student aid

Explains where to find and how to go about getting scholarships that are targeted toward African-American students, with listings from private and federal sources.

"Provides information for teens about planning, saving, and paying for post-secondary education, with facts about government aid, private loans and scholarships, and other sources of financial assistance. Includes index and resource information"--Provided by publisher.

Lists expenses and average financial aid award amounts at over two thousand colleges and universities in the U.S., covering freshman and undergraduate financial aid, need- and non-need-based gift aid, loans, work-study, and athletic awards; and provides financial aid application details and contact information. Also includes general financial aid guidance, a chart comparing costs at the colleges profiled, and profiles of state scholarship and grant programs.

Provides a listing of five hundred scholarships available for college, organized alphabetically within over sixty subject areas, each providing the name of the sponsoring organization, a description of the award, and eligibility and application requirements.

Presents a guide to paying for college, providing information on how to find financial aid, how to choose the best financial aid package, how to save for college, how to make college cheaper, and how to avoid financial aid scams.

A guide to the process of preparing for, applying to, and paying for college.

Provides information and guidance for funding a college education, covering financial aid eligibility and forms, negotiation with the financial aid office, short- and long-term funding strategies, special circumstances for single parents and independent students, and other topics, and including sample forms, as well as information on new federal laws that affect college financing.

Focuses on student loans and offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more to illuminate the issue.

Offers advice on how to apply for financial aid, features step-by-step instructions for filling out a simplified FAFSA form, and looks at the financial aid profiles of some three thousand colleges, universities, and technical schools.

Provides descriptions of hundreds of scholarships, internships, and loan programs from federal, state, and private sources, and includes tips on avoiding scholarship scams, links to college and scholarship searches, and eligibility indexes.