Preparing for Graduate School

Provides sources of scholarships, fellowships, loans, internships, work study, and other education-related financial aid at all levels of study. Includes a summary of programs sponsored by the federal government. Also includes a state-by-state listing of agencies that users can contact in their home state.

This book deals with steps in deciding on college and how to pay for it. A strong focus is given to student aid as well as weighing the level of education one might expect versus the costs involved and how superior educational opportunities are very often available as much lower prices.

Located in the Library's Main Stacks.
Call Number LC4069.6 .P67 2010

The most effective way to shrink college expenses is to think big. Aim for merit awards or fat financial aid packages. There are plenty of other opportunities, however, that you can seize to whittle down costs. Here are some great ideas to get you started….

With the lack of financial aid, grants, and scholarships available today due to the economic climate, parents and students need serious help in finding ways to pay for college. Savings plans and resources have disappeared. Loans seem impossible to pay off. That's where The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Paying for College steps in. It helps develop an action plan for people to budget and pay for college right now, and if necessary, strategize repayment after graduation.

Peterson’s Scholarships, Grants & Prizes is the must have guide for anyone looking for private aid money to help finance an education. This valuable resource provides up-to-date information on millions of privately funded awards available to college students. The comprehensive scholarship and grant profiles include those awards based on ethnic heritage, talent, employment experience, military service, and other categories, which are available from private sources, such as foundations, corporations, and religious and civic organizations. In addition, there are informative articles containing advice on avoiding scholarship scams, winning scholarships with a winning essay, and getting in the minority scholarship mix.

In the past, it was difficult to find out about these opportunities. Information about them was scattered throughout a number of directories or, for many programs, not available at all. With the publication of Money for Graduate Students in the Arts & Humanities, this has all changed. If you are working on a master's, professional, doctoral, or other graduate degree in any of the arts or humanities, this directory will make it easy for you to find out about the 1,000 biggest and best fellowships, grants, and awards available to support your work in these fields.

In the past, it was difficult to find out about these opportunities. Information about them was scattered throughout a number of directories or, for many programs, not available at all. With the publication of Money for Graduate Students in the Arts & Humanities, this has all changed. If you are working on a master's, professional, doctoral, or other graduate degree in any of the biological & health sciences, this directory will make it easy for you to find out about the 1,000 biggest and best fellowships, grants, and awards available to support your work in these fields.

In the past, it was difficult to find out about these opportunities. Information about them was scattered throughout a number of directories or, for many programs, not available at all. With the publication of Money for Graduate Students in the Arts & Humanities, this has all changed. If you are working on a master's, professional, doctoral, or other graduate degree in any of the physical & earth sciences, this directory will make it easy for you to find out about the 1,000 biggest and best fellowships, grants, and awards available to support your work in these fields.

In the past, it was difficult to find out about these opportunities. Information about them was scattered throughout a number of directories or, for many programs, not available at all. With the publication of Money for Graduate Students in the Arts & Humanities, this has all changed. If you are working on a master's, professional, doctoral, or other graduate degree in any of the social & behavioral Sciences, this directory will make it easy for you to find out about the 1,000 biggest and best fellowships, grants, and awards available to support your work in these fields.