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Committee hears detailed briefing on state financial aid, dual‑credit and workforce scholarship programs
Summary
NDUS staff described need‑based grants, merit scholarships, dual‑credit tuition awards, the Native American scholarship, the Career Builders workforce scholarship/loan‑repayment program and the Professional Student Exchange Program, including eligibility, recent expenditures and requested increases.
Brenda Zastepo, director of financial aid at the North Dakota University System, told the appropriations committee the system’s financial‑aid portfolio includes need‑based grants, merit scholarships, targeted workforce awards and programs that pay resident rates for North Dakota students in out‑of‑state professional programs.
Nut graf: Committee members received program rules, recipient counts and expenditure projections for 2023–25, and staff described several requests in the NDUS base and add‑on budget: a $1 million ongoing increase to the need‑based student financial assistance program, continuation of the dual‑credit tuition scholarship (previously funded by Bank of North Dakota profits) and funding for workforce development scholarships and loan‑repayment matches.
Zastepo summarized the largest programs: - Student Financial Assistance (state need‑based grant): Requires North Dakota residency and qualifying high‑school credential; awards are determined from FAFSA data; the program funds up to the equivalent of eight full‑time…
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