Financial Assistance
Workforce Advancement Grant for Education (WAGE) Program
The fastest growing population among college students is adult learners. They are rapidly becoming the new majority on college campuses; however, many student aid programs are not available to them.
In response, the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) launched the WAGE Program in 2005-06 and will continue to support this initiative in 2006-07. The goals of the WAGE Program continue to be reducing affordability barriers and increasing enrollment numbers, retention rates and program completion rates for adult students.
The WAGE Program provides a block grant to postsecondary institutions that have applied and been determined eligible to participate. Institutions establish and award grants to adult students who meet both Agency and institutional student eligibility guidelines.
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The maximum grant amount, per student, is $3,500 for an academic year, which includes Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer (in that order).
Pennsylvania's Nursing Education Initiatives
Governor Rendell and the Pennsylvania Legislature are providing approximately $7.5 million in the 2006-07 budget to complement the current Nursing Education Initiatives. These initiatives include:
- Nurse Educator Loan Forgiveness Program
- Graduate Nurse Education Grant Program
- Nurse Faculty Development Grants
- Supplemental Funding for Practical Nursing Programs
- Public Promotion of Nursing and Nursing Education as a Career
- Interim Student Loan Guarantee Program
- Dr. McKenzie Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
To learn more about these initiatives, download the official flyer from Pennsylvania Workforce Development.
More Information
Websites for financial assistance information are www.pheaa.org, www.futuresinnursing.org and www.educationplanner.org.