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PDF pending restorationEvans, Robert W. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1986
The verification of application data for the Pell Grant Program was conducted by the Office of Student Financial Assistance at Kansas State University. The study indicated that from an institutional standpoint the federally required validation has led to increased Pell Grant eligibility. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Eligibility, Financial Aid Applicants, Grants
Download full textDepartment of Education, Washington, DC. – 1988
Information on five U.S. Department of Education student financial aid programs and how to apply for them is presented: Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, College Work-Study, Perkins Loans (formerly National Direct Student Loans), and Guaranteed Student Loans (Parent Loans to Undergraduate Students and Supplemental Loans for…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Higher Education
Applied Systems Inst., Inc., Washington, DC. – 1983
Changes in participation in five U.S. Department of Education student financial aid programs were assessed for 1974 and 1981. These programs are the National Direct Student Loan (NDSL) program, the College Work Study program, the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) program, the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) program, and the Pell or…
Descriptors: Blacks, Family Income, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. – 1991
This report on abuses in federal student aid programs, particularly the Guaranteed Student Loan Program (GSLP), is based on information gathered by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in the course of its overall investigation and the testimony and exhibits received during the course of hearings held between February and October,…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Problems, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Leifman, Steven – 1983
The extent to which guaranty agencies, lenders, and state secondary markets impose restrictions on Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) borrowing that go beyond federal regulations was assessed through a survey of 53 guaranty agencies. Seventeen of the agencies imposed restrictions on GSLs that go beyond federal regulations, including not loaning to…
Descriptors: Banking, College Students, Credit (Finance), Eligibility
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1985
A guide to federal student financial aid programs is provided for students. General information is provided on: eligibility, financial aid, application forms, records needed, the Student Aid Report (SAR), verification by applicants of the information reported on their applications, transfer students, deadlines, addresses where applications are…
Descriptors: College Students, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1982
An ongoing corrective action framework for the Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) is presented. Attention is directed to the formal management structure in OSFA and current initiatives to improve management, and the placement of the corrective action process in the organizational hierarchy. Four formal mechanisms needed to implement the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Eligibility, Federal Aid
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1984
California's participation in Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) programs are examined. Attention is directed to: the history of federal involvement in student loan programs; California's past and current involvement in federal programs; a profile of California student borrowers; and increasingly high levels of student debt and default rates under the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Debt (Financial), Federal Aid, Federal State Relationship
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1983
Specifications of the current student financial aid system, with attention to the Pell Grant, Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL), and campus-based programs, are provided. The methodology used to develop the specifications is also described. The campus-based programs include the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, the College Work Study…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants
College Entrance Examination Board, Washington, DC. – 1981
The Reagan Administration's proposals concerning the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) Program and possible alternatives are examined. A variety of proposals are analyzed in terms of the estimated cost savings and potential effects on the supply of and demand for student loans. Background is also included on the history of legislative changes and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Students, Cost Effectiveness, Eligibility
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1987
Federal student aid programs for postsecondary education, and the procedures for applying for them, are described. The following topics are addressed: (1) finding out about student financial aid (sources other than this guide); (2) U. S. Department of Education student aid--general information (eligibility; financial need; forms, records and…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Financial Aid Applicants
Gladieux, Lawrence; And Others – 1985
Basic information about the federal Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) program, including its status and the level of participation, is presented, and policy issues concerning cost, equity, efficiency, and administration are also identified. After specifying six criteria for evaluating options for change in the program, specific options are listed…
Descriptors: College Students, Credit (Finance), Eligibility, Evaluation Criteria
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Hearings on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 that were held in Portland, Maine, in 1985 are presented. It is noted that in Maine, which is a rural state, family income is low and 56% of its students depend on federal financial aid programs. Specific concerns include: how costs at the University of Maine system compare with costs…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Credit (Finance), Eligibility, Federal Aid
Douma, Wallace H. – 1985
Ways to improve college student loans, work-study, and grants programs are suggested, based on the experience of the financial aid director at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It is recommended that emphasis be shifted from the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) Program to the National Direct Student Loan (NDSL) Program, which is more…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness, Eligibility, Federal Aid
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1983
A guide for analyzing the effects of the current student aid delivery system and for estimating the effects of system alternatives is presented. Attention is directed to measures, data sources, and analysis methods needed to evaluate the effects of each delivery system activity on the various participants (e.g., lenders, financial aid applicants,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Eligibility, Evaluation Methods, Federal Aid
