Popular, powerful Facebook really knows how to make friends and treat them well! Their new Facebook Fellowship program is a great example of two important higher education themes: graduate school has value and there is financial aid beyond federally funded assistance and private student loans.

Jill Laster of the Chronicle of Higher Education described the [...]

Just mention the word “form” to me and I shudder with fear. Paperwork that involves providing financial information and answering lots of questions? Maybe I’ll clean my closet…

FAFSA: Funding for College Expenses
But seriously, if you’re going back to school, the FAFSA is too important an application to be as lengthy, confusing, and frankly, downright daunting, [...]

Whether you’re going to an accredited online college or a traditional college, if you want to get federal financial aid, you must complete and submit the FAFSA or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The good news is that there are ways to maximize your potential for getting the most federal financial possible. I found [...]

Finding the money to cover your business school cost or any other type of higher education can sometimes feel like enough to prevent you from going. It is important to remember that many students find themselves in unmanageable student loan debt after school and rather than find yourself in a similar position, make the effort [...]

For financially needy students attending both traditional and online schools, financial aid plays a significant role in their likeliness to enroll and persist with their efforts to get a degree. Several studies have shown that the availability of federal and institutional aid directly effects the enrollment rates and persistence of financially needy students.

Online Schools’ Financial [...]

If you’re wondering how to find distance learning scholarships in order to pay for an online or distance learning degree program, never fear. As long as your online or distance learning program is accredited by an authentic accrediting agency, you should be eligible for the same scholarships you could get if your program was taught [...]

Why is education important to your future? If you can answer that question with flair and originality in a 2-minute video, you could earn $1000 towards your online degree costs in a national education video challenge.

The contest is a brand-new promotion of the U.S. Department of Education. Here’s what the Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, [...]

With so many adult students returning to school — the U.S. Department of Education says that 40% of American college students are over age 25 — many private organizations are offering scholarships to meet nontraditional students’ needs. Here is a list of scholarships available to nontraditional students of all kinds. For complete details on the [...]

American InterContinental University (AIU) Online has launched a new scholarship program for working women, offering scholarships that could be worth as much as $35,000 to two current AIU Online students. The scholarship funds will be applied to their choice of degree program, with the goal of helping the two women complete their degrees.

AIU cites Women [...]

1. Pell Grants can be Used to Pay for Online Degrees

The Pell Grant, the best-known federal grant for low-income students, can be used for online programs as well as campus programs. Students seeking Pell Grants for their online degrees prove their financial need by filing a FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, [...]