Does anyone know a foundation willing to help a low-income student pay for college?
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For private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center's Foundation Grants for Individuals Online. It's a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) but their opening blurb only says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices." Entrepreneurs are apparently not one of them, so I take it they also don't have listings of private foundations who give grants to would-be entrepreneurs.\n\nhttp://www.cfda.gov\nhttp://www.grants.gov\nhttp://gtionline.fdncenter.org\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/grants.htm\nhttp://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html
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The first person mention fafsa and I also recommend fast web. You can get scholarships and it's free to apply. I have been awarded several of them very worth it. Fafsa has loans, grants, and work study programs. I belive they will give you a grant if' you do not make too much money.\n\nGood Luck!!!!
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Your best bet is to seek for private grants or grants from private foundations.\n\nThe best resource for this is Foundation Center http://www.fdncenter.org . They have a very good database covering all organizations giving grants and you can find foundations that are interested in supporting your type of cause. However, it's a subscription based website ($19.95 per month I think is the cheapest subscription price). But it certainly is worth the fee. You can subscribe one month, and make sure you get all the info you need and then stop the subscription.\n\nIf you want to try federal sources, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. \n\nCFDA has several ways to search for grants. I suggest you search by beneficiary and select Private Non Profit Organization and you can find listings of grants available http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show\n\n\n\nhttp://www.cfda.gov\nhttp://www.grants.gov\nhttp://gtionline.fdncenter.org\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/grants.htm\nhttp://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html
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You may want to check the Foundation Center's Foundation Grants for Individuals  Onlinehttp://gtionline.fdncenter.org  . It's a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) and the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices." They have a comprehensive lists of foundations that gives scholarships to individuals.
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Fortunately for you, some of the top schools in the country are now promising to offer a LOT of financial aid to low-income students.  Yale, for example, promises incoming undergraduates that they will not expect a family contribution from families making less than $45,000/year.  \n\nThe details for Yale's Financial Aid policies can be found here: http://www.yale.edu/admit/freshmen/financial_aid/index.html )\n(Oh, how the students at my school would love if we had the funding to do this)\n\nIn short, if you low-income but are qualified enough to get into the school based on your merit/academics, the school will help you find the funding to attend.  Best of luck!
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Depends where you live?  Most states have their own website for you to check aid.  You can also try www.fastweb.com  It will search for scholarships and grants to help you out in college.    Good luck.
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Your best bet is to seek for private grants or grants from private foundations.\n\nThe best resource for this is Foundation Center http://www.fdncenter.org . They have a very good database covering all organizations giving grants and you can find foundations that are interested in supporting your type of cause. However, it's a subscription based website ($19.95 per month I think is the cheapest subscription price). But it certainly is worth the fee. You can subscribe one month, and make sure you get all the info you need and then stop the subscription.\n\nIf you want to try federal sources, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. \n\nCFDA has several ways to search for grants. I suggest you search by beneficiary and select Private Non Profit Organization and you can find listings of grants available http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show -- I don't see anything, though, of a grant that gives funds to buy buses for non profits.\n\n\n\nhttp://www.cfda.gov\nhttp://www.grants.gov\nhttp://gtionline.fdncenter.org\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/grants.htm\nhttp://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html
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I suggest you contact the Starkey Hearing Foundation http://www.sotheworldmayhear.org/home/index.php - they are the non profit arm of the company that manufactures hearing aids. This foundation gives hearing aids to those who cannot afford it.  You can download an application from their website or call 1-800-648-4327 for more ifnromation.\n\nIf you are interested in grants for education, I suggest you explore all federal funding and grant options at the Federal Student Aid website http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/  . You may also want to read the Handbook of the Pell Grant -- this is an 86 page document that contains everything about the grant\nhttp://ifap.ed.gov/sfahandbooks/attachments/0203Vo3MasterFile.pdf . Or you can call the Federal Student Aid Information Center http://www.ed.gov/programs/fpg/gtepfpg.pdf at 1-800-433-3243 and inquire about the process of getting grants for school\n\nAside from FAFSA http://www.fafsa.ed.gov  and Pell Grant http://www.ed.gov/programs/fpg/index.html  , you may want to explore private foundation grants . For private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center's Foundation Grants for Individuals Online http://gtionline.fdncenter.org . It's a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) and their opening blurb says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices." You may be able to find grants for older women from private foundations.\n\nUnfortunately, there are no grants for small businesses in the United States. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business. \n\nNonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.\n\nEven if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently. But still the info is the same - hardly any grants for starting a for profit business.\n\nEven SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html... \n\n"The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a wide variety of loan programs. (See http://www.sba.gov/financing for more information) While SBA does offer some grant programs, these are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments."\n\nHere is a listing of federal grants for small businesses. See if there is any available for individuals for starting a business -- THERE'S NONE.\nhttp://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show
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You stand a better chance of getting grants from private foundations rather than federal sources.\n\nFor private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center's Foundation Grants for Individuals Online. It's a subscription based website ($9.95 per month). Their opening blurb says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices." So there may be some grants that you can check out\n\n\nhttp://www.cfda.gov\nhttp://www.grants.gov\nhttp://gtionline.fdncenter.org\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/grants.htm\nhttp://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html
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Ask the school financial aid office for help with loans, grants, scholarships and work study. good luck.
