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Monnica Chan; Blake H. Heller – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Generally, need-based financial aid improves students' academic outcomes (Nguyen, Kramer & Evans, 2019). However, the largest source of need-based grant aid in the United States, the Federal Pell Grant Program (Pell), has a mixed evaluation record (Bettinger, 2004; Rubin, 2011; Marx & Turner, 2018; Park & Scott-Clayton, 2018;…
Descriptors: Grants, Federal Aid, Eligibility, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid)
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Hallett, Ronald E.; Crutchfield, Rashida – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2017
This monograph explores how homelessness intersects most social issues that marginalize individuals and negatively influence postsecondary completion, including poverty, foster care, and LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, queer/questioning, and others) discrimination. As becomes evident, students experiencing homelessness should be considered…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Higher Education, Educational Research, Research Methodology
Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The Federal Pell Grant End-of-Year Report presents primary aspects of Federal Pell Grant Program activity for the 2011-2012 award year. This presentation is a compilation of quantitative program data assembled to offer insights into the changes to the Title IV applicant universe and the Federal Pell Grant Program. The Federal Pell Grant…
Descriptors: Grants, Annual Reports, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Sivon, Ellen Wise – 1984
A sourcebook for foreign students and scholars already in the United States who are seeking additional financial resources to complete their U.S. education is presented. These sources of support are mostly available from U.S. private, nonprofit organizations including professional societies, scientific and medical research organizations, scholarly…
Descriptors: Donors, Financial Aid Applicants, Foreign Students, Higher Education
Wolfinger, Raymond; And Others – 1988
The financing of higher education opportunities in California and the impact of current financial aid programs upon the formal structure of higher education and upon students is addressed. The issue of how Californians see student financial aid with particular emphasis on the extent of their understanding and the degree of their support is…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Finance, Educational Opportunities, Educational Policy
Spaulding, Randy; Olswang, Steven – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2005
Using institutional data, this paper presents a model to enable researchers and enrollment managers to assess the effectiveness of financial aid packaging policies in light of student characteristics and institutional market position. The model uses discriminant analysis and a series of hypothetical financial aid award scenarios to predict the…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Choice, Decision Making, Student Financial Aid