Thousands set to lose their Pell Grant aid
TheReporter.com
Instead, the San Jose resident will be searching for another solution because of a little-noticed congressional decision to reduce or eliminate Pell Grants for thousands of the poorest college students. The changes take effect July 1, and students like ...

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Canceling Summer Pell Grant shows urgent need for federal aid
Iowa State Daily
With the cancellation of the Federal Summer Pell Grant, however, the need for aid has become even more urgent. Pell Grants are awarded to low-income undergraduate students pursuing higher education. The amount of the grant is determined by FAFSA, ...
Brown's revised budget could lead to decreased Cal Grant aidDaily Californian

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The week ahead: May 21 to 25
Newsday
Students and parents who in the past counted on an additional Pell grant for summer classes should check with the college's financial aid office about alternatives. The extra summer Pell grant was eliminated last year by Congress, which also changed ...



Debit card dings draw complaints at LCC
The Register-Guard
Pell grant, Oregon Opportunity Grant, any scholarships, anything that the school touches — they force through Higher One, including private scholarships,” said David Convirs, former LCC student and critic of Higher One. The business practices of ...

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Pell Grant Aid Cut to Six Years
El Vaquero
Effective July 12, all students will be retroactively limited to a lifetime maximum of six years of Pell Grant aid for all college enrollment, including community and university levels. “We have as many as 8000 students getting Pell Grants this year at ...
College students must file for Pell Grants soonScottsboro Daily Sentinel
Eastern Gateway Offers Grants to SeniorsWYTV

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Wiregrass Foundation considering new scholarship program
Dothan Eagle
In 2008, the Wiregrass Foundation wrote a three-year grant to fund a scholarship program for local high school graduates to attend Wallace College. The award paid for costs of attending Wallace not covered by Pell Grants or other scholarships for ...



UA students design website for ASPCI
Daily Home Online
Hull said in the fall of last year, the ASPCI sent in a grant application to the University of Alabama Academic Affairs for consideration to participate in their Virtual Advantage: Developing Websites for Alabama Nonprofits. “This program was designed ...



President's budget would reduce Pell Grant shortfall; Ryan budget would nearly ...
GalesburgPlanet.com
By Richard Kogan and Kelsey Merrick — CBPP Even though its costs are expected to remain flat over the next decade,[1] the Pell Grant program, which helps students from low-income families pay for college, faces an $8 billion funding gap in fiscal year ...



FAFSA helps make college accessible
Pacific Daily News
Also known by its acronym FAFSA, the form typically is filed out by high school and college students in the United States to determine their eligibility for various financial aid programs, such as the Pell Grant, federal student loans and federal ...



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Obama's Slow Jam Obscures Student Loan Problems
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
Only 28 posted their Pell grant graduation rates on a publicly available website. Colleges are also required to provide students with information about their potential eligibility for federal student loans and the favorable terms they carry.
Campus PoliticsNational Journal
Editorial: Student loansThe Daily Princetonian

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