College is getting harder to afford every year. Debt mounts and jobs, especially in certain industries, don't necessarily provide the financial return they once did. It should come as no surprise to administrators that students and families are feeling the pinch. Rather than ignore the problem, higher education leaders, policymakers, and others…

The 1988-89 Budget provides more detail on the Commonwealth's intentions for higher education as outlined in the Green and White Papers. This article focuses on one consequence of the Budget: the decline in operating grants per student in the period 1989 to 1991. Not all the data on expenditure and enrolments necessary for precise estimates are…

In October 1969 the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies appointed a committee to study the operation of the Ontario Graduate Fellowship Program to date with a view to determining whether any changes should be recommended in its objectives, method of operation, scale and relation to other programs. It was found that the program has been strikingly…

The author provides general information on scholarships for students with academic, artistic, and athletic talents. Topics covered include (1) early planning, (2) sources of scholarship information, (3) recruiters, (4) school and other sources of aid, (5) the campus visit, and (6) alternatives to scholarships. A list of references is attached. (CH)

A national scholarship policy based on a cost-benefit analysis of the social value of education is proposed as one method for improving current patterns of allocating US college scholarships and tuition funds. A central college subsidy agency, operating on a limited budget, would be required to allocate funds according to the maximum overall…

This 1994-95 Postsecondary Education Financing Study, better known as the "How Students Pay" study, is the latest in an ongoing series of efforts to learn more about students attending Indiana colleges who are served by federal, state, and institutional/private financial aid programs. The study begins with a description of student costs…

The fourth edition of analyses of selected federal student assistance and categorical programs prepared by the National Institute of Independent Colleges and Universities is presented. Sections include: (1) federal student assistance--undergraduate programs (Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, State Student Incentive Grants,…

A comprehensive guide to the cost of a college education today and the ways colleges and other sources can help people meet that cost is presented. All accredited institutions in the United States and U.S. territories offering full 4- or 5-year baccalaureate degree programs are included except institutions with primarily part-time, correspondence,…

This guide is designed to help the dependent child of a parent officially listed by the Department of Defense as a Prisoner of War (POW) or as Missing in Action (MIA) in Southeast Asia to locate possible sources of financial assistance for postsecondary education. The first two sections cover the three origins of benefits available: the state, the…

This publication is the 11th edition of a guide for students seeking financial assistance to attend post high school institutions in Illinois. The first of six chapters reproduces a booklet, titled "Need a Lift?", on obtaining financial aid for higher education and put out by the American Legion. This chapter provides general…

This manual was designed to provide structural guidelines for financial aid program operations and administration at the Community College of Baltimore. Topics discussed include: the philosophy of student aid at an open door college; the objectives of the student financial aid office; staff development and administrative improvement; organization,…

The objectives, procedures, and recipients of the Danforth and Kent Fellowships are reviewed in a report based on questionnaires, letters, and interviews. The background and philosophy, along with selection and award procedures, of the foundation are outlined, followed by a description of the methodology of the study. Details of the fellows…

This document reports on higher education student financial aid in Virginia describing its current structure, proposing a new philosophy for its organization, and recommending steps for reform. The opening chapter proposes a new philosophy for student aid which assumes shared responsibility for cost between the student and society, consideration…

A directory of 87 scholarships and financial assistance programs available to migrant high school students provides general information about the programs and gives contacts for applications. An introduction discusses types of financial assistance, how to apply for financial aid, college costs, and examples of scholarships awarded to migrant…

This report seeks to explain the complex relationship between "cost" and "price" at independent private colleges and universities, and to demonstrate that federal student financial aid does not contribute to tuition and fee increases at such institutions. To support these results, 10 facts, drawn from multivariate statistical analyses of data from…