66 Federal Money Program Worth $30 Billion
Most people have heard of the federal governments largest money program for student like the Pell Grant Program and the Guaranteed Student Loan Program. But did you know that the federal government is the single largest source of money for students -- whether they show financial need or not? It's true, but very few pwoplw are aware of the many grant programs in place and just waiting to give money those students smart enough to find out about them. These little know programs provide students and how to apply:
- $15,000 to do graduate studies on housing related topics for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- Money to finance a graduate degree in criminal justice from the Department of Justice.
- $14,000 to get a graduate degree in foreign languages from the Department of Education.
- $8,800 plus tuition and expenses to be a nurse from the Department of Health and Human Services
How To Apply
Requirements and application procedures vary widely from program to program. Some programs accept applications once a year, while others award money on a year round basis. Some programs require you to apply directly to the main funding office in Washington DC, while other programs distribute the money to local organizations, which then distribute funds to indovidual. Many of the programs give the money directly to the school and then the schools distribute it. For those, you need to request a listing of the schools that receive the funds.
All these federal program are listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, which is available in most libraries. This catalogue lists all the government grant and loan programs available. The program name and number in parenthesis refer to this publication. You can search the catalog easily at { www.cfda.gov }.
- $15,000 to do graduate studies on housing related topics for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- Money to finance a graduate degree in criminal justice from the Department of Justice.
- $14,000 to get a graduate degree in foreign languages from the Department of Education.
- $8,800 plus tuition and expenses to be a nurse from the Department of Health and Human Services
How To Apply
Requirements and application procedures vary widely from program to program. Some programs accept applications once a year, while others award money on a year round basis. Some programs require you to apply directly to the main funding office in Washington DC, while other programs distribute the money to local organizations, which then distribute funds to indovidual. Many of the programs give the money directly to the school and then the schools distribute it. For those, you need to request a listing of the schools that receive the funds.
All these federal program are listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, which is available in most libraries. This catalogue lists all the government grant and loan programs available. The program name and number in parenthesis refer to this publication. You can search the catalog easily at { www.cfda.gov }.
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