Finding Financial Aid

Please note that items which have call numbers starting with “Ref” are shelved in the Reference Collection on the Main level and do not circulate. For assistance in locating or using any of the items listed below, please see a Reference librarian.

REFERENCE SOURCES

Ref AS 911 A2 A67 2003

Annual Register of Grant Support: a directory of funding sources Includes details of grant support programs of government agencies, public and private foundations, corporations, community trusts, unions, educational and professional associations, and special interest organizations. Attempts to be as comprehensive as possible by including the following: forms of financial aid; programs that offer non-repayable financial assistance directly to the grantee or indirectly to the sponsoring institution; study grants and fellowships; grants for project costs for education; and programs donating consulting services in lieu of a direct monetary grant.

Ref LB 2337.2 B57 1999

Free Money for College, 5th edition A guide to more than 1,000 grants and scholarships for undergraduate study. Includes the following listings: grants arranged by state and area of study; grants for women; grants for ethnic students; and grants for disabled students.

Ref LB 2337.2 F58 2002/04

Financial Aid for the Disabled and their Families, 2002-2004 Contains more than 1,300 entries. Covers hundreds of financial aid opportunities not described elsewhere. Groups entries by type of disability and type of program (e.g., hearing impairments, orthopedic impairments). The directory is divided into four separate parts; a descriptive list of financial aid programs designed primarily or exclusively for persons with disabilities; a list of state sources of benefits; an annotated bibliography of directories listing financial aid programs; and indexes.

Ref LB 2338 D564 2001/03

Directory of Financial Aids for Women Describes nearly 1,600 financial aid programs designed primarily or exclusively for women. These programs are sponsored by government agencies, professional organizations, corporations, sororities and fraternities, foundations, religious groups, educational associations and military/veterans organizations. Arranged into three separate sections: a descriptive list of the programs, an annotated bibliography of directories, and a set of six indexes.

Ref LB 2337.4 D65 2003/04

Don't Miss Out Written with clear and humorous prose, the book explores grants, loans, scholarships and tax credits. It cuts through red tape and government jargon. Also, explores financial aid myths and teaches the reader where the money really is. Gives scholarship information by state and area of study and gives a special section on scholarships listing sources of funding for woman, different ethnic groups and disabled students.

Ref LB 2338 S35 2001

Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans A guide to education-related financial aid programs for students and professionals. Arranged alphabetically by name of administering organization. Entries for its awards appear immediately following the entry on the organization. Each entry contains detailed contact and descriptive information needed to make a decision about applying.

Ref LB 2342 C633a 2003

College Cost & Financial Aid Handbook Describes college financial aid data available for each of the colleges in the United States. The list provides a description of individual college costs in separate columns for students living at home and on campus. The book will show you how to estimate the full costs of attending a given school; help you estimate what share you and your family will have to bear; and describe different ways that families can make their costs more manageable.

ONLINE RESOURCES

Internet

Online Reference Resources http://www.mwcc.mass.edu/library/tools.html Check out resources listed on the MWCC Library’s web page for links to the MWCC Financial Aid links, UMass Financial Aid links offering a collection of web sites giving scholarship and loan information, and the Librarian’s Index to the Internet links that site important financial aid web pages.

Library Databases (To log in, visit: library.mwcc.edu and click on Databases. Remember - access from off-campus requires a valid library barcode number.)

College Source Under Educational Related Resources check out Financial Aid Resources with links to the vast amount of financial aid offered by the US Department of Education. Also, individual college Profiles list financial aid programs available for that particular institution.

For assistance in locating or using any of the Library’s resources,

please contact a Reference Librarian….

in person - during regular library hours

by phone - 978-630-9338

by email - library@mwcc.mass.edu

by AOL Instant Messenger - username: MWCCLibrarian

CC 05/20/2003