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Performance Requirements in Need-Based Aid: What Roles Do They Serve, and Do They Work? Research Brief

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Scott-Clayton, Judith; Schudde, Lauren – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2017

Satisfactory academic progress (SAP) requirements have existed in some form in the federal student aid programs for nearly 40 years--and have become increasingly strict--yet only limited research exists regarding their motivations and consequences. In this brief, the authors discuss two recent CAPSEE studies they conducted that examine the…

Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Policy, Federal Aid, Federal Programs

Pell Grants as Performance-Based Scholarships? An Examination of Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements in the Nation's Largest Need-Based Aid Program

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Schudde, Lauren; Scott-Clayton, Judith – Research in Higher Education, 2016

The Federal Pell Grant Program is the nation's largest need-based grant program. While students' initial eligibility for the Pell is based on financial need, renewal is contingent on meeting minimum academic standards similar to those in models of performance-based scholarships, including a grade point average (GPA) requirement and ratio of…

Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Grants, Scholarships, Academic Achievement

Pell Grants as Performance-Based Aid? An Examination of Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements in the Nation's Largest Need-Based Aid Program. A CAPSEE Working Paper

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Schudde, Lauren; Scott-Clayton, Judith – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2014

The Federal Pell Grant Program is the nation's largest need-based grant program. While students' initial eligibility for the Pell is based on financial need, renewal of the award is contingent on their making satisfactory academic progress (SAP)--meeting minimum academic standards similar to those proposed in models of performance-based…

Descriptors: Grants, Federal Programs, Student Financial Aid, Academic Achievement