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What is Financial Aid?

It is any grant, scholarship, paid employment, or loan offered to help students meet college expenses. Grants are not repaid; scholarships money given to a student which carries no stipulation of repayment; paid employment hourly rate for work performed; loans require repayment with interest which varies

We have listed some resources that may be of assistance to you in your quest for an understanding of the financial aid process, forms to be filed, and sources.

Links to helpful sites

US Department Of Education: www.ed.gov or www.fafsa.ed.gov

FinAid: www.finaid.org The most complete financial aid site on the internet

College Board Online: www.collegeboard.org Find scholarships, loans, internships, and other financial aid programs.

Fastweb: www.fastweb.com Internet's largest free scholarship search.

New York State Higher Education Services Corporation: www.hesc.com

National Association of Financial Aid Administrators Association: www.nasfaa.org

Project EASI (Easy Access for Students and Institutions: www.easi.ed.gov

SallieMae: www.salliemae.com Scholarship search, lender providing funds for students and parents.