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  Feb 15, 2008(5 months ago) |

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  Why don't they save the our money and tell people to use google. I found the following sites through google and the current educationusa.state.gov website.
  
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  <p><strong><a name="search">Find Financial Aid</a></strong></p>
  <a href="http://www.petersons.com/educationusa/" class="link02">Peterson's "Find-a-School" Search Engine (with new financial aid search feature)</a><br><br>
  <a href="http://www.fundingusstudy.org/wbs/cont_edit.asp" class="link02" title="Database of scholarships, fellowships and grants organized and maintained by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Includes all types of funding programs, for all levels of post-secondary study, across the full range of academic areas.">IIE Funding for US Study Online</a><br><br><a href="http://www.internationalscholarships.com/browse.php" class="link02">InternationalScholarhips.com</a><br><br><a href="http://highered.cois.org/Resources/Scholarships.htm" class="link02" title="website that lists scholarships available to international students. Also includes a link to the 2005-06 summary chart of financial aid at CIS member institutions. Chart has information on non-US merit, need, and athletic aid (for international students), plus the average amount.">Council of International Schools Scholarship List</a><br><br><a href="http://www.oacac.com/docs/IntlFinAid.xls" class="link02" title="lists 100+ U.S. schools, how many international student they enrolled, and the amount of financial aid awarded to international students.">
  OACAC List of Financial Aid Awarded to International Students</a></p><br>
  <p><strong><a name="external">External Financial Aid Sites (with options for international students)</a></strong></p>
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  <td width="277"><a href="http://www.chase.com/educationfirst" class="link02">Chase Manhattan Bank</a></td>
  <td width="254"><a href="http://www.iefa.org"class="link02">International Education Financial Aid</a></td>
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  <td width="277"><a href="http://www.studentloan.com" class="link02">Citibank Student Loan Corporation</a></td>
  <td width="254"><a href="http://www.gmsp.org" class="link02">Gates Millennium Scholars Program</a></td>
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  <td width="277"><a href="http://www.collegescholarships.com" class="link02" >College Connection Scholarships</a></td>
  <td width="254"><a href="http://www.Key.com/educate"class="link02">Key Education Resources</a></td>
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  <td width="277"><a href="http://www.college-scholarships.com" class="link02">College Scholarship Search</a></td>
  <td width="254"><a href="http://www.nextstudent.com/ " class="link02">NextStudent Loans</a></td>
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  <td width="277"><a href="http://www.educaid.com" class="link02">Educaid</a></td>
  <td width="254"><a href="http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/?sourceid=edu_USA"class="link02" >Scholarship Experts</a></td>
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  <td width="277"><a href="http://www.estudentloan.com" class="link02">eStudent Loan</a><br>
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  <td width="254"><a href="http://www.srnexpress.com"class="link02" >Scholarship Resource Network</a></td>
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  <td width="277"><a href="http://www.fastweb.com"class="link02" >Fast Web</a> </td>
  <td width="254"><a href="http://www.srnexpress.com"class="link02" >Scholarship Resource Network</a></td>
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  <td width="277"><a href="http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/scholarship/" class="link02">Federal Trade Commission: Scholarship Scams</a> </td>
  <td width="254"><a href="http://www.sssc.com"class="link02" >Southwest Student Services Corporation</a></td>
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  <td width="277"><a href="http://www.finaid.org" class="link02">FinAid</a></td>
  <td width="254"><a href="http://www.studentloannetwork.com/" class="link02">Student Loan Network</a></td>
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  <td width="277"><a href="http://www.theoldschool.org"class="link02" >Financial Aid Resource Center</a> </td>
  <td width="254"><a href="http://www.supercollege.com" class="link02">Super College</a></td>
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  <td width="277"><a href="http://www.fundsnetservices.com"class="link02" >Fundsnet Online Services</a> </td>
  <td width="254"><a href="http://www.uncf.org"class="link02" >United Negro College Fund</a></a> </td>
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  <td width="277"><a href="http://www.iefc.com"class="link02">International Education Finance Corporation</a></td>
  <td width="254"><a href="http://www.usbank.com/studentloans"class="link02" >U.S. Bank Student Loans</a> </td>
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  <p><a name="sports">Sports Scholarships</a></p><p><table width="90%" border="1">
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  <td width="50%"><a href="http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/register/start?ref=google_athletic-1f--http%3a%2f%2fpagead2%2egooglesyndication%2ecom%2fpagead%2fads%3fclient%3dca%2dpub%2d9438538612904552%26dt%3d1170346085677%26lmt%3d1170346083%26format%3d120x600_as%26output%3dhtml%26url%3dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww%2ecollegerecruiting%2ecom%252F%26color_bg%3dFFFFFF%26color_text%3d999999%26color_link%3dE1771E%26color_url%3dF2984C%26color_border%3d000000%26ad_type%3dtext_image%26ref%3dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww%2eeducationusa%2estate%2egov%252Ffinaidlinks%2ehtm%26cc%3d99%26u_h%3d768%26u_w%3d1024%26u_ah%3d738%26u_aw%3d1024%26u_cd%3d32%26u_tz%3d%2d300%26u_his%3d9%26u_java%3dtrue" class="link02">Fast Web Scholarships for Athletes</a> </td>
