The increasing tension between the perceived necessity of a college degree and the
challenge of paying for it has led to a proliferation of financial aid policy in the United States …

The UK government has expressed a desire to increase social mobility, with policies to help
achieve this aim focused on reducing inequalities in educational attainment. This paper …

The publication of the long-awaited Augar Report into post-18 education and funding
provides a timely opportunity to examine the literature and evidence on the role of bursaries …

Despite increasing financial pressures on higher education systems throughout the world,
many governments remain resolutely opposed to the introduction of tuition fees, and some …

The Post-9/11 GI Bill brought about the largest expansion in veteran education benefits
since the end of World War II, increasing annual benefit expenditures from …

In this work, we investigate whether grants improve the academic outcomes of students from
socio-economically disadvantaged families and thereby reduce inequalities of educational …

The main purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between the multiple mixed
financial aid systems and the academic development of college students in Chinese higher …

This article examines the relationship between a student's mental wellbeing and their
financial circumstances. In England, successive governments have adopted a strategy of …

Following a landmark ruling by the Constitutional Court in 2005, more than half of Germany's
universities started charging tuition fees, which also applied to incumbent students. We …

Executive summary This report describes the findings from the Rapid Evidence Assessment
(REA) literature review undertaken for the Department for Education (DfE). It considers the …