Prospective and returning college students must complete the FAFSA to qualify for federal financial aid, including Pell ...

Sen. Jack Reed hosted a free financial aid workshop Tuesday evening for college-bound students and their families.

Kim Cook, CEO of the National College Attainment Network, said her organization would continue to advocate for raising the ...

The Federal Pell Grant is a need-based financial aid program for U.S. students pursuing higher education. It doesn’t require ...

Older adult students can access scholarships and grants to help pay for the cost of higher education. Opportunities for older ...

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Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, a private two-year college in Boston, offers an 800-hour certificate program in HVAC and refrigeration. President and CEO Aisha Francis said she’d l ...

When entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy arrive in Washington, they will not have to look far for government incompetence and waste. But President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed Department of ...

Students and financial aid advisers say they’re feeling optimistic this time around now that the new 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is open.

Two years after boosting financial aid for low-income students, the state of Indiana plans to slash those awards again. It’s ...

It is a form of gift aid, meaning it does not require ... students with the lowest SAI who qualify for Pell Grant. The FSEOG Grant grants targeted financial support to eligible undergraduate ...