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Low-Income Students May Get Free Tuition at Houston Community College
14 July 08 03:07 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Students who are eligible for a new scholarship program at Houston Community College could have up to two years of their college education paid for. To qualify for the scholarship program, students must be eligible to receive a Pell Grant , a form of Read More...

Filed under: college expenses, college fees, College Scholarships, College Textbooks, College Tuition, federal financial aid, financially-needy students, Houston Chronicle, Houston Community College, Houston Community College Foundation, Low-Income Students, NextStudent, Opportunity 14, Pell Grant, scholarship program, Stafford Loans, subsidized Stafford student loans

Some Students Could Get Boost in Financial Aid This Summer
08 July 08 12:46 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

This year, college students who are still struggling to get the money they need to pay for school may be able to take advantage of a phenomenon, colleges and universities refer to as the “summer melt” — the phase where students make last-minute decisions Read More...

Filed under: College Enrollment, college loans, College Scholarships, Drury University, early-decision programs, financial aid, financial aid office, grants, Illinois Wesleyan University, Lynn Nichelson, Next Student, student loans, summer melt

Pennsylvania Student Loan Agency to Cut Grant Aid, Offer Employee Buyouts
30 April 08 05:06 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Pennsylvania’s student-loan agency will cut college grant amounts for the 2008–09 academic year by up to $750 and will offer voluntary buyouts to some of its nonunion employees in an effort to keep the company afloat. The Pennsylvania Higher Education Read More...

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Medical Institute to Provide $60-Million in Science Grants to Colleges
25 April 08 11:52 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

On April 22, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute , the largest private supporter of science education in America, announced the latest batch of colleges and universities to receive a total of $60 million in funding for science education, writes Jeffrey Read More...

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The STAR Act: College Scholarships that Cost More than You Think
20 February 07 05:10 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

For weeks now, we have been watching what has been happening with the Pell Grant and the effect the likely increase will have on students and taxpayers. In the middle of all this, I somehow missed a key piece of legislation that, if it becomes law, will Read More...

Filed under: College Scholarships, NextStudent, Pell Grants, STAR Act, Student Loan Legislation