US Federal and State Financial Aid
The US Federal government is a major provider of educational financial aid. In recent years nearly ten million students have annually received $100 billion in new federal aid to help them fund their education in universities, colleges, career schools, and trade schools. At any given moment, there are approximately $500 billion of federal-sponsored student loans in the US. States are also an important provider of financial aid for higher education within their borders.
BrainTrack's coverage of federal and state financial aid reviews the process for requesting aid, starting with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and the various types of available aid, including grants, loans, work-study, military and taxes.
List of Articles about US Federal And State Financial Aid
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| FAFSA Application Overview: Gateway To College Financial Aid In The US The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is the route to receiving federal aid, loans and other aid… |
| Federal Grants Overview: Helping Students Fill The Financial Gap Federal student grants have accounted for nearly 20 percent of the $100 billion in federal aid awarded annually… |
| Federal Grants: Pell Grants Federal Pell Grants are given to low-income undergraduate as well as some graduate students… |
| Federal Grants: FSEOG - Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant The purpose of the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) is to further subsidize the neediest students who already qualify for the Pell Grant… |
| Federal Grants: Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACQ) And National Smart Grant These two U.S. Federal grants strive to increase the number of low-income students that pursue a major in the challenging fields of math, technology, science, engineering and critical foreign languages… |
| Federal Grants: TEACH Grant The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education grant has been providing grants of up to $4000 a year for students who plan to teach in a high-need field in a school that serves low-income children… |
| Federal Loans Overview: The Backbone Of Student Aid Federal student loans are the most common form of federal student aid, representing about three quarters of the approximately $100 billion spent by the federal government on student aid… |
| Federal Loans: Perkins Loan Program The Perkins loan is for undergraduate and graduate students with exceptional financial need. These loans have the lowest cost of any federal loan program… |
| Federal Loans: Stafford Loans Stafford Loans are made to undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled at least half-time… |
| Federal Loans: Parent PLUS Loans PLUS loans can be taken out by parents of undergraduate students to help pay for college costs that aren't covered by other funds or financial aid… |
| Federal Loans: Student PLUS Loans For Graduate And Professional Students These PLUS loans are available to graduate students and are similar to those available to parents of undergraduate students… |
| Federal Loans: Consolidated Loans Federal Loan Consolidation allows students to consolidate all federal loans into one loan through the Federal Direct Loan Program (FDLP)… |
| Federal Work Study Overview: Earning Tuition Through School-Coordinated Jobs The Federal Work-Study (FWS) program is a $1 billion dollar program that helps low-income students earn money to pay college costs… |
| Federal Financial Aid Changes 2010 - 2011: Making It Easier To Get Student Financial Aid The federal government has made changes to the financial aid application process and to existing financial aid programs to make it easier for low and middle-income students to get federal aid to help pay for college... |
| Federal Financial Aid Changes 2009 - 2010 Covers changes made in federal financial aid programs for the school year 2009-2010. See above article for most recent changes… |
| Tax Benefits Overview: Making College More Affordable Through Tax Savings The federal government has created a number of ways to help reduce the tax burden of those paying for college or repaying college loans… |
| Military Overview: A Multitude Of Student Aid Programs Members and veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families have a multitude of educational aid programs from which they may benefit as they pursue post-secondary studies… |
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