The Sallie Mae Fund, a charitable organization sponsored by Sallie Mae, achieves its mission — to increase access to higher education for America's students — by supporting programs and initiatives that help open doors to higher education, prepare families for their college investment, and bridge ... Read More »
Financial Help For Education, Advice And Guidance
Learn here about the different types of financial aid available, read articles that provide advice, guidance and inspiration.
Scholarships are financial help, which does not need to be repaid. Grants are also financial help, which does not need to be repaid. However, they are mostly issued to educational institutions or businesses based on request for the specific grant, and mostly fund well defined projects. Loans are funded borrowed to fund education, and must be repaid in installments, in most cases immediately after graduation. Loans can be issued to the student or to the student's parents.
Maybe you need help understanding loans for undergraduate studies or maybe you just need some pointers on how to get started.
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Financial Aid in Mississippi
Affordable College Savings Program - MACS Make the Mississippi Affordable College Savings Program a part of your savings strategy. Many families hope to see their child or loved one graduate from college someday, but it takes more than hope to get there. The Mississippi Affordable College Savings ... Read More »
Single Mom College Fund
There is an age and a time for everything. My mom would often say this to me and over the years I had come to believe that it was indeed true. In my mind college was for the younger generation. Those in their twenties went to college. They were fancy free and footloose with no responsibilities and ... Read More »
Our Daughter – How I Find Grants, Scholarships, Loans for College
My daughter Amy was 19 years old when she got pregnant. She was too scared and did not tell us till she had finished her first trimester and so by the time our girl was 20 she had delivered a baby. Amy dropped out of college, came back to live with us and slowly began to slip into a depression. A ... Read More »
Can Anyone Take a Student Loan?
A student loan is a loan given specifically for the purpose of covering college costs. These loans can be complete, in which case they cover the entire cost of the education or partial, in which case they only bridge the gap between what the student can afford and the actual cost of the education. ... Read More »
Will a Student Loan Work for You?
College and university education does cost a lot and this is the reason why many parents will start saving up a college fund right from the first year of a child’s life. However, for those of us who did not have such a well planned life, there are financial aid options available in case we wish to ... Read More »
Major Differences between Grants, Scholarships and Student Loans
When looking at furthering their education, single moms find that the cost of education is definitely a cause for concern. Grants, student loans and scholarships are the three most common ways of bringing in financial aid in the cost of the education. While the purpose of all these three is to lower ... Read More »
How to Obtain Federal Financial Aid
The government offers single moms several types of financial aid in order to pursue a good education. Higher education can be quite costly. The government does rise to the occasion and offers students several types of grants and financial aid. Understanding how to apply for financial help is an ... Read More »
Do You Qualify for a Grant?
A grant is a financial aid that is given to a person in order to pursue a pre-decided task. The money is given by the grant giver and does not have to be returned. The motive of these grants is to help certain segments of society or further develop a certain study. Unlike a student loan, these ... Read More »
How to Apply for a Scholarship
When applying for a scholarship most seem to be shooting in the dark. Not knowing how to go about the application process can not only be confusing but may also lead to you missing out on a deserving scholarship. It is important therefore to be clear on how to apply for these scholarships and also ... Read More »
