OTHER FINANCIAL AID RESOURCES

Other Scholarship/Financial Aid Resources

Be sure and check with the Financial Aid Office of school of your choice for further scholarship/loan information

Federal Programs:

The following offers basic information about federal aid. Up-to-date information can be obtained from the college financial aid office or from the US Dept. of Education’s web page.

Hope Scholarship Tax Credit provides a tax credit of up to $1,500 a year for tuition costs for each student’s first two years of college.

Pell Grants are based on need. All applicants must begin by applying for Pell Grants, the foundation of federal financial aid.

Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants are available to all students and are based on need.

Federal Work-Study Programs give undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to work part time to help meet the cost of education.

Direct and FFEL Stafford Loans are the federal government’s major form of self-help aid. Loans may be subsidized or unsubsidized. A subsidized loan is awarded on the basis of financial need. The student is not charged any interest before the repayment begins. An unsubsidized loan is not awarded on the basis of need and students are charged interest from the time the loan is disbursed, until paid in full.

Parents Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) enables parents with good credit histories to borrow to pay the expenses of each dependent undergraduate student.

Perkins’ Loans are low interest loans available for both undergraduate and graduate students with exceptional financial need.

AmeriCorps is available in exchange for one or two years of service. Education vouchers can be applied toward the cost of college attendance or the repayment of college loans.

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The Georgia United Methodist Commission on Higher Education and Campus Ministry is not responsible for the distribution/information of these scholarships. This information is to be used as a resource only.