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are monetary awards given for educational purposes that do not
have to be paid back. In other words, grants are a source of
free money to help finance your college education. Grants are
generally awarded on the basis of need for one year only, with
the recipient not having to show unusually exceptional abilities.
Simply getting accepted by the college is normally sufficient
academic achievement for grant consideration. This is what makes
grants so desirable.
Useful websites for sources of grants and
financial aid:
Embark.com.
www.embark.com This site
contains complete information on applying for college scholarships,
grants and fellowships, including Pell Grants and Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG). There
is a free searchable database of scholarships. Fellowships
listed include: The Hertz Foundation Fellowship and The Kauffman
Fellows Program.
Fin.Aid!.http://www.finaid.org/.
Online financial aid forms and more.
Fast Aid. http://www.fastaid.com/finaid/addressbook2.htm.
Listing of each state and their specific deadlines, forms
and offices for student financial aid.
Federal Student Aid
Programs (FSA). http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/Students/.
The College Scholarship
Service’s Financial Aid Form (FAF)online at http://www.collegeboard.org/finaid/fastaff/profile/html/indx000.html.
The American College
Testing Program’s Family Financial Statement (FFS)
online at http://www.act.org/.
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