Useful Information: Financial Aid for Undergraduates
General Information on Financial Aid
Studying at a U.S. institution is an expensive investment and will likely cost more than it does to study in your own country. It will be worthwhile to visit or contact the the nearest EducationUSA advising center to speak with ...
Financial Aid: Undergraduate Students
In searching for financial aid as an undergraduate, consider that the chances of gaining financial assistance are limited.
EXCHANGES
Students usually study on exchange for a single academic year or less. These exchanges can be arranged between institutions for groups of students ...
Best Value Colleges Give Big Scholarships, Deep Discounts
Many Harvard students pay under $15,000 a year. An Oklahoma college costs $8,000
By Kim Clark
Posted August 17, 2010
Don't be freaked out by the $50,000-plus annual price tags of Harvard, Princeton, or Amherst. For a growing number of colleges, a majority ...
Scholarship Scams
If you have to pay money to get money, it’s probably a scam
Good tips and advice Scholarship-Options.com on how to avoid scholarship scams.
Every year, several hundred thousand students and parents are defrauded by scholarship scams. The victims of these scams ...
Websites for University Funding
FUNDING SEARCH
http://www.embark.com/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.careersandcolleges.com/tp2/cnc/login.do
http://www.internationalscholarships.com/
http://www.edupass.org/finaid/databases.phtml
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/index.html
http://www.finaid.org
http://www.fastweb.com
http://www.collegenet.com/mach25/app
http://www.a2zcolleges.com/finance/index.htm
http://www.internationalstudentloan.com
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/Fellowships/PGA_046300
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/funding
http://www.iaf.gov/Home.aspx
http://www.iie.org/fulbright
http://www.iie.org/cies
Identifying Sources of Financial Assistance
All types of scholarships and financial aid for international students are highly competitive and require excellent academic records. You will often find the terms "scholarships" and "financial aid" used interchangeably, but technically speaking, a scholarship is a financial award based ...
Reducing Educational Costs
When planning your finances, consider these ways to reduce your costs:
Best Buys: Look for the colleges that offer you the highest quality education at the lowest cost.
Accelerated Programs: Completing a four-year bachelor's degree in three years saves thousands of dollars. ...
OPPORTUNITY GRANTS
What Are Opportunity Funds?
Opportunity funds support underrepresented students of modest means by covering the up-front costs of applying to university in the United States. Such costs may include: test preparation and fees; visa and application fees; transportation costs; ...
Avoiding Scholarship Scams
FIND OUT HOW TO AVOID SCHOLARSHIP SCAMS FROM THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION’S WEBSITE
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission cautions students to look for tell tale lines:
• "The scholarship is guaranteed or your money back."
• "You can't get this information anywhere else."
• ...
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