Financial Aid

Learning how to search the web efficiently will greatly enhance your chance of finding a scholarship, fellowship, grant or any type of financial aid to fund your college career. It will require both diligence and patience. Remember to as many keyword combinations within the perimeters of your search. Search far past the first page of results to get as much information as possible. Form a file of favorites so you do not lose the sites where you have found information. For basics on how to use Google click here. For information on how best to search on Yahoo click here.

College Loans
A loan is a form of financial aid that must be repaid, usually with low interest rates. Unlike scholarships, loans must be repaid.

Scholarships and Grants
Undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships are forms of aid that help students pay for their education. Unlike loans, scholarships and grants do not have to be repaid.

Military Aid
Information about student financial aid resources for US students who are interested in pursuing careers in the military and for veterans and their dependents.

Financial Aid Applications
The factors that affect eligibility for financial aid may vary from year to year. If a student who didn't qualify one year he or she may become eligible during the next year when a brother or sister enrolls in college or a change in family financial circumstances may occur.

Besides the traditional forms of assistance, there are many other kinds of aid are available to students.

Other helpful links on financial aid are students.gov, a comprehensive student information portal providing answers to questions on education, career, government and finding out about finanacial aid , the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance and FinAid.org, a comprehensive guide to student financial aid.