Restoring Responsiveness to Campus-Based Funds
June 4, 2009 4:09 pm Campus-Based ProgramsThe NCI proposal would eliminate the Perkins Loan program and consolidate FSEOG and FWS into one fund that could be used as grant or work (or both) at the discretion of the institution. This approach would better allow schools to use the funds to address the needs of their students and further institutional recruitment, diversity, and retention goals. Details about this proposal are given in the NCI Issue Paper, Restoring Responsiveness to Campus-Based Funds.
How would you use a consolidated fund like this at your institution? What student needs do you think you could meet, that you can’t today?
July 7th, 2009 at 9:59 am
I love this idea! My guess is that I would use most of the funds as FWS reserving possibly a small amount for SEOG. There is a strong demand for FWS and our district has always been willing to supply the matching funds. I believe the FWS program has many advantages to retention and opportunity for students way beyond meeting a financial need. The fund would end, though, when the last dollar of Perkins Loan is collected, right?