, state, and institutional sources. This year, information on federal education tax…

This volume of the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Handbook discusses the eligibility requirements for students and parent borrowers and the responsibilities of institutions in checking to be sure that recipients qualify for their aid awards. The guide also describes recent changes to FSA requirements and procedures. The biggest change for this year is…

The major driving forces of change in undergraduate student financing during the 1990s were tuition increases and the broader availability of federal student loans. This report uses data from four National Postsecondary Student Aid Studies (NPSAS) to look at changes in financial aid to students in four types of institutions: public 2-year; public…

This guide, written in Spanish, describes federal student aid programs for postsecondary education and how to apply for them. It begins by outlining sources for learning about student aid, such as school financial aid administrators, state higher education agencies, foundations, organizations related to particular fields of interest and toll-free…

It is estimated that some 220,000 students participate each year in cooperative education programs in 1,100 colleges and universities. The cooperative education, or work-study, concept is discussed with focus on the program's major purposes and benefits for the colleges, students and businesses involved. (JMD)

Tables outlining federal financial support for higher education in the 1986 budget are presented including funds for the Department of Education and other federal agencies covering scientific research, health research and training, health professions, arts and humanities, and civil rights. (MLW)

This volume describes the institutional eligibility and administrative requirements for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program. While the borrower's eligibility is the same under either program, the procedures are different because funds for Direct Loans are provided…

This volume describes the institutional eligibility and administrative requirements for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program. The borrower's eligibility is the same under either program, but the procedures are different because funds for Direct Loans are provided…

The aggregate financing of student aid by the federal government, state governments, and institutions over the past 25 years is discussed. Trends in the composition of aid delivered (grants, loans, and work study) are described. Over time comparisons in the numbers of recipients and aid per recipient are given by programs. (Author/MLW)

The National Postsecondary Student Aid Study collected data for sample students from registrar and financial aid offices at postsecondary institutions. The data were collected for students enrolled in a postsecondary institution in fall 1986. Since substantial numbers of students are not enrolled in fall and are therefore not represented in the…

Certain aspects of the Guaranteed Student Loan, National Direct Student Loan, College Work-Study, and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants programs are reviewed and evaluated. The rules and regulations OE provides to educational and lending institutions for administering the federally sponsored student financial aid programs are found to be…

Perhaps the only form of financial support that cannot be found among more than 400 separate federal legislative provisions bearing on higher education is unrestricted support for such learning, suggests the author. Historical reasons are discussed and specific types of aid programs are described. (LBH)

The Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and Federal Work-Study (FWS) programs are called "campus-based" programs because each school is responsible for administering them on its own campus. A school applies for and receives funds from the U.S. Department of Education, and the school's…

This report presents annual data on the amount of financial assistance available to postsecondary students in the form of grants, loans, and work-study. The objective of the report is to assemble the most complete, comparable, and reliable statistics on student financial aid for the 2000-2001 academic year and for years from 1963-1964 to the…