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Download full textWagenaar, Theodore C. – 1987
Information on college applications, acceptances, financial aid, and attendance is presented based on base-year and first follow-up data for the National Longitudinal Study and the High School and Beyond Study of the Federal Center for Education Statistics. The focus is on changes that occurred between 1972 and 1980 in the two senior cohorts. Many…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Attendance, College Choice, Financial Aid Applicants
Smith, Karen; And Others – 1978
Procedures for validating data reported by students and parents on an application for Basic Educational Opportunity Grants were developed in 1978 for the U.S. Office of Education (OE). Validation activities include: validation of flagged Student Eligibility Reports (SERs) for students whose schools are part of the Alternate Disbursement System;…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Office of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1986
Information is provided on the Student Aid Report (SAR), which is used to determine student eligibility for Pell Grants. Four to six weeks after a student submits a 1986-87 "Application for Federal Student Aid" or one of the non-federal applications, the student will receive the SAR. The student's eligibility status determines which of…
Descriptors: College Students, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants
Eureka Project, Sacramento, CA. – 1988
This 11th and concluding report in a series on the financing of higher education opportunities in California is an effort to bring together in one place and in summary form the main findings and conclusions of the Eureka Project, which was designed to increase among policymakers knowledge and understanding of the significant role of student…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Finance, Educational Opportunities, Educational Policy
Boren, Susan – 1989
A background of the Pell Grant program (the largest in terms of appropriations of the federal student financial aid programs authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act as amended) is presented. Four sections are as follows: background and issues (introduction, Pell Grant program description, eligibility for Pell Grants, and profile of Pell…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Finance, Eligibility, Financial Aid Applicants
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1984
Characteristics of applicants and recipients of California Student Aid Commission (CAL) grants and trends in aid for 1980 to 1984 are discussed. Information is also provided on characteristics and patterns of specific aid programs: the CAL Grant A State Scholarship Program, the CAL Grant B Opportunity Grant Program, and the Cal Grant C…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Eligibility, Financial Aid Applicants
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1983
The purpose and direction of the Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) quality improvement program are described. The background and context for the Pell Grant quality control (QC) design study and the meaning of QC are reviewed. The general approach to quality improvement consists of the following elements: a strategic approach that enables OSFA…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Error Patterns, Federal Aid
Vogel, Ronald J. – 1977
A study was conducted in 1976 of applicants who submitted corrections or amendments to their Student Eligibility Reports (SERs) for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) Program. The objective was to review the applications corrections process and to determine factors linked to applicants' use of correction procedures. Attention was…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Walters, Pamela Barnhouse; And Others – 1978
The validity of information provided in applications to the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program was studied, along with procedures used in recovering overpayments. The objective was to investigate misreporting and misuse of the BEOG program. A 1977-1978 study reviewed cases referred to the U.S. Office of Education by educational…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Novalis, Carol – 1977
The use of estimated income to analyze financial need of applicants to the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program was investigated. Attention was focused on: how well applicants estimate their income; reasons for errors in estimation, and whether applicants supplying income tax returns supply true versions. For 1,547 eligible BEOG…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Kuchak, JoAnn – 1976
Application forms for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) Program for 1974-1975 were compared to Internal Revenue Service (IRA) tax forms to determine the scope of applicants' misreporting and to identify categories of applicants who tend to misreport. A total of 70,063 tax forms and BEOG records from eligible and ineligible applicants…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Dependents
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Postsecondary Research, Information Systems, and Institutional Aid. – 1981
Descriptions of New York State and federal student financial aid programs as of November 1981 are presented for use by postsecondary institutions in compliance with part 53 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education. These descriptions may be used in the preparation of catalogs or bulletins and include information of application…
Descriptors: College Students, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1978
Problems caused by the tax law and Department of the Treasury regulations related to the income exclusion for scholarships and fellowships and the deduction of job-related educational expenses were studied. Legislative changes that may reduce the amount of controversy generated by these two sections of the Internal Revenue Code are recommended. A…
Descriptors: College Students, Court Litigation, Discriminatory Legislation, Disqualification
Peer reviewedJackson, Gregory A. – Journal of Higher Education, 1978
Financial aid has historically rewarded accomplished students or assisted needy ones. Recent policies reflect a new goal: to increase college enrollment. The power of financial aid to change prospective students' minds is assessed in this study. It is found that most aid intended to attract new students would go to students who would have enrolled…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Bound Students, Educational Finance, Enrollment
Office of Federal Student Aid (ED), Washington, DC. – 2002
This volume describes the institutional eligibility and administrative requirements for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program. While the borrower's eligibility is the same under either program, the procedures are different because funds for Direct Loans are provided…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Higher Education
