Do middle-income students qualify for student financial aid and/or for grant assistance to offset the recent student fee increases?
Many middle-income students do qualify for student financial aid, though most of it would be in the form of student loans and loans their parents or guardians may take to help finance students’ college education. The federal government has established a rather complex methodology for determining the financial need of a student based upon the student’s and his or her family’s individual circumstances. The State’s public colleges and universities use this federal methodology for determining a student’s financial need. Students who feel they need financial assistance in order to attend or complete their postsecondary education should apply for financial aid even if they believe they or their parents earn too much money. For example, the University of California has recently announced that all financially needy students whose family incomes are less than $90,000 would receive an institutional grant to partially offset the recent increase in UC student fees — even if those students do not
Related Questions
- Given the recent increases in student fees, has additional financial aid been provided to offset the fee increases for financially needy students?
- Do middle-income students qualify for student financial aid and/or for grant assistance to offset the recent student fee increases?
- How are home (those who qualify for the subsidized European Union student tuition fee) students funded for MRes programmes?
