The Service Tree lists all services in "branched" groups, starting with the very general and moving to the very specific. Click on the name of any group name to see the sub-groups available within it. Click on a service code to see its details and the providers who offer that service.
Student Financial Aid
Social insurance programs whose benefits include financial assistance for the education of the covered individual and his or her eligible dependents.
Programs that sponsor support groups which provide organized opportunities for students who are interested in applying for scholarships, fellowships, academic competitions or other forms of student financial aid to learn more about financial resources available to students at their level; discuss scholarship options with their parents (who may also be participants), their peers and people with expertise in the area; and develop competitive scholarship applications or other submissions with feedback and suggestions from other members of the group. Activities may include lectures or other presentations about a wide variety of scholarship acquisition topics and opportunities to share and discuss new discoveries they have made, options they are pursuing, difficulties they may be having or other aspects of their current projects. The objective of scholarship clubs is to help individual members obtain the financial support they require through a structured support system and a systematic approach to research and application development.
Programs that provide or assist students to apply for awards which usually involve money and/or reduced tuition. Included are both needs-based scholarships which are awarded to outstanding students who are in financial need and honorary scholarships which are awarded on the basis of merit alone and normally carry a nominal monetary award. Scholarship funds come from many sources including private endowments, alumni contributions, college or university funds, individual departments or outside organizations.
Programs that provide cash assistance for people who need additional financial support to pursue an educational or vocational program of study. Also included are programs that forgive past unpaid tuition fees for current or returning students who meet eligibility criteria.
Need-based programs funded by the federal government or individual educational institutions which allow students to work a specified number of hours per week while attending school and full-time during vacations in order to finance their education. Work-study awards range from $600 to $4500 and students are not permitted to earn more than the award amount.
