tuition incentive program

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College tuition aid program delivers high marks for value but strives to reach more who qualify

Jan 15, 2025

One of Michigan's largest financial aid programs offers great promise in boosting college affordability as well as the number of college graduates—with room to reach many more who qualify for it.The Tuition Incentive Program provided roughly $94...

College tuition aid program delivers high marks for value but strives to reach more who qualify

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EPI faculty and affiliates receive nearly $10 million through four national education research (NCER) grants

Jul 13, 2022

Four research projects conducted by affiliates of the Education Policy Initiative (EPI) at the University of Michigan received a total of nearly $10 million in new grants from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of...

EPI faculty and affiliates receive nearly $10 million through four national education research (NCER) grants

News

IES grant supports EPI in evaluation of Michigan’s Tuition Incentive Program impacts

Jul 13, 2022

The state of Michigan’s Tuition Incentive Program (TIP) has a unique structure that distinguishes it from other state need-based financial aid programs. Currently funding some 25,000 students annually, the program is a “first-dollar" scholarship...

IES grant supports EPI in evaluation of Michigan’s Tuition Incentive Program impacts

EPI Policy briefs

Applications for Financial Aid Lagging Among Low-Income Students

August 1, 2020

Sabrina Solanki, Kevin Stange, Orlando Sanchez Zavala, Catherine Brown

Applications for federal and state financial aid for college are a leading indicator of how many students will enroll in and complete a college degree. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Tuition Incentive Program (TIP), a...