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Scholarships and Financial Aid Resources


The following are samples of the resources available to you in Hale Library and on the Web. To do a more extensive search, use the K-State Libraries Catalog to do a subject search on any or all of the following subjects: scholarships, scholarships directories, student aid. When using the Web to find funding information, beware of anything that seems to be too good to be true--it probably is.
Selected Books and Other Print Publications

Especially useful for undergraduates:

    College Student's Guide to Merit and Other No-need Funding
    Hale Library, Social Sciences/Humanities Reference: LB2337.2 .C656
    More than 1400 funding opportunities for currently-enrolled or returning college students.

    Directory of Financial Aids for Women
    Hale Library, Social Sciences/Humanities Reference: LB2338 .D564  Undergraduate women, heads up! Nearly 1600 funding programs are listed here in a very user-friendly book.

    Financial Aid for African Americans
    Hale Library, Social Sciences/Humanities Reference: LB2338 .F5643
    Describes more than 1400 scholarships, fellowships, loans, grants, and internships open to African Americans.

    Financial Aid for Asian Americans
    Hale Library, Social Sciences/Humanities Reference: LB2338 .F5644
    Describes nearly 1000 funding opportunities.

    Financial Aid for Hispanic Americans
    Hale Library, Social Sciences/Humanities Reference: LB2338 .F5645
    Describes nearly 1300 funding programs open to Americans of Latin American heritage.

    Financial Aid for Native Americans
    Hale Library, Social Sciences/Humanities Reference: LB2338 .F5646
    Describes 1500 funding opportunities open to American Indians, Native Alaskans, and Native Pacific Islanders.

    Financial Aid for the Disabled and their Families
    Hale Library, Social Sciences/Humanities Reference: LB2337.2 .F58
    Describes more than 1100 funding opportunities.

    Financial Aid for Veterans, Military Personnel and their Dependents
    Hale Library, Social Sciences/Humanities Reference: LB2338 .F5643
    1100 entries make this a comprehensive guide on the subject.

    Funding Your Education
    Hale Library, Government Publications (3rd Floor): ED 1.2:F 96/3/
    An overview of the Student Financial Assistance Programs and how to apply. Funding Your Education provides general information about the U.S. Department of Education's federal student financial aid programs.

    Making a Difference: Scholarships for a Better World
    Hale Library, Social Sciences/Humanities Reference: LB2338 .W45 2000

    Guide for student volunteers, activists, community organizers, environmentalists.

    Peterson's College Money Handbook
    Hale Library, Social Sciences/Humanities Reference: LB2337.2 .C65 17th 2004 Complete descriptions of financial aid programs at more than 1,800 colleges and universities.

    Peterson's Scholarships, Grants and Prizes
    Hale Library, Social Sciences/Humanities Reference: LB2337.4 .P475 2004
    More than 900,000 awards and prizes; nearly $3 billion (yes, that's BILLION) in aid; complete descriptions, contact information and deadlines for all awards.

    The Scholarship Book (2002)
    Hale Library, Social Sciences/Humanities Reference: LB2337.2 .S28 2002
    Four thousand scholarship sources! A guide to private-sector scholarships, grants and loans for undergraduates, "by Mr. Scholarship, as seen on TV!"

    Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans
    Hale Library, Social Sciences/Humanities Reference: LB 2338 .F4 20th
    A guide to education-related financial aid programs for students and professionals.

Especially useful for graduate students:
    Grant Finder
    Hale Library, Social Sciences/Humanities Reference: LB2337.2 .G736 2000 (Arts/Humanities) LB2337.2.G7365 2000 (Social Sciences).
    Complete guide to postgraduate funding world wide.

    The Grants Register
    Hale Library, Social Sciences/Humanities Reference LB2338. G73 2005
    Complete guide to postgraduate funding worldwide.
Selected Web Sites:
    2002 Colleges,Universities and Scholarships
    Features links to free scholarship search services. Includes single college applications accepted by hundreds of colleges, college "matching" databases, SAT practice tests, traditional African-American colleges, graduate school information, one of the funniest and best college essays ever written, and much, much more.

    College Board Online's Financial Aid Services
    Provides a wide variety of information on financial aid and scholarships--everything from a financial  aid calculator and scholarship search engine to a bibliography (list) of suggested books to check for more information.

    Fin Aid! The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid
    Quite extensive information about loans, scholarships, military aid, and more.

    FastWeb: Financial Aid Search Through The Web
    The Internet's "largest, free scholarship search." Fill out a profile and find out which of the 275,000+ funding opportunities match your profile. Check back later to find new items that have been added.

    Fundsnet Scholarships and Financial Aid Section
    All of Fundsnet Resources are free to high school, college, and graduate school applicants.

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