Each year, Austin Independent School District Department of Research and Evaluation (DRE) staff develop a plan of work to describe the scope of work for the coming year. The plans that make up this document identify programs to be evaluated and services to be provided by DRE staff and provide the blueprints for evaluation that staff will follow…

This study investigates how the expectations of different types of financial aid affect the student college choice process from application through enrollment. We find that students from different race and income groups respond differentially to aid packages in their application and enrollment decisions depending on their levels of aid…

This participant guide contains training materials for processing applications for student financial aid under the EDExpress system. Representatives of institutions of higher education receive training in the use of EDExpress software that allows the school to manage student financial aid records. The guide contains these sessions: (1) welcome and…

This guide contains training materials for processing applications under the EDExpress system. The first session reviews changes in the application delivery system for 2001-2002, including those related to the: (1) Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); (2) FAFSA on the Web; (3) Student Aid Report (a paper form that is mailed to the…

Under current law, students pursuing an undergraduate degree in the United States are considered financially independent (from their parents) for the purposes of financial aid if, among other conditions, they are 24 years of age or older. When students' parents are able to pay, considering them financially independent may result in more generous…

Discusses ethical problems associated with financial aid counseling including: disseminating financial aid information, advising on independent status, judging students true needs, communicating between high school and college, helping parents and students understand programs, drop in enrollment of lower income students, public/private college…

Concludes that United States federal application forms for health and income related programs frequently use words unfamiliar to the aged applicants. (DD)

Federal Student Aid's core mission is to ensure that all eligible Americans benefit from federal financial assistance--grants, loans and work-study programs--for education beyond high school. The programs administered comprise the nation's largest source of student aid. Every year, the U.S. Department of Education provides more than $83 billion in…

This publication for students in Washington State is a guide to locating and applying for postsecondary scholarships and a bibliography of scholarship resources. A section, "How to Search for Scholarships," describes in eight steps the process of locating scholarships that fit a student's talents and abilities. The section, "How to…

This pamphlet describes the Federal Student Aid Ombudsman, an impartial resource to help customers resolve student loan concerns when other approaches fail. The ombudsman helps resolve discrepancies in loan balances and payments, and helps customers understand interest and collection charges. The office helps resolve issues related to income tax…

This study investigated: (1) differences between the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (FDLP) consolidation loans and borrowers; (2) the extent to which borrowers with student loans under one program obtain consolidation loans under the other; and (3) how FFELP and FDLP borrower and loan…

Last Thursday, the House of Representatives passed the College Opportunity and Affordability Act in a vote of 354-58. This legislation, H.R. 4137, moves Congress one step closer to the long-awaited reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which governs federal student financial aid and other programs that promote access for low-income…

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)

This document is the Braille version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the form all students must complete when applying for the federal student aid programs administered by the Department of Education. Sections of the application request student information, student and spouse income and assets, parental information,…

The Federal Pell Grant Program provides grants to undergraduate students who have financial need and meet the other requirements for Federal Student Aid. Schools do not have to make decisions about who gets Pell funds or how much they receive. The Department of Education pays Pell funds to all eligible students, and formulas determine how much…