Meet the Scholarship Funders: Financing Your Education

This panel discusses information about their financial aid programs and how to research and apply for scholarships and other types of student assistance. This presentation is for educators, parents, and students and includes information for international students. Luz Rodriquez, Training Coordinator, introduces the panel.

05:53 Stephen Podeszwa, Institutional Review Specialist, U.S. Department of Education, gives an overview of both government and private sources of support and explains aspects of the forms that prospective students utilize. Some of the web sites he mentions are:

www.nasfaa.org
www.fafsa.ed.gov
www.pin.ed.gov
www.fastweb.com
www.salliemae.com
www.upromise.com

32:23 Tony Claudino, Director of Fulbright Student Program Outreach, Institute of International Education, focuses on sources of support for international study. Some of the web sites he mentions are:

www.possefoundation.org
www.clscholarship.org
www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program
www.borenawards.org
us.fulbrightonline.org

47:48 Sophie Woodruff, Fulbright Alumni Ambassador, Program Associate, CDS International, talks about her successful strategy for finding scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate study.

58:15 Q & A

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