As many colleges, including ISU, have begun mailing their financial-aid award letters this month, students can still consider their options to obtain more monetary assistance for the upcoming school year.
Although a House committee approved increasing the four-year undergraduate loan limit from $23,000 to $31,000, help is unlikely to come quick enough to impact those [...]
It is in the government’s best interest that its citizens be well educated. For that reason, there is a system to provide college monies for those who can demonstrate need.
To qualify for financial aid, a student must complete the FAFSA (www.fafsa.ed.gov) either on paper or online. Using the information from the FAFSA, the government determines [...]
The engrossed budget proposal the state House of Representatives released at the end of March includes $8 million for college financial aid, an increase of $3 million from the previous school year.
It still didn’t meet the $13.4 million requested by Gov. Janet Napolitano and the Arizona Board of Regents.
“Our goal was to make sure that [...]
If they haven’t already, millions of seniors graduating from high school will turn their attention over the next few weeks to paying for college.
Scholarships and grants — which don’t have to be paid back — are the best option, of course. But not everyone has the academic record for merit aid, or a great jump [...]
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 [...]
There is so much information about college financing that it’s hard to choose which website or books to read. But, as one Chinese proverb goes, “To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.”
In the case of paying for college, we’d want to ask Ben Kaplan. Kaplan amassed nearly $90,000 by winning more than two [...]
Windward Community College is hosting a free, one-stop shop introduction to scholarship organizations Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Hale `Akoakoa.
The event will introduce students, and perspective students, to organizations that can offer financial aid.
The participating organizations:
# WCC Financial Aid Office
# College Connections
# Hawai`i Community Foundation
# Liko `Ae
# Kamehameha Schools Scholarship
# Na [...]
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, [...]
Apply now before the March 1 deadline for Northeast State Community College Foundation scholarships awarded for the academic year beginning August 2007. Students applying for scholarships must also complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online at www.fafsa.ed.gov by March 1.
The Foundation offers dozens of academic scholarships to qualifying students. Scholarships are awarded [...]
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 [...]