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Tulip, Peter – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2007
America's higher education system is among the best in the world. Nevertheless, there is scope for improvement. In particular, there appear to be substantial financial barriers to higher education despite large government expenditures aimed at promoting access. Policy makers have proposed addressing these barriers by increasing student grants.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Income Contingent Loans, Grants, Position Papers
Loyd, Britt – 1986
This report presents study results concerning student financial aid and the payback periods for state grants, federal grants, and federal loans to the State of Arkansas and to the Federal Government. The study reveals that student aid for postsecondary education in Arkansas has significant, positive effects on the state's tax revenue and on the…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Cost Effectiveness, Income, Loan Repayment
Hauptman, Arthur M.; Merisotis, Jamie P. – 1989
More than $25 billion in financial aid in 1988 is awarded annually to students attending postsecondary education. The aid covers about the same percentage of college costs that it did in 1970, but the impact of veterans' education benefits and social security benefits is no longer significant, and loans now make up one-half the total aid, having…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Eligibility, Financial Services
Hauptman, Arthur – 1991
This monograph investigates and discusses the various approaches of innovative financing initiatives in higher education which have developed over the last few years. The 16 chapters and authors are as follows: "Stresses in the Student Financial Aid System" (Martin Kramer); "Evolution and Prospects of Financing Alternatives for…
Descriptors: College Students, Colleges, Corporate Support, Economically Disadvantaged
Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board, St. Paul. – 1988
Issues and related data are examined concerning financial aid to students in the health professions at the University of Minnesota, with a focus on targeted grant programs for dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and medicine. Following a discussion of policy implications in general and an overview of each of the fields involved, eight policy…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Allied Health Occupations, Dentistry, Financial Policy
Thirtle, Michael R. – 2001
The educational benefits and officer-commissioning opportunities available to U.S. military service members were reviewed to identify ways of attracting college-eligible youth into the military. Data were collected through a review of published directives and reports, interviews with personnel within the military services, a review of historical…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, College Bound Students, College Students, Comparative Analysis