From the ECS State Policy Database: Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

Merit Scholarships MS Word PDF - This ECS StateNote provides information on the 17 states that currently offer merit scholarships. The report offers descriptions of each state's scholarship eligibility requirements, funding source, maintenance obligations, duration of the scholarship, and amount and use. (Carl Krueger, ECS, May 2005)...

Effective Oversight of the Tuition Assistance Program: Schools Can Avoid Disallowances by Ensuring Eligibility - This special report summarizes the findings of New York State's Tuition Assistance Program audits released since 2007. Those audits recommended repayments totaling $11 million to cover grants distributed to ineligible students. This report offers guidance on how to avoid common and costly errors related to eligibility, clarifies our audit protocols for school leaders, and recommends actions to strengthen the administration of this grant program. (State of New York, Office of the State Comptroller, March 2012)...

Stay on Track: Early Findings from a Performance-Based Scholarship Program at the University of New Mexico - This report presents early results from a program (VISTA) at the University of New Mexico that increases financial support available to low-income entering students who enroll for a minimum number of credits and maintain a minimum grade point average. Early findings, through one year, indicate that although VISTA had no effects on credits and grades during the first semester, effects did emerge after that point. (MDRC, 2011)...

36th Annual Survey Report on State-Sponsored Student Financial Aid - This annual report provides data regarding state-funded expenditures for student financial aid and illustrates the importance of efforts made by the states to assist postsecondary students. Information is based on academic year 2004-05 data. ...