▁supplies , ▁and ▁other ▁exp enses ▁including ▁personal ▁exp enses ▁and ▁transport ation ▁for ▁a ▁first - time , ▁full - time ▁under grad uate ▁students ▁who ▁receive ▁aid ) ▁and ▁the ▁institution ' s ▁median ▁need - ▁and ▁mer it - based ▁grant ▁aid ▁awarded . ▁▁▁ ▁El ise ▁Miller , ▁program ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ' s ▁Integr ated ▁Post second ary ▁Education ▁Data ▁System ▁( IP ED S ) ▁stated ▁the ▁idea ▁behind ▁the ▁requirement : ▁" We ▁just ▁want ▁to ▁break ▁down ▁the ▁myth ▁of ▁st icker ▁price ▁and ▁get ▁beyond ▁it . ▁This ▁is ▁to ▁give ▁students ▁some ▁indic ation ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁not ▁necessarily ▁be ▁pay ing ▁that ▁full ▁price ." ▁ ▁The ▁template ▁was ▁developed ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁suggestions ▁of ▁an ▁IP ED S ’ ▁Techn ical ▁Review ▁P anel ▁( TR P ), ▁which ▁met ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 7 – 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁included ▁ 5 8 ▁individuals ▁representing ▁federal ▁and ▁state ▁govern ments , ▁post - second ary ▁institutions ▁from ▁all ▁se ctors , ▁association ▁represent atives , ▁and ▁template ▁contract ors . ▁Mary ▁S app , ▁Ph . D ., ▁assistant ▁vice ▁president ▁for ▁planning ▁and ▁institution al ▁research ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Miami , ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁panel ' s ▁chair . ▁She ▁described ▁the ▁mand ate ' s ▁goal ▁as ▁“ to ▁provide ▁pros pective ▁and ▁current ▁under grad uate ▁students ▁with ▁some ▁insight ▁into ▁the ▁difference