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The Particulars of Pell Grants
With all the talk of federal student loans and private loans, subsidized loans and unsubsidized loans, and parent PLUS loans which comes up when talk turns to college and financial aid packages, students and their parents alike sometimes overlook the option of receiving grants. Grants are more like scholarships than loans, as they do not have to be paid back at any time. Here follows a discussion of one of the most well-known kinds of grants, the Pell Grant and the Federal Pell Grant Program.
Gary Marjani
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Federal Student Loans and Grants
The U.S. Federal Government is the single largest source of financial assistance for college students. In 2006 they provided more than $50 billion to more than $10 million students.
Eliot Hobbs
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How 529 Plans Can Help You Save Money For College
While rising education costs may be out of your control, your ability to plan for a college education is not. You and your family can start saving today with state sponsored 529 plans. These plans are designed to make saving money for college easy and affordable.
Phillip Walters
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How to Get a Scholarship Yourself
What is a scholarship? A scholarship is an amount of money applied straightforwardly to your college costs that you are awarded based on academic good point, financial want, or a combination of the two.
Ozie Kleine
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Free Scholarship Applications Only - 3 Types of Scams to Avoid
Look out for scholarship scams - and stick to free scholarship applications. Check out how to spot the trickery.
Kevin Ihrig
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Harvard's 10% Financial Aid Policy Ain't Necessarily So
Harvard has so much money it could actually pay the tuition for the entire student body for the next 100 years and still have millions of dollars left! Their new 10% financial aid policy promises to be the most innovative breakthrough of any US college or University in history -- it ain't' necessarily so!
Reecy Aresty
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Free Scholarship Applications Or Paid - 4 Places a Fee Makes Sense
Many experts recommend only submitting free scholarship applications because scholarships that require a fee may turn out to be scams. See below for exceptions to this rule. Scams can include paying for a bogus scholarship, or hundreds paying a large fee, that turns out to be a small award netting the founder thousands.
Kevin Ihrig
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College Savings Ideas
How can you save for the cost of higher education? Here are some ideas that can help regardless of how close you are to that first tuition payment. Based on the mathematics of compound interest, we should start our college savings and retirement funds the day we start our first job.
James Leblanc
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Writing Scholarship Applications That Win Money For College
While a lot of students apply for scholarships, only a few will be selected. The ultimate decision has to be based on what's included with the application, so here are some ideas to secure funding with an application that stands out.
John Mcdonald
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Scholarship Searches Good Or Bad?
This article allows you to learn how to use a scholarship search and the benefits of using one to help you find scholarships. Also discusses whether scholarships really work or not.
Melvin Le
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