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While AAU would have liked to have seen an increase in NIH funding in FY24, we are pleased that Congress will soon be able to avoid a year-long continuing resolution which will ensure that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) can continue to fund new promising research projects.
Federal Budget | Agency Budgets | National Institutes of Health | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Press ReleasesThe Student Aid Alliance, of which AAU is a member of the Steering Committee, sent a letter to congressional Labor-HHS-Education appropriators urging them to increase funding for student financial aid programs in FY25.
Student Aid | FY25 | Higher Education Legislation | LettersThe Double Pell Alliance, of which AAU is a Steering Committee Member, sent a letter to congressional appropriation leaders urging them to double the maximum Pell Grant Award to $13,000.
Higher Education Legislation | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | LettersConsequently, AAU is pleased to see the authors of the Spectrum and National Security Act of 2024 (S.4207) have recognized the need to enhance our national innovation capacity by directing some revenues to fund research and infrastructure at NSF and NIST to achieve funding levels previously…
National Institutes of Health | Federal Budget | Agency Budgets | Press ReleasesAAU, and four other higher education organizations, joined a letter led by ACE to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce supporting H.R. 8932, the FAFSA Deadline Act. The letter states “This bill would move up the statutory date for the annual release of the Free Application for Federal…
Higher Education Regulation | Higher Education Legislation | Student Aid | LettersAAU, APLU, AAMC, and COGR submitted comments in response to a Request for Information from the National Institutes of Health Draft Public Access Policy. The comments highlight the organizations’ support of the goal of “providing public access to scholarly publications resulting from NIH-funded…
National Institutes of Health | Public/Open Access | LettersThe Student Aid Alliance, of which AAU is a member of the Steering Committee, sent a letter to Secretary Miguel Cardona of the U.S. Department of Education and Director Shalanda Young of the Office of Management and Budget urging them to increase federal student aid for the fiscal year 2026 budget…
Federal Budget | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Higher Education Regulation | LettersAAU and APLU submitted joint comments regarding the NIH's proposed new policy within the Intramural Research Program (IRP) to promote access to products stemming from taxpayer-funded inventions. AAU shares concerns stating "the precedent the proposed terms will set for external R&D."
Research Administration & Regulation | National Institutes of Health | LettersThe University of Pennsylvania announced the Quaker Commitment, a sweeping new financial aid initiative designed to support families from middle-income backgrounds by increasing financial aid packages and guaranteeing full tuition scholarships to a greater number of students.
Affordability and Student Aid | Student Aid | University of PennsylvaniaAAU President Barbara R. Snyder congratulates Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on his selection by President-elect Trump to be director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the upcoming administration.
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