educational costs. Write:
Consumer Information Center
Pueblo, Colorado 81009
Ask for the student guide
Contact the financial aid
administrators at the colleges you applied to, as
many
schools have their own programs. There
are several financial aid application forms.
All basically have the same in for with
minor differences. The major forms are
those of the federal government-AFSA (The
College Scholarship Services-FAF &
the American Testing
Program.
GRANTS-
American Assoc of Univ Women
Educational Foundation Program
OFC
Washington D.C, 20037
(Provides Info)
Business and Professional Women's
Foundation
2012 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
(Grant scholarship and loans to mature
women
returning to school. Write for info and a
list of
publications)
Foundation Clearinghouse that helps you
locate money for your center
Education 800 424-9836 (This may not be
for individuals.)
Tulsa Central Library's
reference room has a number (60?)of reference
books on college tuition aid programs for
students and they cover
every aspect of college expense
assistance.
While at the library, check:
- The College Blue Book Series
- Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans by
S. Norman Feingold
- The College Money Handbook by Petersons
College Guides
- The College Money Book- How to get a
High Quality Educ at the lowest possible cost
- Directory of Financial Aids for Women by
Gail Ann Schlachter
Southwestern Bell has Scholarships for
children and grandchildren of
employees. Check with your
employer to see if they offer any.
Union Sponsored
Scholarships
AFL-CIO
815 16th St NW
Washington, DC 20006
CLEP
The College Board
Box 1822
Princeton, NJ 08541
CLEP TYPE
PROGRAM
AP PROGRAM
Box 50
College Board
888 Seventh Ave
New York, NY 10019
Send S.A.S.E. to:
College
Money
Info USA
1000 Connecticut Ave
NW Ave
Washington, DC 20036
BEOG
Box 84
Washington DC 20044
Pell Grant Fed Govt up
to $2,300 per yr-need based. It does not have to be repaid.
Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant
(SEOG)
Fed Govt up to 2,000 per yr- need
based
Federal Supplemental Educatonal
Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) is for Pell Grant
recipients with exceptional need. The max
is $4,000(added to the Pell Grant
money) and does not have to be
repaid.
Perkins Loan is a low
interest (5 percent) loan for undergraduates and graduates
with exceptional need.
Subsidized Stafford Loan
is available to students who demonstrate need. Annually
freshmen can receive up to $2,625,
sophomores up to $3,500, juniors and seniors
up to $5,500 and graduates up to $8,500.
The government pays the interest while
the student is in school
Unsubsidized Stafford
Loan
available to undergraduates and
graduates, regardless of income. Yearly loan limits
for undergraduates are the same as
subsized Staffords. Grad students can borrow
more--up to $10,000. The amount a student
borrows can't exceed the cost of
education. The student pays the interest
while in school.
Plus Loan (Parent Loan for
Undergraduate Students)
This is a loan for parents, regardless of
income. Yearly loan limit can be up to the
cost of education. A number of
schools will have a direct lending agreement with
the government, so parents can borrow
through the school, rather than from banks
or credit unions.
For a free copy of the Student Guide ,
the US Dept of Education's complete
guide to government financial
aid,
call 800- 433-3243
State money
Each state offers different loans,
grants, scholarships, and financial aid packages
for its residents. Call your state
department of higher education for information.
State student incentive grant (state and
fed govts) varies from state to
state
Federal Student Financial Aid Info Center
1 800 4 Fed Aid
(Ask a high school counselor or lobrary for the address.)
Some
programs are funded by the federal
government, but administered by the state.
Two examples:
Veterans' Programs. Many
states have frunds for veterans and their dependents.
Programs and awards vary from state to
state.
Paul Douglas Teachers Scholarship
Program
Available in 35 states.
Offered to students who plan on teaching,
the scholarship award is $5,000 a year,
but the student has to teach two years
for every year the money was received.
