ERIC Number: EJ941306
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 45
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A Typology of Institutional Loan Replacement Grant Initiatives for Low- and Moderate-Income Students
Lips, Adam Joseph Argaylis
Review of Higher Education, v34 n4 p611-655 Sum 2011
In recent years, growing numbers of four-year institutions have implemented a new type of need-based financial aid policy directed toward low- and middle-income students. These initiatives--referred to here as Loan Replacement Grant (LRG) programs--greatly reduce or eliminate loans in student aid awards and replace them with grants. This paper establishes a LRG definition, summarizes 64 currently active programs, then classifies them according to a typology developed through an analysis of programmatic characteristics, producing eight distinct types. Presentation of the LRG definition, program specifics, and typology act to organize these proliferating need-based initiatives and will facilitate future research. (Contains 4 tables and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Income, Classification, Student Financial Aid, Grants, Low Income, Educational Policy, Program Descriptions, Student Employment, Eligibility, Public Colleges, Private Colleges, Higher Education
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Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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