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Scholarships, grants, and loans are possibilities - not only for her, but for her siblings.  The best course of action would be to meet with a financial counselor at either the school she is attending or with the bank of her choice.  Banks offer student loans but also can point you towards filling out a "FAFSA" (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) - a form that can help with funds for colleges.  All you need is to have your taxes done before you can fill them out.
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There are many scholarships out there for different characteristics out there. All the sources are free.\n\nFirst, fill out FAFSA.ed.gov because it will help tap into need based financial aid from the college and the federal government.\n\nSecond, 35 states offer a website where a student can apply for college grants and college admission at the same time. If your state does not have a website, search the state government's website for college grants.\n\nThird, most college financial aid websites and some college major websites offer a list of private scholarships given by companies and organizations. Also, some colleges offer legacy scholarships, so it might be an idea to check with the college(s) he attended or taught at.\n\nFinally, join several free membership scholarship search websites. Most are updated on a regular basis. Also, a scholarship might be listed on one scholarship search website but not another.\n\nGood luck!
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IF YOU HAVE A STATE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE THEY WILL HELP ON A LOCAL LEVEL AND WWW.FAFSA.GOV WILL HELP ON A STATE AND GOVNERMENT LEVEL...PLUS SOME CAREER COLLEGES OFFER DIFFERENT GRANTS AND LOANS OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE
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For education, I suggest you check with FAFSA http://www.fafsa.ed.gov  and Pell Grant http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/2004_2005/english/types.htm , as well as private foundation grants\n\nFor private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center's Foundation Grants for Individuals Online http://gtionline.fdncenter.org . It's a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) and their opening blurb only says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices."\n\nFor purposes other than education, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two FREE sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support your purposes.\n\nEven if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently.\n\nNote though that these grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments. Most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program. Individuals especially for personal purposes are not eligible for federal grants. \n\nGrants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs \n\nThe government is NOT in the business of giving away free money for the sake of giving away money. There are no grants for paying bills, for getting out of debt or for buying a car. Grants are free, but it means OBLIGATION. You will be obligated to do as the grant sets out to do. Grants have objectives, and your purpose must fit the objective of the grant.\n\nFor one, you have to write the grant application and the grant application is not a simple document - you have to explain how your purpose for applying for the grant fits well with the objectives set out by the grant. Grants have objectives, and the grant applications that best captures the grant's objectives are approved.\n\nThere is a stringent review process through a committee composed of federal employees and selected experts in the field. You will compete with other applicants for the grant money, and this grant review committee will evaluate the merits of each proposal. Only those that they feel exemplifies the objective of the grant will be approved.
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If you are close, there is an awesome one in Pennsylvania called the Pennsylvania School of Culinary Arts. A friend of mine went there, and he was able to get grants to help him. They will also help you out with financial aid if you need it.
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Go to the Technical Assistance Clearinghouse and click on Funding Database.\n\nGood luck!
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Try the us department of education. depending on your income you might be eligible for a fafsa grant