Targeted Student Financial Aid
- African Americans: Scholarships (UNCF)
- Disabled students: HEATH Resource Center [Download a free PDF reader]
- Financial Aid for Law School: Law School Admission Council
- Foreign students: Financial Aid for International Students
- Grants for Minorities: Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Latinos, Native Americans, and Other Ethnic Groups
- Hispanic Americans: Scholarships (HSF)
- Medical students: Association of American Medical Colleges
- Native Americans: American Indian College Fund
- Study abroad (for U.S. and non-U.S. citizens): International Education Financial Aid
- Veterans: Education Benefits
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Federal assistance programs seek to encourage people to work in geographic areas or professions where there's a particular need (such as doctors in underserved areas); encourage underrepresented groups to enter a particular profession; and provide aid in exchange for services provided (such as military service).
- AmeriCorps
Volunteers who complete one year of service receive an education award for current higher education expenses or to repay student loans. - Army Continuing Education System
Additional benefits for Army personnel. - Bureau of Health Professions
Scholarships and loans to needy health profession students from disadvantaged backgrounds. - e-Scholar
Scholarships, grants, fellowships, internships, and cooperative education with federal agencies. - Indian Health Service
Scholarships for American Indian/Alaskan Native health profession students and loan repayment for persons working in IHS facilities. - Military academies:
United States Air Force Academy
United States Coast Guard Academy
United States Merchant Marine Academy
United States Military Academy
United States Naval Academy - National Health Service Corps
Scholarships and loan repayment for health profession students who agree to work in underserved areas. - Nursing Scholarships
Offered in exchange for two years of service in areas with critical nursing shortages. - Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
For students who want to be commissioned as officers after graduating from college.
United States Air Force ROTC
United States Army ROTC
United States Navy ROTC
Aid for private K-12 education: No direct federal assistance, check with schools themselves:
- Coverdell Education Savings Accounts: for elementary and secondary school expenses as well as higher education.
- Children's Scholarship Fund: partial tuition assistance to low-income students.
