Student Aid Funding
NAICU supports increased federal funding for the proven student aid programs, which work together to ensure that qualified low- and middle-income students who are prepared for college have the same opportunity to get into, persist, and complete college as students with greater resources.
NAICU advocates for the funding of the Pell Grant program, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG), Federal Work-Study (FWS), LEAP state partnership grants, TRIO, GEAR UP, and Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN).
NAICU and the American Council on Education (ACE) co-chair the Student Aid Alliance, which brings together more than 80 organizations representing students, financial aid officers, colleges, and others who support student aid. Together, the Alliance proposes a FY 2021 Appropriations Request that would increase the Pell Grant maximum to $7,000, provide inflation increases for SEOG, FWS, TRIO and GEAR UP, reinstate LEAP state grants, and continue support for graduate education in the humanities.