This brochure contains information about finding federal, state, and other sources of information about student financial aid for college. The brochure advises that most of the information private college scholarship search companies provide can be obtained for free elsewhere. Students should ensure that they are not paying for free information,…

These four papers look into a system comprised of integrated financial and financing policies. Each paper examines a different aspect that is critical to alignment. "Financing in Sync: Aligning Fiscal Policy with State Objectives" (Dennis Jones), identifies distinct elements of financing policy, describes alternative forms of these…

Describes the skills practiced by student financial aid professionals which are valued by all employers, including problem solving, human relations, computer programming, teaching/training, information management, money management, business management, and science and math. Also describes how to develop skills outside of the office. (EV)

Reviews the assistance provided by governments to students in Australian universities. First provides some background information on the history and structure of the Australian higher education sector and then discusses the two major forms of government financial assistance: assistance with fees and assistance through income support. (EV)

Provides an overview of U.S. undergraduates, including student characteristics, institutions attended, programs studied, and the risk of leaving postsecondary education. Data are from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. (SLD)

Dollar totals of funding for Pell Grants and veterans' education benefits and grants awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, National Air and Space Administration, and National Endowment for the Humanities for research are listed by state or territory. (MSE)

Academic administrators are beginning to ask sophisticated questions about the effects of student aid on their institutions. The importance of the research has drawn attention from many sources, and suggests that collaboration between institutional researchers and financial aid officers has great promise. (Author/MSE)

The Guaranteed Student Loan program is big business and risky for everyone except the lending institutions. Students who default on their loans now risk tougher penalties, and the federal government must foot the bill when students don't repay. The default problem varies by state and lending institution. Some California figures are provided. (MLH)

Describes the process of administering grants provided to disadvantaged adults taking a nursing assistant course. Topics include (1) recruitment and screening, (2) coordination of the grant monies, and (3) major accomplishments. (CH)

Although student loan option remains a useful adjunct to federal grants, work/study programs, and cooperative education programs, the country should learn from the Higher Education Assistance Foundation default difficulties. The student loan program is best suited for middle-income students and parents; scholarships, training grants, and…

An analysis of the effectiveness of the U.S. system for enhancing student access to higher education looks at the success of government financing efforts in examining data on (1) encouraging enrollment and broadening educational choices of disadvantaged students; (2) making institutions work better; and (3) making the distribution of education's…

Recent political action by the Higher Education Assistance Foundation, the largest student-loan guarantee agency, has highlighted the increase in contributions by administrators, faculty, owners of proprietary schools, and lobbyists to legislators' campaigns, and the growing sophistication of the process. Supporters call it prudent; opponents…

Discusses questions campus leaders need to address when considering automation of student financial aid. The presentation of nontechnical information is intended for campus executives who have to decide about, or financial aid officers who need to advocate for, an initial computer purchase or the enhancement of an existing system. (Author/NB)

Determines comparative benefits to public and private institutions as derived from Title IV federal direct student-aid policy. Postsecondary entrance rates for students (all incomes) have improved, but the goal of expanding educational opportunities for lower-income students has not been achieved. Findings uphold M.M. Chambers's inflationary…

Discussion of the increasing price competition in higher education provides tables, graphs, and analyses of the higher education market and examines implications of offering attractive financial aid packages to better students. Finds price competition results in a greater concentration of talented students at high-resource schools and declining…