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Comment on Can you receive scholarships if you are a certain bloodline percentage for a native american? How? by Lysa

Lysa — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:30:01 +0000

I’m glad I came across this question because I had been wondering the same thing. Although it is so difficult to find scholarships or grants as is it seems that one should be able to receive monies based on heritage especially if their heritage is directly linked to a federally recognized Native American tribe. If one can receive scholarships and grants based on their ethnicity it seems one should be able to claim heritage also. Hopefully this will change at some point and some scholarships will become available. It somehow seems wrong.

Comment on If you use all your financial aid, and is there another way to apply financial aid? by Alexia B

Alexia B — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:49:01 +0000

Grants Feedback: I’d recommend applying for scholarships. I know that most schools offer a total of 4 years financial aid for undergrad degrees or 8 semesters and then you have to reapply and have good reason (not to mention very good grades) to get more…

I’ve bookmarked this site…

All the best to you.

Comment on How does financial aid work if you are married? by sunshine23511

sunshine23511 — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:43:47 +0000

Grants Feedback: Here is a scenario: Say you are getting married March 2007 and want to apply fro financial Jan 2007. You can file your fafsa as a single person because the fafsa requires you to stipulate what your income, household status, at this point. Once you get married then you will need to report that on Jan 2008.

Now, if you are considered a dependent student, meaning, you are below the age of 24, have no children, not a vet, not going to grad school; you will need your parents information to file the fafsa. If you are considered an independent student, then you will file your own taxes.

Financial aid award will be determined on household income, people in the household, etc. The bad thing about financial aid is that you must maintain a good academic progress. Good thing you will get financial aid to pay for classes.

Comment on financial aid? by glassflower

glassflower — Sun, 03 May 2009 17:20:21 +0000

Grants Feedback: as long as you either made 6 months consecutive payments or paid it off you’ll be okay. If by chance your school denies you for a defaulted loan, as long as your have made 6 months in payments the Department of Education can give you a default clear letter to give to your school and they will waive it for you. Don’t worry, you’ll be okay!

Comment on How easy is it to get a grant for college besides the PELL grant? by Alibubble

Alibubble — Sun, 03 May 2009 16:18:21 +0000

Grants Feedback: Yes there are many other ways to get grants. Pell grants are not the only kind. The government sometimes will give you grants and certain organizations will aswell. I am getting a large chunk of money for college using grants for school. I know a site that details some of the specifics and links to a guide that might be able to help you. It is in my sources.

Good Luck!

Comment on Where can i find 100% free business start up grant? by imisidro

imisidro — Sun, 03 May 2009 14:05:41 +0000

Grants Feedback: It is hard to find grants to start a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for starting a for-profit business.

One possible exception is for companies developing or exporting agricultural goods, including food and forest product. Another exception could be the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs , which fund the research and development of technological innovation that meets specific government needs.

Your best bet actually will be from the states if they offer grant programs for women (or any other special interest groups — minorities, women, disabled, veterans, etc). Or check with non profit organizations, particularly women organizations if they offer grants. Examples include

Iowa Women’s Foundation
New Mexico Women’s Foundation

Even SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website

“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 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.”

Nonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) and 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.

Here is a listing of federal grants for small businesses. See if there is any available for individuals for starting a business — THERE’S NONE.

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

Grants 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

Comment on How do I get information regarding Non profit grants? by imisidro

imisidro — Sun, 03 May 2009 08:45:47 +0000

Grants Feedback: Your best bet is to seek for private grants or grants from private foundations.

The best resource for this is Foundation Center . 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.

If you want to try federal sources, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) and Grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants.

CFDA 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

However, to be able to get grant awards, you need to be 501C(3) certified from the IRS

Comment on How to report financial aid office of a college to the department of education? by Al S

Al S — Sun, 03 May 2009 01:16:56 +0000

Grants Feedback: You probably cannot file a suit against an office in the college, you need to file against the board of regents. Then you can name a person or persons specifically. This is a very difficult question to answer because you’ve stated nothing about your claim.

Comment on How does financial aid work if you are married? by dawncs

dawncs — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:46:46 +0000

Grants Feedback: Financial aid would be based on yours and your husband’s income for dental school and him working on his masters. Marriage, age, and graduate school are considerations for being considered independent of your parents’ income. I have included a reading on qualifications to be considered an independent student of your parents’ income.

Comment on Where can I apply for a small business grant? by feenix_rysing

feenix_rysing — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:47:26 +0000

Grants Feedback: Try looking up info on entrepreneur.com, sba.gov or score.gov.

Best wishes!