All eligible U.S. domestic students have been awarded Fall 2021 emergency relief grants from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) to help offset financial burdens incurred because of the coronavirus. Eligible international students will have the opportunity to submit a grant application beginning October 1 to request emergency grant funding. Grant recipients … [Read more...] about HEERF III Awards Posted
Federal Pell Grant recipients are one of several groups of individuals who qualify for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. This Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program provides a temporary discount on monthly broadband bills for qualifying households. Eligible applicants may qualify to receive substantially subsidized broadband service ($50 monthly subsidy for … [Read more...] about Emergency Broadband Program for Pell Grant Recipients
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today that the office of Federal Student Aid is executing on President Donald J. Trump's promise to provide student loan relief to tens of millions of borrowers during the COVID-19 national emergency. All borrowers with federally held student loans will automatically have their interest rates set to 0% for a period of at … [Read more...] about Secretary DeVos Suspends Federal Student Loan Payments, Waives Interest During National Emergency