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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
- Higher Education Information Center (HEIC)
The premiere resource for higher education in the Greater Boston Area and beyond.
- 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.

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