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Title: 'Bureaucracy and Burden': Understanding Take-Up of a Need-Based Financial Aid Program. EdWorkingPaper No. 25-1283
Language: English
Authors: Elizabeth Burland, Jasmina Camo-Biogradlija, Kelcie Ferrara-Gerson, Xavier Fields, Katherine Michelmore, Nathan Sotherland, Kevin Stange, Marissa Thompson, Megan Tompkins-Stange, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Source: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2025.
Availability: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
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Page Count: 52
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
Secondary Education
Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Public Schools, High School Graduates, Paying for College, Educational Finance, Financial Needs, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid), Student Financial Aid, State Aid, Grants, Tuition, Ability, Barriers, State Programs
Geographic Terms: Michigan
Abstract: Social welfare programs, including college financial aid, often only reach a fraction of eligible beneficiaries. We examine this problem through the lens of Michigan's Tuition Incentive Program (TIP), a state need-based grant aid program. We conduct a large-scale mixed-methods study using data on over one million Michigan public-school students, and 55 interviews with front-line administrators, high school counselors, and financial aid staff. We find that while one third of Michigan high school graduates are eligible for TIP, its take-up rate is only 14 percent, diminishing its impact on college affordability. We identify key barriers that shape take-up: the presence of administrative burdens, and constraints faced by front-line administrators in alleviating these burdens when administrative responsibility is fractured and ill-defined.
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