On this page, you'll find proposals that effect graduate students, including funding, grants, program changes.
Sponsor: Rep. Chu [D-CA]
Cosponsors: 22 (22D; 0R)
Introduced: 07/22/2021
NASFAA Summary & Analysis: This bill would allow students pursuing postgraduate education to once again receive Federal Direct Subsidized Loans. Prior to the enactment of the Budget Control Act of 2011, graduate students were eligible to receive these types of loans and this bill would restore that eligibility.
Publication Date: 8/19/2021
Graduate and Professional School Update
Graduate & Professional Reference Sheet
Grad PLUS: To Package or Not to Package
Student Aid Offer Model: Graduate Student (without notes)
Bill Restoring Subsidized Federal Student Loans for Graduate Borrowers Reintroduced
Bills Call for Giving Graduate Students Access to Pell Grants
Legislative Tracker Archive: Graduate Students
NASFAA Hosts First Virtual Advocacy Pipeline With Graduate and Professional Aid Administrators
In Limbo, Graduate Students Wonder if Fall Assistantships Will Be Available
Graduate and Professional Aid Administrators Visit Capitol Hill to Advocate for Students
Report: Cutting Grad PLUS Could Limit Access for Vulnerable Students
Report Argues Against Capping or Eliminating Grad PLUS Loan Program
Report Urges Policymakers to Limit Amount Graduate Students Can Borrow
Financial Aid and Graduate & Professional Students
Graduate and Professional Members Take to Capitol Hill to Advocate for Students
Report: Students Need More Data on Potential Earnings of Graduate Programs
Graduate and Professional Listserv
Comment Request: PLUS Adverse Credit Reconsideration Loan Counseling
Graduate and Professional Loan Limits White Paper
Graduate/Professional Loan Limits Task Force Proposal White Paper
Survey: Law School Merit Aid Tuition Breaks Largely Flow to 'Privileged Students'
Study: Undergraduates With High Debt Less Likely to Enroll in Graduate School
Issue Brief: Grad School Completion Rates, Earnings Greater Among Higher-Income Students
Consumer Information and Law Student Indebtedness Task Force
Examining the Lack of Graduate-Specific Data Task Force Report
Examining the Lack of Graduate-Specific Data Task Force Report
As Accountability Increases, Loan Counseling Should Become More Targeted, Personalized
As High Debt Among Law Students Increases, So Do Stress and Anxiety
Report: Law School Affordability Is About More Than Tuition and Debt
House Bill Would Restore Graduate Student Eligibility for Direct Subsidized Loans
Examining the Lack of Graduate-Specific Data Task Force Charter
NASFAA Hosts Town Hall Webinar for Graduate, Professional Community
Meeting: National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation
Data Show Higher Alumni Earnings Among STEM Degrees, Law Graduates
Graduate/Professional Issues Caucus: Task Force Report