Tag: financial aid
R.I. accepting applications for new Workforce Pell Grant program
PROVIDENCE – The state is now accepting applications from eligible training providers for the new federal Workforce Pell Grant program.
The new initiative, launched on...
New federal student loan rules remove nursing’s ‘professional’ status reclassify nursing
It’s no secret that Rhode Island hospitals, like many health care facilities throughout the U.S., have grappled with increasingly steep nurse shortages in recent...
Brown launches recruitment initiatives to boost diversity of students
PROVIDENCE – Brown University on Wednesday launched a new set of admission recruitment initiatives to attract more students of diverse backgrounds to the Ivy...
McKee files budget amendment to extend Hope Scholarship program to 2030
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday filed a budget amendment to extend Rhode Island College’s Hope Scholarship program for an additional two...
UMass financial aid for students grew to $395M
BOSTON – The University of Massachusetts awarded $395 million in university-generated financial aid this academic year, with about 81% of the aid going to...
Report: PC ranks highest in R.I. for financial aid in ’17-’18...
PROVIDENCE – Providence College ranks highest for financial aid among colleges in Rhode Island, in a LendEdu report released this week.
The report weighed need-based...
What if everyone applied to college?
The United States has a college-opportunity problem. University graduates earn higher lifetime wages and experience lower unemployment rates, but only about one-third of the...
Aspiring college students know ‘shockingly’ little about financial aid
NEW YORK – High school students know very little about how financial aid works, according to a new analysis.
An overwhelming majority of 11th and 12th...
Brown to cover the textbook bill for 1,100 students next fall
PROVIDENCE – Brown University says it's going to cover the cost of all textbooks and course materials for 1,100 of its most needy students...
Report: Tuition, fee increases at public colleges impact region; R.I. results...
PROVIDENCE – Increases in tuition and fees at public colleges and universities across the region in the past five academic years have widened the...
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