Graduate School Financing After Grad PLUS: What TRIO Programs and Students Need to Know

Leadership Brainery presents an overview of the new federal loan limits affecting graduate and professional education. The session explains the elimination of Grad PLUS loans, new annual and lifetime borrowing limits, and the potential effects on students from low-income, first-generation, and under-resourced backgrounds. Participants learn about free tools that help students compare graduate borrowing, debt, earnings, workforce demand, and financial support. Presented by Josh Farris, a TRIO alumnus and former Pell Institute intern.