Katie Schaefer of Leola might find it easier to pay for college in the coming years.
Schaefer is a sophomore elementary and special education major at Northern State University. She has scholarships, grants and loans to pay for her education.
President Bush recently signed a law increasing the maximum yearly Pell Grant to $4,310, up $260. Yearly […]
Combine the rising costs with increased pressure on schools to offer the most accurate and complete loan option information to families and/or students, and it is no surprise that Senator Ted Kennedy’s Student Loan Sunshine Act, a bill that - if passed - will require all higher education institutions that accept federal funds to publicly […]
Republic High School counselors have rescheduled a financial aid night for seniors and parents because of the ice storm.
The event is now at 7 p.m. Feb. 12 in the high school auditorium. It will have information for students applying for financial aid to attend college.
The LSU Office of Student Aid & Scholarships will hold Financial Aid Night on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on LSU’s campus. The event runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will inform potential college students and their parents on financial aid packages available to college students and how to […]
For a prospective first-generation college student, the cost of higher education can seem insurmountable. And while there are myriad options for financial aid, the application form itself can be daunting.
“It’s not as bad as it looks,†said Iris Godes, dean of enrollment management at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester.
To help open the doors of availability, […]
Prospective undergraduates around the country are, if they’re smart, spending some time on their financial aid applications this month. Would-be graduate students should be doing the same.
One year of graduate school in the United States costs thousands of dollars, and four out of five grad students receive some sort of financial aid. Experts agree that […]
Students who will be attending college in 2007-08 should start filling out the federal government’s financial aid form — even if they filled it out last year and were denied assistance.
Congress made several changes in the federal financial aid formula that could make some families eligible for more, especially those who own a small business […]
Students who plan to attend college this coming fall should start applying for financial aid now, college aid officers say.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly known as FAFSA, should be completed as soon as possible after Jan. 1, said Carra Floyd, associate director of financial aid at Wesleyan College in Macon.
“You need to […]
Spellings also met today with a group of undergraduate and graduate college students to hear their ideas for streamlining the aid process and making college more affordable.
“Billions of dollars in federal assistance are available to help pay for postsecondary education, and, contrary to popular belief, most families are eligible for some financial aid to pay […]
Students planning to head off to college next fall should put filing the FAFSA form at the top of their New Year’s to-do list.
Starting Tuesday, anyone planning to attend college next year can jump-start the financial aid process by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
“If there is anything that is critical, it’s the […]
COLLEGE COSTS can be daunting. A year at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst costs Massachusetts residents more than $17,000. A year at a private college can run more than $45,000. At those prices, some students fall into a tuition gap. Even with financial aid, they do not have enough money to pay all their college bills, […]
Financial aid awards to help students pay higher education expenses increased by $11.8 million (7.7 percent) during FY 2006, according to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA).
KHEAA is the state agency that administers grants, scholarships, Federal Family Education Loans and other programs to help Kentuckians pay for college or technical training.