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Peer reviewedHood, Albert B.; Maplethorpe, Cheryl K. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1980
Research findings regarding the impact of financial aid on the academic lives of college students, their grades, their academic loads, and their persistence are summarized. The five areas of financial aid studied are parental support, scholarships and grants, loans, work, and aid packages. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Financial Support, Grants
Download full textUS Department of Education, 2007
The 2008-09 Counselors and Mentors Handbook on Federal Student Aid provides useful information to help high school counselors, TRIO and GEAR UP staff, and other mentors advise students about financial aid for postsecondary education. This book focuses on the federal student aid programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education. It contains…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Mentors, School Counselors, State Agencies
Office of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1995
This guide 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 telephone numbers…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Grants
Office of Postsecondary Education, Washington DC. Student Financial Assistance Programs. – 1996
This package of training materials is intended for participants in a workshop for administrators at institutions of higher education involved in administering student financial aid programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act. The workshop agenda is divided into two segments of 28 sessions over 5 days. Segment 1 consists of 11 sessions…
Descriptors: College Administration, Compliance (Legal), Eligibility, Federal Legislation
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, Washington, DC. – 1997
This guide is intended as a self-evaluation questionnaire for those institutions conducting internal reviews of financial aid programs and of their compliance with federal regulations. It addresses recommended good administrative practices with a view to minimizing incidents of misrepresentation and providing a clear audit trail. Title IV programs…
Descriptors: Evaluation Utilization, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Higher Education
Office of Postsecondary Education, Washington DC. Student Financial Assistance Programs. – 1998
This workshop trains high school counselors to provide training that introduces high school students to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The participant guide provides a workbook for high school counselors to use during the workshop. Contents of the sessions are (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Completing the FAFSA"; (3) "Getting the…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Counselor Training, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants
Nolfi, George J.; And Others – 1983
The impact of federal student financial aid policy on states and state responses to federal programs are assessed. After reviewing federal and state student aid during the past decade, the State Student Incentive Grant program (SSIG), is discussed, along with the effect of federal policy on SSIG. Perspectives of the state legislatures, governors,…
Descriptors: Budgets, Decision Making, Federal Aid, Federal State Relationship
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. – 1986
Results of evaluating the Financial Aid for Colleges and Technical Schools (FACTS) Program are presented, along with recommendations for the program. The program placed college work/study students in New York City public high schools to help high school students complete financial aid applications for postsecondary education. In 1985-1986, more…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College School Cooperation, College Students, Financial Aid Applicants
Massachusetts State Board of Regents of Higher Education, Boston. – 1988
The Task Force on Student Financial Aid was formed to recommend ways in which Massachusetts' student aid programs might be modified in light of nationwide trends of rising college costs, reduced availability of federal student assistance, and a decline in the ability of many families to pay for college. The first chapter of the task force report,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Finance, Equal Education, Financial Needs
Ohio Board of Regents, Columbus. – 1988
The Financial Aid Study Committee of the Ohio Board of Regents was impaneled in October 1987 to determine if the state's major financial aid investments, principally the Ohio Instructional Grant Program, are an adequate resource in addressing state access objectives. Significant changes in the Ohio economic base have given rise to renewed emphasis…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advisory Committees, Educational Assessment, Educational Economics
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Hearings held in Michigan on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 are presented. An important part of the act is to achieve equal educational opportunity through provision of grants, loans, work opportunities, and special services to students demonstrating need. The act also contains programs to assist college libraries, for…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Libraries, Cooperative Education, Educational Assessment
Astin, Helen S.; Cross, Patricia H. – 1979
The administration, purpose, and design of student financial aid programs are examined with emphasis on assuring greater access to higher education, student persistence, and providing students with incentives for performing well academically. After a brief history of financial aid and a review of selected studies on persistence, the sampling and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Students, Dropouts
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1983
Specifications of the current delivery systems of the Pell Grant program, the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) program, and campus-based aid programs are provided. The relationship between features of the programs and delivery systems is also examined. The campus-based programs include the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) Program,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Office of Inspector General (ED), Washington, DC. – 1984
An audit guide to assist independent public accountants in performing audits of federal student financial assistance (SFA) programs is presented. The audit assists the Department of Education in determining whether a recipient has (1) provided financial data, including basic financial statements and other financial reports; (2) maintained a system…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accounting, Compliance (Legal), Eligibility
Smith, Malbert; And Others – 1980
The impact of the Middle Income Student Assistance Act (MISAA) program was evaluated through analysis of financial aid to cohorts of students before and after MISAA, a longitudinal examination of a sample of students before and after its enactment, and a macro-level analysis of the effect of MISAA on the relationship between income and aid. The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Cohort Analysis, College Students, Federal Aid
