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Kelly, Emily; Adam, Tara – National Center for Education Statistics, 2019
This report presents trend data on nonfederal grant and scholarship aid awarded to undergraduate students in selected years between 2003-04 and 2015-16. Nonfederal grant and scholarship aid is typically awarded by states, institutions, employers, and private sources. Unlike loans, grant and scholarship aid does not need to be repaid. Grants and…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Undergraduate Students, Student Financial Aid, Grants
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Chen, Xianglei; Nunnery, Annaliza – National Center for Education Statistics, 2019
In order to inform and improve policies and programs designed to assist low-income students, policymakers and academic scholars seek to understand the characteristics of this student population, how these students fare in college, and the challenges they face in persisting and completing a degree (Choy 2000; Perna 2015; Watson 2017). Recent…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Low Income Students, Profiles, Student Characteristics
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Ifill, Nicole; Velez, Erin Dunlop – National Center for Education Statistics, 2016
This report is based on data from four iterations of the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS), a large, nationally representative sample survey of students that focuses on how they finance their education. NPSAS includes data on federal Pell Grant awards, which are need-based grants awarded to low-income students, primarily…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Financial Aid Applicants, Student Financial Aid, Eligibility
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Bahr, Steven; Sparks, Dianah; Hoyer, Kathleen Mulvaney – National Center for Education Statistics, 2018
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is an important tool to help students find financial assistance. Not only do students fill out the FAFSA to apply for federal aid for post-secondary education, but also to be considered for aid by states, institutions, and private funders. Thus, filling out the FAFSA, specifically, and applying…
Descriptors: College Students, College Applicants, Student Financial Aid, Financial Aid Applicants
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Smith, Nichole D.; Duprey, Michael A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2017
The 2015 Federal Student Aid Supplement (FSA Supplement), directed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) at the U.S. Department of Education (ED), is a collection of federal student loan data intended to augment the 1996/01 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:96/01) and the 2004/09 Beginning Postsecondary…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid, Student Loan Programs