Federal Student Aid

Application submissions for federal student aid among students in Kentucky’s high schools are down compared to this time last year, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Students at Murray State University were gifted with an emergency grant last week funded by the American Rescue Plan Act passed in 2021. This marks the second time students have received grants from the legislation’s Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund for this academic year.

Students are taking out loans with little understanding of the consequences. The bewildering federal aid process doesn't help.