Open Directory - Reference: Education: Colleges and Universities: Financial Aid
See also: This category in other languages: - Dedicated to providing objective guidance on financial aid to students and parents. - National HS Essay Contest is open to all High School students whose parents are not in the US Foreign Service. Deadline is April 15. - Texas Guaranteed's educational web site for parents, students, and high school counselors - Committee advises Congress on student financial aid policy, focusing on postsecondary student assistance including Title IV, distance education, and early needs assessment. Reauthorized through 2014. - Offers a directory of private loans designed to supplement federal aid. - An alternative college finance, student loan, savings and spending guide publishing student aid articles and listing private lender options for comparison. - Guarantor and lender providing schools with a single point of service from the application process, through the conclusion of a successful repayment period. - Department of Education guide to information on how to apply for an ED grant. - Provides information for students on how to apply for financial aid from The Buffett Foundation. - Providing financial aid to California students pursuing higher education. - Students can apply online for this financial aid service when seeking money for college. Also available in Spanish. - Focuses on the many unique ways to earn a legitimate college degree cheaply. - Scholarship, college prep and admission application strategies for high school students and parents. - Provides articles and online resources for applying for grants and scholarships. - Source for state-operated college savings programs. These programs, directed by non-profit state organizations, offer tremendous tax benefits to families. - Providing insight articles and tools for financial aid, scholarships and student loans by type. - Information and resources for scholarship and aid programs. - Learn the basics of financial aid, grants, scholarship types and Federal loans. Includes a Video channel, How to Pay and What To Do sections and links to the official home pages for Federal aid and the FAFSA. - Student aid directory including banks, credit unions, colleges and options for online degrees. - Official Federal loan consolidation application page from the Department of Education featuring a three-step process. Includes tips, rates applying for a PIN and e-signing Promissory Notes. - Official home for borrowers, schools and loan holders. Provides publications, FAQs, a glossary and the application for Federal consolidation. - A 26-page free digital magazine, offering facts, tips, and practical advice on how to get through the challenging process of filling out the FAFSA application. - Electronically submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). All students interested in financial aid for college will need to complete this form. - Learn about the tax credits available as a result of the 1997 Tax Relief Act: The Hope Scholarship and The Lifetime Learning Tax Credit. - Lists current U. S. federal government assistance programs benefiting students. - Provides information and resources for Federal Pell Grant eligibility, funding status, laws, regulations and guidance. - Information on grants, student loans, scholarships and financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education's office of Federal Student Aid. - The official home page for the federal student aid programs administered by the US Department of Education. - Lists types of student aid, award letter information, scholarships, loan insight and resources. - Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name dealing with financial aid for non-traditional students. - Provides scholarship listings, financial aid information and resources for sweepstakes, grants, fellowships and contests. - Offers student aid and scholarship opportunities for military personnel and their dependents. - Scholarships, education and student aid benefits, school rankings all from a military perspective. - Michigan State University Library page providing students with up-to-date information on scholarships, fellowships, grants, awards and internships in the arts and sciences. - Links to grants for education as well as scholarships and financial aid sources for students. - Funding opportunities in the biological and medical sciences. - Historically black colleges and universities offering college planning and financial aid information. - Health Resources and Services Administration provides loan and scholarship programs for students and professionals. - Article for parents providing insight in to completing financial aid packages cheaper with a home equity loan. - Guide for families utilizing home equity as a part of a student financial aid. - Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which looks at how minority students finance their educations. - Blog discussing the process of funding a college education, with articles on current topics and trends. - Detailed articles inform and report on multiple stages of the application processes including loan repayment. - Offers scholarships, awards, individual and school sponsorships, career development and research support for career schools. Founded in 1982. - Educational loans to qualifying Jewish students from Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. - Offering a scholarship and aid available exclusively to female students majoring only in finance or economics with plans for a corporate business career in the private sector. - Lists a Federal and state QnA and additional financial aid resources. - The Midwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators is a professional association providing administration and support for student aid. - Information, tools, calculators and resources for financial aid, including tips on saving for college, pros and cons of prepaying tuition and ways to meet and reduce the cost of education. - Preparing and paying for college from Middle School through Non-Traditional Students. Excellent Student Loan Counseling interactive tools. - Program where everyday shopping with top retailers and brands helps save for a child's college education. - Offers scholarships and grants to eligible students. - Official State higher