IEFA

JANUARY 7, 2025

Students can access funding through government grants, private donations, scholarships, and research grants. This article explores these sources of university funding to help students understand how they can sustain their educational pursuits and receive financial aid. Federal student aid (U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

Having to take state politics into account is an unfair additional burden on LGBTQ+ students, according to Dr. Margaux Cowden, chief program officer at the Point Foundation, a nonprofit that grants scholarships to LGBTQ+ learners. Students no longer wish to pursue their education, or their grades suffer.

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College Aid Consulting Services

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It’s important for students to submit their applications for financial aid as soon as possible. The sooner you file your FAFSA the better your chances of maximizing your financial aid. If you have any questions about school-specific deadlines, you should talk to your financial aid administrator. After Oct.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 6, 2024

As the gateway to federal financial aid for college, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a crucial step for students and their families in securing funding for higher education. This year, in particular, has presented many students for families seeking aid for college.

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Scholarship America

MAY 15, 2023

Updated May 2023 Students who receive financial aid may have an unexpected bill to pay—a tax bill. Do I have to pay taxes emergency grants or relief funds? Note, however, if you receive emergency aid funds in the form of a grant or scholarship from your state or a private provider, the tax rules outlined above may apply.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 25, 2024

Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act in 2020 to overhaul the application process for federal aid and expand students’ access to grant funding with a new analysis formula. Some of the largest changes include: the Student Aid Index, modifications to the family size definition, and reforming policies for the Federal Pell Grant.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Project upGRADS, which is funded by a federal grant, aims to improve access to and success in graduate education. There is proactive advising, a fellowship program (Pa’lante Fellowship) and workshops that address everything from the graduate school application process to financial aid.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 3, 2024

Many families often decide to skip the entire process together, even though it’s necessary to file in order to receive financial aid. However, with the release of the 2024-2025 FAFSA, families, students, and financial aid offices alike are hopeful that the once complicated application will be easier to complete and process.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MARCH 25, 2024

will definitely result in big celebrations. On the blog, I’ve shared tips about what to ask the financial aid office during campus visits but today, I want to discuss questions that you should ask an admissions office. Make sure you completely understand the differences between admissions and financial aid deadlines.

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IEFA

AUGUST 6, 2022

A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further their education. Scholarships for international students can make a significant difference in a student’s ability to afford college, and they are an important source of financial aid. Differences between scholarships and grants.

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IEFA

JANUARY 3, 2024

Research top lenders, explore scholarships/grants and utilize university financial aid. They are available through your university’s financial aid office and are need-based, meaning they are awarded based on your financial situation. Prepare for the loan application process, disbursement and repayment.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

We're able to work together to come up with a definition of what are the specific types of CBOs that will be most beneficial for what that college is focused on or how they might wanna make an impact, and can we build a list of those organizations from everything that's out there? JW: Yeah, I can definitely do that. Yeah, definitely.

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 1, 2024

Bringing Federal-Level Higher Ed Experience Back to the Community President Sacks’ shared how federal-level experience gave her a different perspective as a college president: “I understand federal grants better than many of my colleagues. And that got us the grant. Sometimes that collaborative approach will be more successful.”

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EAB

JUNE 30, 2023

That data can be used to segment the student population into subsets, allowing you to determine which subpopulations would benefit most from conversations about specific types of support, such as financial aid, academic assistance, and career planning. This granular perspective has a twofold effect.

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College Planners of America

JUNE 13, 2025

Title III of the legislation contains the Committee on Education and Workforce’s proposed changes to the Department of Education’s (ED) student aid programs, including Pell Grants, student loans, and the aid eligibility formula. For instance, undergrads will need to be enrolled at least half-time to qualify for a Pell Grant.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As the COVID-19 pandemic dawned in Spring 2020, the federal government granted institutions of higher education a series of waivers and flexibilities that allowed them to continue functioning under radically different conditions. However, there is a chance that some pandemic changes might be made permanent.

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College Planners of America

MARCH 21, 2023

Before making that choice, students should ensure that they have received the best possible financial aid offer from each of those colleges. When a student is accepted by a college, he or she can expect to receive a financial aid offer letter with it or a short time afterwards. Dependency override. (A

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College Planners of America

JANUARY 10, 2023

It forgives $10,000 of student debt for borrowers earning less than $125,000 per year, and up to $20,000 for former Pell Grant recipients. Co-opting of Federal Student Aid Funding by Colleges. In the past, there has been a direct link between new aid programs and proportional increases in tuition by colleges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 14, 2023

In July, Students for Fair Admissions, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court cases, sent an email to 150 colleges and universities, claiming that schools could not receive data about applicants’ races or even have any “definition or guidance” about underrepresented groups. Dr. Miguel Cardona, U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 27, 2025

is to embarrass elite institutions by calling out a few examples that, while definitely do need to be addressed, dont always tell the full picture. fact, DEI programs not only do not categorically create a hostile environment on the basis of race, they often have the opposite impact by serving as a remedial measure to discriminatory acts.

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