Addressing the Need for Non-Tuition Cost Assistance for Students through State and Federal Grant Programs. An Issue Brief by the 2023-2024 TICAS Michigan Student Advocacy Fellows

This year, The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) Michigan Student Advocacy Fellows focused their advocacy on expanding resources for students to cover rising non-tuition costs associated with higher education. As their culminating project, the students conducted a survey assessing the impact of non-tuition costs on Michiganders and created an issue brief to guide policymakers in creating resources for students to access housing, food, transportation, and other costs. The brief reviews programs other states have implemented to address student basic needs and provides recommendations to create new state and federal resources to increase college affordability.