Do the young people from poor social background get money from the governement to study IN YOUR COUNTRY?thanks

Question

I am french and I have been said that in most countries the young people from a poor social background can not study in university cause they don't have any money from their government. Is it true (in your country)?

Answer 1

For the US.
If a student can get into the most selective private universities the money needed to attend is usually provided. For other students there are state run schools with modest fees which combined with government pell grants and student loans are affordable to most, especially if they can live at home. About 1/3 of students are eligible for pell grants but the grants are only enough to cover tuition at cheap state schools. There are some exceptions but most students, even from poor families can go to college but not without sacrifice and going into debt if their parents are unable to pay. The students that are worse off are not the poor but those from families that are financially able but unwilling to pay, because they are not eligible for many of the programs.

Answer 2

we have ferderal pell grants in the USA. the government also paid off all my sisters student loans and it would have paid off my loans too had I gone to work in a paticular field.

Answer 3

Almost anybody can get a pell grant in the US.

Answer 4

we have scholarships that you can work towards with good grades and volunteer activities.