Scholarships, Loans, and Other Financial Aids

Scholarships, Loans, and Other Financial Aids:

A Library Research Guide

|| Book Resources|| Internet Resources|| Title IV Codes|| Additional Internet Sites||

Book Resources -- Lists of Financial Aid Resources: General
College Blue Book: Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, and Loans.
    Location: ref L901.C64 2003 vol. 5
Foundation Directory. 25th ed. Lists the nation's largest foundations and their giving interests.
   Most of the giving by large foundations is to groups and organizations, but some grants to individuals are included.
   Location: ref AS911.A2F65 2003
Grants Register. Provides listings of research grants, exchange opportunities, as well as scholarships and fellowships.
   Location: ref LB2338.G7 2002
Peterson's College Money Handbook.
    Location: ref LB2337.4.P47 2009
Peterson's Scholarships, Grants & Prizes.
    Location: ref LB2337.4.P475 2010
Scholarships. Kaplan Educational Center.
   Location: ref LB2338 S347 2010
Study abroad. Paris : Unesco, 2004. Includes information on scholarships for international study.
   Location: ref LB2376 .S8 2006-2007

Book Resources -- Lists of Financial Aid Resources: For Special Groups
Financial Aid for Hispanic Americans. Location: ref LB2337.2 S345 2006-2008
Financial Aid for the Disabled and Their Families. Location: ref LB2337.2.F58 2006-2008
Hispanic Scholarship Directory. Location: ref LB2338.H57 2000
Peterson's Sports Scholarships and College Athletic Programs. Location: ref GV583.P39 2004

Internet Resources: Finding Information Online
The Internet offers abundant resources about financial aid, the application process, and databases of available loans and scholarships.
California Student Aid Commission (www.csac.ca.gov/) Comprehensive information about financial aid resources.
Education: Financial Aid (dir.yahoo.com/Education/Financial_Aid/) Very helpful links; from Yahoo!
FastWEB (www.fastweb.com/) Financial Aid Search Through the Web.
Fin-Aid: Financial Aid Information Page (www.finaid.org/) Sponsored by the National Association of Student Aid Administrators.
Financial Aid (www.ed.gov/finaid/landing.jhtml?src=ln) Information on student aid from the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Financial Aid (www.petersons.com/finaid/) General information on financial aid; from Peterson's Education Center.
Student Scholarship Search (www.studentscholarshipsearch.com/) Database of scholarships.

Title IV Institution Codes (www.finaid.org/fafsa/tiv.phtml)
Use this site to look up Title IV institution codes; will search even when you only have partial information.

Additional Internet Resources
The library maintains a page of updated Financial Aid Internet resources on its Internet Links pages, available at libwww.cabrillo.edu/depts/financialaid.html.

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