Other Scholarship Opportunities 

You may qualify for other scholarships and financial aid.  We have compiled a list of sites to assist you with your search.

Financial aid can be categorized in two ways: financial need-based, and non need-based.  Keep in mind that students and their parents are responsible for paying what they can; financial aid is a supplement, not a substitute, for family resources.  For non-need based aid, factors generally include academic excellence, ethnic background, or organization membership. Corporations may also offer assistance to employees and children.


Federal Student Aid

  • Provides nearly 70% of student aid through loans, grants and work/study programs.
  • Available to all need-based applicants; some loans and competitive scholarships for non need-based.
  • Free information from the United States Department of Education:
  • Loans are the most common federal aid and must be repaid when you graduate or leave college.
    • Stafford Loans (FFELs and Direct Loans) include:
    • Perkins Loans for the most needy undergraduates; through participating schools.
  • Scholarships/grants are mostly need-based and require no repayment:
  • "Congressional" scholarships:
    • Named for Member of Congress or other prominent individual (such as Byrd Honors Scholarships, Fulbright fellowships)
    • Merit-based and highly competitive
    • Members of Congress do not play a role in selecting recipients
  • Work study programs allow you to earn money while in school:
    • Federal Work Study Program: college campus jobs
    • For questions not covered by the Department of Education website, call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-433-3243.
       

State Aid

States offer residents a variety of scholarships, loans, and tuition exemptions.

Colleges and Universities

Higher education institutions provide some 20% of aid, most need-based. Check university websites and the institution’s financial aid office when you apply for admission.

 

Private Aid

Private foundations, corporations, and organizations offer scholarships or grants:
College Board Scholarship Search 
FastWeb

Targeted Aid for Special Groups

Public Service

Federal assistance programs seek to encourage people to work in geographic areas or professions where there’s a particular need (such as doctors in underserved areas); encourage underrepresented groups to enter a particular profession; and provide aid in exchange for services provided (such as military service).

 

 

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