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Additional Resources

Additional Resources

Fellowships

Publications from the Department of Education


National Fellowship Programs

The following list of financial aid sources is provided for information only. The National Physical Science Consortium neither endorses nor supports any of these programs.

Fellowship Programs:

Databases Of Scholarships, Grants, Fellowships &Amp; Loans:

Health Fields:

Other Funding Opportunities

Financial Aid Information Services

  • Federal Student Financial Aid Information Center. 1-800-433-3243. First stop for getting answers to aid questions, explanations  of eligibility requirements.  Request the FREE  "Student Guide on government loans and grants.
  • The Student Guide - Financial aid from the Department of Education.  The Student Guide supplements a wide range of publications from federal department's  Office of Post-secondary Ed.
  • HYPERAMP - AZ State Univ.developed with funding from NSF, to help Minority Students earn bachelor's degrees in science, math, and engineering.  Available on Internet at no charge or CD-ROM for $25.  Order: HYPERAMP, Hispanic Research Center, Box 87272, AZ State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-2702.  www.nkabugi@nsf.gov or www.atmjs@asuvm.inre.asu.edu.

Useful Directories

Your first source should be the financial aid office of the school you are attending or are planning to attend.  Other fellowships can be found in the following publications:

  • Awards, Honors and Prizes: Volume 1 & 2  (Detroit: Gale Research, published annually).
  • Director of Special Programs for Minority Group Members, (Willis Johnson, Garrett Park Press)
  • Financial Aid  for Higher Education Catalog (Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown Company, published biennially).
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Grant Fellowship Program, Science Education
  • National Guide to Foundation Funding in Higher Education.  (New York:  Foundation Center).
  • Peterson's Guide's Grants for Graduate Students
  • Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans, Vol. VIII, by S. N. Feigold, AB, MA, Ed. D.
  • The Annual Register of Grant Support (Chicago: Marquis Academic Media, published annually).
  • The Chronicle Student Aid Annual.  ( Moravia, NY:  Chronicle Guidance Publications, published annually).
  • The College Blue Book (New York:  MacMillan Information, published annually).
  • The Directory of Research Grants (Phoenix: Oryx Press, annually).
  • The Graduate Scholarship Book:  The Complete Guide to Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants and Loans for Graduate and Professional Study (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1990).
  • The Grants Register (New York: St. Martin's Press, Published biennially).  **Useful for international students.
  • The Higher Education Money Book for Minorities & Women,  Young, Matthews & Cox, VA.

Specialized Resources

  • Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (Washington, DC: U.S. Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, annual).  (Foreign Exchange  & International  Students.  Use this catalog as a starting point because much of the information is dated by the time it's published.  Follow up by calling the local or regional office listed under  "information contacts").
  • Funding for U.S. Study: A Guide for Foreign Nationals (New York: Institute of International Study)
  • Scholarships for International Students, a Complete Guide  to Colleges and Universities in the U.S. ( Garden City, NY.: Adelphi University Press)
  • Directory of Biomedical and Health Care Grants (Phoenix: Oryx Press)
  • Independent Scholar's Handbook (Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley).
  • The ARIS Funding Messengers (San Francisco: Academic Research Information System, subscription service).
  • The Directory of Financial Aids for Minorities (Los Angeles: Reference Service Press: biennial)
  • The Directory of Financial Aid  for Women (Los Angeles: Reference Service Press)
  • The Individual's Guide to Grants (New York: Plenum Press)