FINANCIAL AID

Understand Financial Aid Loans (federal, state, school, and private sources) to help you pay for college or career school. As you prepare for college or a career school, explore how financial aid works, learn the types of aid, and find out if you are eligible.

• Grants

• Scholarships

• Work-Study Jobs

• Loans

• Aid for Military Families

• Aid for International Study

• Aid and other Resources From the Federal Government

• Aid From Your State Government

• Aid From Your College Or Career School:

  • • Many schools offer financial aid from their own grant and/or scholarship funds.

    • Visit your school’s financial aid page on its website, or contact the financial aid office.

    • Ask at the department that offers your course of study; they might have a scholarship for students in your major.

    • Fill out any applications your school requires for its own aid programs, and meet your school’s deadlines.

• NOTE: In addition to financial aid, you should also think about what you can do to lower your costs when you attend college.