Educational Financial Aid Sources
for Women
Clairol Pamphlet
Box 14680
Baltimore, MD 2268
(If over 30 and within 2 yrs of
graduation)
Clairol Loving Care
Scholarship
345 Park Ave
New York, NY 10154
(30 years or older, enrolled in undergrad
or masters
program and in professional and
vocational schools.
Co-op Educ
Box 999
Boston, MA 62115
Workstudy Program. Earn up to $5,000 a
year toward tuition
and expenses. For a free booklet that
lists these colleges
and univ write:
National Commission for Co-op
Education
360 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Be careful using a company that
charges you to do a
search! There is no reason for you to pay
them.
Here are the databases the search
services use:
(Minnesota-based website offering
families new to the college-
admissions game a time line for high
school juniors and seniors
on what to do when in the money
search.
College -bound high school students
must register to use this
interactive database which helps students
select everything
from school to major to scholarship
information.
lets you sift colleges and universities
by major, size, location and
"wiredness" whether it has a campus-wide
computer network accessible
from its dorm
for those who have narrowed down their
college search who want
information about applying on-line and
college financing.
is a database
containing 375,000 scholarships
is an exhaustive list of sites and
organizations offering financial
aid to the college bound
Other useful Internet sites:
es.wayne.edu/fa/fahome
ed.gov/offices/OPE/express.html
Some Scholarships for Unique
Students
Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA
offers a scholarship for lefthanded people
Gertrude J.Deppen scholarship at Bucknell
University in Lewisburg, PA for a student
from Mt Carmel,PA who shall
not be a habitual user of tobacco, intoxicating
liquor and narcotics and shall
not participate in strenuous athletic contests.
United Daughters of the Confederacy
scholarship. Student must prove direct
descent from a
"worthy" Confederate
soldier and write an essay on the
ancestor's
exploits.
Francis Ouimet Caddie Scholarship Fund:
$500-$5,000 to a student who
has caddied three years for a Massachusetts golf
club.
The International Boar Semen Scholarship:
$500 to Future Farmers of America who want to study swine
management.
The New England chapter of the National
Association to Advance Fat Acceptance:
$500 to college bound high school
seniors who are fat.
John Gatling Scholarship, named for the
inventor of the Gatling gun, an early machine gun: full scholarship to
North Carolina State University to students named Gatling or
Gatlin
The Joseph Bulova School in the New York
City borough of Queens offers a $15,000 scholarship to disabled foreign
students who want to study watchmaking.
The Billy Barty Foundation, established
by the 3 foot 9 inch actor whose movie credits include "Willow" and
"Rumpelstiltskin," gives $2,000 scholarships to "students of short
stature".
UOC in California is looking for an
orphan who would like to become an aeronautical
engineer.
If your last name is Pennoyer,
Downer or Ellis, you can get thousands of dollars of free money,
regarldess of need.
If you are Black, Hispanic or any
minority, there is money waiting for you.
Being a Christian will get you into several
programs.
With college costs rising, getting
scholarships can become a job itself.
To be successful you have to
start early and get in there and dig; don't
wait for someone else to bring it to you because that doesn't
happen.
With good grades, high test scores,
school participation and persistence,
the sky is the limit.
First go to the library
and be prepared to spend several hours, looking at
research material for any type of
scholarship related to your desired field of study.
You can buy scholarship-oriented books
and use them to cross-reference library
material.
Touch base with the Chamber of Commerce
and several local organizations.
Write to the address
where the scholarship is listed. You may find that some won't
be
exactly as the book says so be
persistent and write to every single one that looks
remotely
like it would work for you.
(Some write to as many as 85 to 100.) Money is everywhere,
but you have to uncover it.
Be involved in things at school.
Schools want "all around" people, not geeks who play on
their computer all day or just belong to
a nerdy Dungeons and Dragons group or their only
involvement with any social activities is
their boy or girl friend.
Parents should get involved early,
especially with homework.
Participate in student government,
National honor Society and academic competitions.
The Better Business Bureau has a free
brochure, "Tips on ...Financial Aid for College." It's
also a way to check out a
scholarship-search firm.