Scholarship Institute reports college costs are rising, making financial aid crucial. Students should explore all aid types ...

Amid a complicated federal financial aid system, Pell Grants are the largest source of federal funds for college that students do not have to repay. iStock/Getty Images Plus The Biden administration ...

President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill" limits how much North Texas students and parents can borrow in federal loans, ...

College advocates breathed a sigh of relief when the U.S. Department of Education said the Trump Administration’s “federal funding freeze” would not affect federal Pell Grants and student loans.

The updated FAFSA form launched last week — the earliest it’s been available in the program’s history, according to the ...

Michele Norris talks with Brian Fitzgerald, staff director of the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, about the government's new formula for financial aid, which will reduce the Pell ...

The Pell Grant – a need-based higher education grant from the U.S. Department of Education that, unlike a loan, does not need to be repaid – lies at the heart of the federal financial aid system.

Nearly 75% of all undergraduates receive some type of financial aid, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. About 40% of college students rely on Pell Grants, a type of federal aid ...

(The Conversation) – As an education researcher who has studied the economic returns of higher education, I know that college degrees remain cost-effective investments for most students. But college ...