This monograph provides an overview of Wisconsin state and federal financial aid programs for students. The first section discusses the methodology used to determine student financial need. The second section briefly reviews the various sources of financial aid including the federal government, the Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB), the…

There is a distinct possibility, it is suggested, that American higher education will experience a price war in the coming period. The recent growth in awards of financial aid based on "merit" may be viewed as either its precursor, or its prologue, or its early major phase. (MLW)

Data from a comprehensive questionnaire to identify the types and sources of undergraduate student aid expenditures in Michigan in the 1976-77 fiscal year are provided. Need-based and non-need-based expenditures from federal, state, institutional and private sectors were included in the surveys. (MLW)

Reviews the complexities of graduate student financial support and how advisers and graduate school staff can help. Examines student concerns, budgets and debt management, need-based support, merit-based support, application processes, support for specific populations, and other funding sources. Enrollment status and field of study largely…

Discusses how, as the economy worsens, appeals of decisions on financial aid are on the rise at colleges across the United States. (EV)

Generally, the need analysis system accurately reflects a family's ability to contribute toward funding a college or university education. However, in recent years the system has shown inequities to families in certain regions where home values have increased disproportionately fast. It is concluded that equal assets on paper do not accurately…

This study used the "workable persistence model" to assess the effects of financial aid on persistence of full-time resident undergraduates within the Indiana State postsecondary system. The analysis provides support for state-provided, need-based financial aid programs, and finds that student financial aid is adequate to equalize…

Discusses data that indicate that students' academic promise is increasingly influencing even the amount of "need-based" aid they receive, signaling that families' demonstrated financial need is of less importance than they may expect when they fill out all those financial aid forms. (EV)

The Director of Research of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators examines how tuition discounting is affecting the neediest students. Results suggest that a large share of institutional aid dollars are still being distributed to low-income undergraduates, despite the rise in merit- and other non-need-based grants. (EV)

There is widespread agreement that the complexity of the current Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a barrier to college access and success. One indication is the large and growing number of lower income college students who do not apply for aid, even though they are likely eligible for a Pell grant: an estimated 1.5 million in…

This guide is intended to assist financial aid administrators at postsecondary education institutions in completing verification, the process of checking the accuracy of the information students provide when they apply for financial aid under student financial assistance (SFA) programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education. The first…

This study used data from the 1996 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study to compare the demographic characteristics, income levels, educational costs, and financial need levels of Perkins loan and Stafford loan borrowers in academic year 1995-96. Major findings indicated the following: nearly 63 percent of undergraduate Perkins loan borrowers…

State/territory funded scholarships and grant programs to undergraduate students with financial need are detailed in the 11th annual survey by the National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Programs (NASSGP). Historical data from 1969-1970, including dollar value awards in states with the largest programs, information on State Student…

Need-based financial aid is seen as an essential component of a meritocratic admissions policy. A cornerstone of the meritocratic admissions revolution has been the willingness of college and university trustees to provide increased resources for financial aid. The experiences at Williams College are discussed.

Results of an analysis of changes in dental clinic patient needs and characteristics in the period of 1978-82 are presented, and their implications for the availability of experiences for the clinical training of dental students in specific areas are discussed. (MSE)