Scholarships and Other Financial Aid Resources for Students

Revised with updated descriptions, contact information, websites, and available monies. Featured topics include finding and winning scholarships, requesting a reassessment from colleges for more financial aid, maximizing assistance from state and federal governments, taking advantage of educational tax breaks, and benefiting from government-subsidized student loans. The provided tips are designed for students of all ages and levels and their parents.

Examining the two basic components of scholarship competition--essays and interviews--this guidebook offers practical advice and real-life examples to guide students through the entire application process. A roundtable panel of judges and applicants supply information regarding the winning qualities sought after by award-giving organizations and tips for finding scholarships by using books, the internet, personal connections, and sources in the community. Thirty previously awarded scholarship essays are thoroughly analyzed, from choice of topic to writing style. This resource also includes sample interview questions and answers.

Getting Financial Aid 2018 is a book for parents and students struggling to meet the cost of college. The FAFSA form is explained with step-by-step instructions. This guide includes information and advice from experts on how to apply for aid, plus college profiles giving the "financial aid picture" for more than 3,000 four-year and two-year colleges and technical schools. The guide also shows award amounts and scholarship requirements.

Information on 1.5 million scholarships, grants, and prizes is available in this revised directory with more than 300 new listings that feature awards indexed by career goal, major, academics, public service, talent, athletics, religion, ethnicity, and more. Each entry contains the necessary information for students and parents to complete the application process, including eligibility requirements, how to obtain an application, how to get more information about each award, sponsor website listings, award amounts, and key deadlines. With scholarships for high school, college, graduate, and adult students, this guide also includes tips on how to conduct the most effective search, how to write a winning application, and how to avoid scams.

Information on 1.5 million scholarships, grants, and prizes is available in this directory, featuring awards indexed by career goal, major, academics, public service, talent, athletics, religion, ethnicity, and more. Each entry contains the necessary information for students and parents to complete the application process, including eligibility requirements, how to obtain an application, how to get more information about each award, sponsor website listings, award amounts, and key deadlines. With scholarships for high school, college, graduate, and adult students, this guide also includes tips on how to conduct the most effective search, how to write a winning application, and how to avoid scams.

This print guide from Peterson's shares information also available online (see the search engine linked to earlier in this guide).