Scholarships
11 Pros and Cons of Parent PLUS Loans (and Alternative Student Loans to Consider Instead)
Seeing your child graduate from high school and move on to the next big stage of their life is exciting, at least until...
Should Parents Pay for College? 8 Reasons For and Against It (and 5 Reasons to Share Costs)
Should students be responsible for paying for their education, or should parents pay for college? I was able to pay for college and...
Best Private Student Loan Lenders for August 2025
Heading to college and still need to cover some costs? LendEDU’s latest analysis helps students and families compare top private lenders for the...
New York State 2025 Legislative Session: Key Actions on Higher Education
New York State is in the first year of its two-year legislative cycle, and 2025 has included significant steps forward for students across...
Student Success Story: Ananda Garris Wins the Graduate School Support Scholarship 🎉
Read this Scholarship Winner Success Story and see how Going Merry scholarships help students pay for school and achieve their goals. Going Merry...
California Steps Up for Students: Highlighting 25-26 Budget Investments that Support Access and Affordability
For more than a decade, states across the country have advanced policies to help immigrant and undocumented students more easily pursue higher education...
Scholarships That Require an ACT Score
If you’ve taken the ACT, your score could be your ticket to thousands of dollars in free money for college. Many scholarships require...
LendEDU Scholarship Award & Deadlines
Many or all companies we feature compensate us. Compensation and editorial research influence how products appear on a page. Student Loans Updated Jul...
How the Reconciliation Law Changes the Pell Grant Program
On July 4, President Trump signed into law a massive legislative package that makes major changes to federal higher education policy. This piece...
Provisions Affecting Higher Education in the Reconciliation Law
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law a budget reconciliation bill that makes radical changes to numerous federal safety net programs,...
