I have a friend who hails from a poor family and wants to pursue higher studies. We are looking for some financial assistance for him, he does not want to take money from us though. Can anybody help. He has completed 10th standard.
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First let me suggest that your friend should complete his 12th in India and then proceed on this venture.It is easier to get a visa for undergraduate / graduate studies than for lower classes.\nSecondly he should have good academics and test scores in order to be considered for merit scholarship.Need based aid or FAFSA is not available for International students.\nI have discussed this matter earlier in Yahoo Answers:\n\nHere are some American universities known to offer Financial help to international students applying for undergraduate programs. You will have to get in touch with them for further details.\nCOLGATE UNIVERSITY\nNEW YORK UNIVERSITY\nBARD COLLEGE\nCOLORADO COLLEGE\nCONNECTICUT COLLEGE\nKENYON COLLEGE\nWHITMAN COLLEGE\nBUCKNELL UNIVERSITY\nFRANKLIN & MARSHAL COLLEGE\nRHODES COLLEGE\nTRINITY COLLEGE\nCOLLEGE OF ATLANTIC\nTULANE UNIVERSITY\nUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER\nUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH\nWHEATON COLLEGE\nUNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND\nWORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE\nLEIHIGH UNIVERSITY\nLEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE\nST. MARY COLLEGE OF MARYLAND\nHENDRIX COLLEGE\nHARVARD UNIVERSITY\nPRINCETON UNIVERSITY\nSTANFORD UNIVERSITY\nYALE UNIVERSITY\nCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY\nMASSACHUSETTS INST. OF TECH.\nAMHERST COLLEGE\nBROWN UNIVERSITY\nCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY-COLOMBIA COLLEGE\nDARTMOUTH COLLEGE\nSWARTHMORE COLLEGE\nWILLIAMS COLLEGE\nDUKE UNIVERSITY\nCORNELL UNIVESITY\nHAVERFORD UNIVERSITY\nMIDDLEBURY COLLEGE\nPOMONA COLLEGE\nUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO\nBOWDOIN COLLEGE\nCARLETON COLLEGE\nHARVEY MUDD COLLEGE\nWELLESLEY COLLEGE\nWESLEYAN UNIVERSITY\nCLAREMONT McKENNA COLLEGE\nGRINNEL COLLEGE\nWASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY\nDAVIDSON COLLEGE\nVASSAR COLLEGE\nBRYN MAWR COLLEGE\nMACALESTER COLLEGE\nSMITH COLLEGE\nBATES COLLEGE\nCOLBY COLLEGE\nOBERLIN COLLEGE\nREED COLLEGE\nTUFTS UNIVERSITY\nWASHINGTON UNIVESITY IN ST.LOUIS\nBRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
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Funding for international students at the undergraduate level is notoriously difficult if not impossible to get. You do have more opportunities at the graduate level through assistantships/fellowships offered by the institution or program you enroll in. Even then, it wouldnt be completely free but the cost involved would be minimal.
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There are scholarships out there.  I was, like you, a late bloomer without much money and no family support.  Still, I managed to locate funding and so can you.  There are several scholarships and grants that come under the heading of "non-traditional student" funds, so that is one term that you should be searching.  There are also scholarships that are available to you based upon your ethnic background (I assume, from your avatar that you are African-American, but regardless, there are funds out there for practically every identity).  Search aggressively and methodically.  Be prepared to take on a "second job" of filling out applications and drafting and revising essays.  It may seem like a lot of work (and it is), but considering the thousands in student loans you will not have to borrow, it is time and efforts well-spent.\n\nFinally, I would encourage you to be less afraid of student borrowing within reason.  If your college education allows you to add 50% or more to your pre-college earnings AND helps you identify those areas that hold promise for you in terms of choosing a vocation, a bit of debt going forward will seem like a minor inconvenience.  Plus, if you can manage it, there are programs, such as Teach for America, where you can have some or all of your student debt forgiven for teaching for a few years in inner-city schools.  The point is this:  You've become motivated about improving your life by becoming a more educated person.  Do not allow poor cash flow to stand in the way of such important progress.  Put in the time and efforts and soon you too will be advising some ambitious stranger on how to get this thing done.  Best of luck to you.  You'll be fine!
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The online school will definately have information on the website about this. If not, call the phonenumber for student services about it. But you should be able to find information on financial aid on the site.
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I'm a college student and i has been hard for me and my parents. There is a scholarship search engine that may help it's www.fastweb.com. I know alot of the scholarship you need to qualify for aid but there are some that you do not. Also you may want to check to see if her school has a payment plan. That has helped us alot. And as far as textbooks if you can find out what books she needs early, then there are some websites you can use alot of times for cheaper books. You can just search textbooks. I usually use www.half.com. If you can do this it really helps.
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Well good for you! I am one of those in the middle bracket who got screwed. I really am glad to see you are doing your best in school, because where I go, it seems like 1/2 the students who get financial aid don't even want to be there! They don't show up to class, don't study, and party all the time. Then you wonder where they went next semester and they are gone because they failed too many classes and couldn't get more money. (that was my little rant) But as for the rich people, they are used to having everything handed to them. I don't see why they care though, because their parents are probably paying for everything, including rent/food/entertainment money, so they don't even need to work!
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try this.....My brother is getting student loans and he recieved info in the mail on how and where but try contacting the financial aid office at your school if this site doesn't help
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Ask your family. Or go to a bank. I am afraid a "promise" is not enough. And I think you won't find anyone here who's going to "lend" you that money. \nThere are so many "professional students" doing this...they aren't going to school, they are drop outs...ask many people for money...\nSo a lot of people on the internet already had bad experiences.\nIf you really are a honest person ( and who says you aren't ), then ask your family.\nGood luck.
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The Open University is excellent and takes on foreign students.  I live in the UK and have a disability so do all my BSc work from home online and even my examiner comes out to me.  Try it.  They offer ways to spread the cost too.
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Check with your financial aid department.  There should be tons of help for you.
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Hey, brother, can you spare a dime?\n\nThis sounds like a good idea but if I were to do this I'd tend to think of it more as a grant and not expect a repayment.  At the very least you can make a friend and what's wrong with that?
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I found a website that might be able to help.\n\nhttp://www.edupass.org/finaid/loans.phtml
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First, if you're going to solicit funding, you should find a more appropriate venue.\n\nSecond, if you're going to solicit funding in English, you should at least make sure that your sentences are grammatically sound.  Let's start this new education system by having you educate yourself on what is and is not appropriate in Yahoo! answers.\n\nThirdly...no, I cannot help you "financially to our great mission" whatever that means.
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It can be hard really. I've done it though. \n\nhttp://apps.collegeboard.com/search/adv_...\n\nThis is the SAT page. Lets you search by different criteria, incl Fin Aid. Really easy to work with, very useful. I chose the colleges I applied to using it and 3 of 10 offered full scholarships. \nIt might be useful to know that there are two types of scholarships - academic award based and need based. First see which are available to you - need based are almost always only available to Americans. \nBR
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He needs to contact the Office of International Affairs coordinator at the college that he wants to attend.  They will help him (if he is accepted into the college) with getting his I-20 and other immigration documents.\n\nFinancial support is a major issue.
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Family, relatives, friends, social organizations, community organizations, government entities, etc. You could also get a loan - which tends to be the most popular route in this type of case. Or get a job (part-time or full-time) that will help you pay for school.\nFor a directory of scholarships: http://www.macquil.com/scholarships.php
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