education and financial aid website for students, parents, and lenders. - Information related to GI Bill Education benefits for veterans of U.S. Military service - Offers a financial aid encyclopedia, career center and learning sections for college students and parents. - National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs is dedicated to the promotion, strengthening and increased disbursment of state grant and aid programs to become available for all students in the U.S. - North Carolina Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators is a professional association offering training and development of financial aid officers in North Carolina. - The New York State Financial Aid Administrators Association, Inc offers financial aid Adminstrators, and the families they serve, free student aid planning and guidance. - Students can access the Government system for their loan and Pell information. - Searchable sources of financial aid for undergraduate and graduate students. - Information on student loans, financial aid and college planning for students and families in the Pacific Northwest. - Find new educational and aid opportunities for unemployed workers, including students. - Lists alternatives for student financial aid. - Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which examines financial aid options for American Indians and natives of Alaska. - Features a private loan consolidation tutorial including benefits, tips, eligibility, rates, fees and providing lender resources. - Alternative loan information for students and parents providing current private financing data, options, lender resources and tips for borrowing/spending. - Southern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators consists of over 1,200 professionals in nine states, offering newsletters, conferences, training and regular public updates on legislative concerns. - Sensible-Investor ranks the top sites about saving for college. - Open solution software assists in managing student loan data. - A California 529 College Savings Plan in association with Fidelity Investments. - Provide articles, information and resources for educational grants and scholarships. - UK based site existing to help needy young artists with their training in acting or singing. - The U.S. Department of Education offers Special Direct Consolidation Loans to eligible borrowers, beginning in January 2012. - Provides Stafford loan information, facts, loan limits, requirements, consolidation options and explains the FAFSA. - U.S. Department of Education's official page for information about grants, loans, work-study, and tax credits for education and how to apply for them. - Financial advice for students with a focus on entrepreneurship. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, details U.S. financial aid processes and types with current resources. - Explains types of student loans offered in the United States. - National Consumer Law Center project resource for borrowers, including a step-by-step guide to determine a strategy to solve loan problems. Features news and updates about loan cancellation, repayment, default, delinquency and rehabilitation. - Articles including important deadlines, information and tips for students to learn about Federal and private loan consolidation. - Loans explained in depth. Lists resources, FAQs, tips, articles, private student loans for comparison and a lender search. Features guides to Federal and private loan consolidation. - U.S. Department of Education site explaining how to view Federal student loan documents, entrance counseling and how to sign promissory notes. Includes tools for applying for a PIN, My Financial Aid History and repayment guidance. - Contains general information about federal student aid programs, applications, tax credits for education expenses with additional federal, state and private aid resources. - Information on scholarships, college admissions and financial aid. Also feature tips for school admission essays and interviews. - The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant official site explaining what to expect, what you need, the grant's initial and subsequent Counseling requirements and insight in to the ATS (Agreement to Serve). - A guide to the variety of tax breaks available to make higher education more affordable. - 529 college savings program that allows families to save for future higher education tuition on a tax-deferred basis. - A national, not-for-profit corporation that provides education financing and information services. - Annotated list to grants, scholarships and financial aid information. - Grants for students, teachers, and employees for professional development, teacher retention, arts education, and improving achievement for minority students. Describes each program's requirements and provides publications of research. - Includes deadlines, applications, instructions, fellows' bios and publications for providing opportunities to continuing generations of able and accomplished new Americans. - Institute for College Access & Success initiative raising debt awareness for students, offering advice to borrowers, aid publications, resources and news articles. - Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which examines US federal financial aid assistance for distance education students. - Official guide to Federal grants, loans and work-study. Available in PDF and HTML formats. - Database of student aid, grant and scholarship programs for undergraduates, graduates and Postdoctoral fellows. - Get information on financial aid and discover ways to pay for college. Find tools for comparing costs, a scholarship search and "best value" schools. - Get official information on grants, loans, financial aid, and other benefits from the U.S. government. - Scholarship aid from the foundation supports United Methodist students attending United Methodist-related institutions. - Resource for financial aid professionals, students and families in Virginia. - Articles and resources for scholarships, grants, tuition information and student loans. - Learn about financial aid, search for the lowest student loan rates, compare lenders and apply on-line - Students and recent graduate services for personal finance, budgeting, finalcial aid counseling including a loan exit counselor.
