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Financial Aid/Scholarships
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For more information
contact:
gordonbaker@clayton.edu
To find general
financial aid information, perform a KEYWORD SEARCH
using GIL@CSU, the
online catalog.
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SUGGESTED
KEYWORDS FOR SEARCHING THE ONLINE
CATALOG |
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Grants-in-aid |
Student aid |
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Internships programs |
Student financial aid
administration |
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Research grants |
Student loan funds |
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Scholarships |
BROWSE THE CALL NUMBER RANGE
LB2337.2 - LB2340.8 to find other books on your
topic. |
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Scholarships, fellowships, etc. |
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Cash for grad school: the ultimate guide
to grad school scholarships /
REF LB2337.4.M2855 2004
Cynthia and Phillip McKee have created the sourcebook on
finding scholarship money that includes more than 2,500
entries representing over $2 billion in scholarships and
grants!
College student's guide
to merit and other no-need funding
/ REF LB2337.2 C64
This is
an excellent resource for both prospective college students
and those who will most likely be paying for this college
education, their parents.
Complete scholarship book / REF
LB2338.C653 1998
Offering over 500 entries, this volume examines scholarships and
grant sources from private philanthropic organizations, including
foundations, corporations, employers, clubs, religious
organizations, and civic groups.
Grants register
/ REF LB2338.G7 2005
The most authoritative and comprehensive guide available to
postgraduate grants and professional funding worldwide. For over
twenty years The Grants Register has been the leading source
for up-to-date information on the availability of, and eligibility
for, postgraduate and professional awards. With details of over
3,500 awards, The Grants
Register
is more extensive than any comparable publication.
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Clayton State
University Financial Aid Office |
Welcome to the Clayton State University Financial
Aid Office and Veterans Affairs home page. At this
site, we hope to assist you with the financial aid
application process including file completion,
awarding and the understanding and use of federal
and state financial aid dollars. |
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Georgia Student Finance Commission |
This body governs the
HOPE
Grant, the
HOPE Scholarship, the State Student
Incentive Grant, and other state-based aid programs.
They also oversee the Georgia Student Finance
Authority, one of CSU's preferred lenders. |
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Financial Aid: US News – Education |
U.S. News & World Report
magazine maintains this page as part of their
education web site. It offers help in predicting
college costs, finding a scholarship,
comparing financial aid awards and much more. |
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Student Guide |
This is a link to the Department of Education. This
is an excellent resource for gaining a better
understanding of the types of federal aid which are
available to students at CSU. Bound copies of this
material are available in the Office of Financial
Aid. |
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Fin Aid! The
SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid |
FinAid was established in the fall of 1994 as a
public service. This award-winning site has grown
into the most comprehensive annotated collection of
information about student financial aid on the web. |
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FastWeb
(Financial Services Search Through the Web) |
Fast web is a searchable database of more than
180,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships,
grants, and loans. Information is updated daily. |
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CollegeNET MACH 25 |
This is a free version of the Wintergreen/Orchard
House Scholarship Finder database which contains
more than 500,000 private sector awards. |
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College
Board Online Scholarship Search |
This site allows students to locate scholarships,
loans, internships, and other financial aid programs
from non-college sources that match your education
level, talents, and background by completing a
profile form. The Scholarship Search will find
potential scholarship opportunities from a database
of 3,400 programs, over one million awards in all! |
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College Planning Now |
This site is sponsored by Boeing Employees' Credit
Union and targets the Pacific Northwest. This site
is still a good source of information for anyone
looking for financial aid and planning for college.
It even has a "Guide for Adults Returning to
College" for the older student. |
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GAcollege411 |
This site provides students with the necessary
information to search for financial and scholarship
opportunities. |
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Financial
Assistance 4 Higher Education |
This site a source for student loans, in addition,
it provides helpful suggestions to students looking
for financial aid. |
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Academics: You can do it |
Information on financial planning for college plus
links to additional resources. The site is from the
National Association of Student Financial Aid
Administrators. |
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance |
This is a government-wide compendium of Federal
programs, projects, services, and activities which
provide assistance or benefits to the American
public. It contains financial and non-financial
assistance programs. |
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College
is Possible: Paying for College |
Sponsored by the American Council on Education, this
site is a development program for K-16 youth to
motivate undeserved student populations to seek a
college education. This site includes a good
overview of types of financial aid. |
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Community of
Science: Funding Opportunities |
Search for research funding opportunities from
sources that include private and government sources
such as the NSF, NIH, USDA. Search by keyword,
deadline, funding amounts, geographic area, and
more. E-mail funding alert is available. |
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eduPass |
Provides information for international students who
are thinking about pursuing an undergraduate,
graduate, or professional education in the United
States. Also includes financial aid and scholarship
information. |
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FAFSA on the Web |
Free application for Federal Student AID from the
United States Department of Education. |
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fedMoney.org |
The “most comprehensive free full-text online
resource on all U.S. Federal Government student
financial aid programs.” Includes lists of
scholarships, grants, fellowships, traineeships, and
loans. |
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Funding Your Education |
This site provides general information about the
U.S. Department of Education's federal student
financial aid programs and how to apply for them. |
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International
Education Financial Aid |
Lists financial aid information for students wishing
to study in a foreign country. Includes grants,
scholarships, loan programs, and other information
to assist students in their quest to study abroad. |
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Peterson’s Financial Aid Channel |
Learn the basics about applying for financial aid
and search for scholarships and grants. |
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Sallie
Mae Fund |
Charitable organization sponsored by Sallie Mae.
Provides scholarships, and information for students
and their parents about planning and paying for
college. |
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Students.gov: Student gateway to the U.S.
Government |
Information and links to government sites related to
planning and financing your education, as well as
career development, military options, etc. |
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eStduentLoan.com |
Create a profile to match against a database of
colleges and scholarships, and apply online. |
Select the DATABASES A-Z
GALILEO subject tab to
see a complete listing of databases available.
Off campus access requires the
GALILEO password.
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Suggested Databases for
Financial Aid Research |
| GALILEO
DATABASES |
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| Academic Search
Complete (at EBSCOhost) |
Comprehensive coverage of full-text articles and
citations from popular magazines and academic
journals covering all subjects. |
| GACollege411 |
Resources include
online forms for loan applications, FAFSA, and Hope
Scholarship/Tuition Equalization Grant, and tools
for financial planning. Users can create a
personal account that allows them to manage all
their college & career information. |
| Research Library
(at ProQuest) |
Full-text
articles (from 1991 - ) and citations (from 1986 - ) from popular magazines and academic
journals covering all subjects. |
| SKS WebSelect |
Directory of web
resources on most subjects, plus topics and featured
web sites of special interest. |
| Wilson Education
Full Text |
Provides
full-text articles (from 1996 - ) on a wide range of
contemporary education topics. This database
provides abstracts (from 1984 - ) and indexing.
(from 1983 - ) |
| Wilson OmniFile:
Full Text Mega Edition |
Full-text
articles and citations on most topics. |
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