The financial aid process can be difficult, confusing, and time-consuming.  This site will help with finding information about financial aid, scholarships, student financial aid, student loans, federal student aid, EFC, FAFSA,  Parent PLUS loans, Pell grants, Perkins loan, Stafford loans, deadlines, college costs, awards,  FAA, loan consolidation, education,  section 529, saving for college, college, university, work study, financial planning.
Scholarships

Scholarships are the most sought after type of financial aid out there. Scholarships are so popular because you do not have to pay them back and some are not based on financial need like other types of "free" money is.


There are tens of thousands of scholarships available for college students, you just have to look for it. Some schools will require you to have the scholarship money sent to them first so they can include it in your financial aid package. These scholarships fall under the catagory of Gift Aid.


Scholarships are also one of the hardest types of financial aid to get because there might be twenty thousand students vying for one or two scholarships.


We have put together a few resourses below that offer information about scholarships.

 

 
Copyright 2002-2009 American Student Financial Aid