The National At-Risk Education Network

Scholarships & Financial Aid

The following organizations and government agencies/departments offer scholarships and financial aid for students pursuing programs of study in the area of at-risk education:

• American Student Assistance

  The oldest and one of the largest Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) guaranty agencies in the United States.
  330 Stuart Street
  Boston, MA 02116-5292
  Tel: 800/999-9080

• Federal Student Financial Aid Information Center

  U.S. Department of Education
  PO Box 84
  Washington, DC 20044
  Tel: 800-4FED-AID

• Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA)

  125 Summer Street
  Boston, MA 02110
  Tel: 617-261-9760 (toll-free 800-842-1531)

• College Opportunities Online (COOL)

  College opportunities on-line, electronic directory of postsecondary institutions.

• FinAid: The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid

  Major sections cover loans, scholarships and military aid, but there are also lesser known sources of aid listed. Including activity-specific grants and Web-based scholarship lotteries.

• Preparing Your Child for College

  A resource book for parents (1996-97 edition).

• FastWeb: Free Scholarship and College Searches Plus Financial Aid Tools and More!

  A database of 500,000 scholarships. Enter your parameters (for example, excellent essay writer, or child of a parent who was in a war, etc.) and get alerts whenever new grants arise.

• WiredScholar

  Apply for student loans, learn about financial aid and search for scholarships.

• Scholarships.com

  Free college scholarship search and financial aid resource.