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  <td><a href="http://nacda.collegesports.com"class="link02">National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics</a></td>
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  <td><a href="http://www2.ncaa.org/"class="link02">National Collegiate Athletic Association</a></td>
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  <td><a href="http://www.nsr-inc.com/"class="link02">National Scouting Report</a> </td>
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  <p><a name="engineering">Opportunities for Students of Engineering</a></p>
  <p><a href="http://www.societyofwomenengineers.org/scholarships/brochure.aspx"class="link02" >Society of Women Engineers</a>
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  <b><a name="special">Opportunities for Students with Special Needs:</a></b></p>
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  <td width="50%"><a href="http://www.aucd.org/"class="link02" >American Association of University Affiliated Programs For Persons With Developmental Disabilities</a></td>
  <td width="50%"><a href="http://www.ExceptionalNurse.com"class="link02" >Exceptional Nurse</a></td>
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  <td width="50%"><a href="http://www.acb.org" class="link02">American Council of the Blind</a></td>
  <td width="50%"><a href="http://www.add.org" class="link02">National Attention Deficit Disorder Association</a></td>
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  <td width="50%"><a href="http://www.ahead.org" class="link02">Association on Higher Education and Disability</a></td>
  <td width="50%"><a href="http://www.ncld.org"class="link02" >National Center for Learning Disabilities</a></td>
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  <td width="50%"><a href="http://www.chadd.org" class="link02">Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder</a></td>
  <td width="50%"><a href="http://www.nichcy.org" class="link02">National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities</a></td>
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  <td width="50%"><a href="http://www.dssc.org" class="link02">Disabilities Studies and Services Center</a></td>
  <td width="50%"><a href="http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm" class="link02" >U.S. Dept. of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act</a></td>
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  <b><a name="diverse">Opportunities for Students from Different Cultural/ Ethnic Backgrounds</a></b></p>
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  <td><a href="http://collegefund.org" class="link02">American Indian College Fund</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://www.hsf.net" class="link02">Hispanic Scholarship Fund</a></td>
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  <td><a href="http://www.aihec.org" class="link02">American Indian Higher Education Consortium</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://hbcuconnect.com/cgi-bin/scholarships.cgi" class="link02">Historically Black Colleges and Universities</a></td>
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  <td><a href="http://www.aimd.org" class="link02">American Institute for Managing Diversity</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/hbcu/index.html" class="link02">Historically Black Colleges and Universities</a></td>
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  <td><a href="http://www.black-collegian.com/" class="link02">Black Collegian</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://www.jbhe.com" class="link02">Journal of Blacks In Higher Education</a></td>
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  <td><a href="http://www.BlackExcel.org" class="link02">Black Excel: The College Help Network</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://scholarships.fatomei.com/" class="link02">Minority Scholarships and Fellowships</a></td>
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  <td><a href="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html?src=mr" class="link02">Department of Education/Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://www.naacp.org" class="link02">National Association for the Advancement of Colored People</a></td>
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  <td><a href="http://www.gmsp.org" class="link02">Gates Millennium Scholars Fund</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://qemnetwork.qem.org" class="link02">Quality Education for Minorities</a></td>
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  <td><a href="http://www.hillel.org" class="link02">Hillel: Jewish Campus Life</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/education.html" class="link02">Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education</a></td>
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  <td><a href="http://www.hacu.net" class="link02">Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://www.uncf.org" class="link02">United Negro College Fund</a></td>
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  I think I just saved our governement (the taxpayers) about a billion dollars.
  

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  Why don't they save the our money and tell people to use google. I found the following sites through google and the current educationusa.state.gov website.
  
  http://educationusa.state.gov/finaidlinks.htm
  
  
  I think I just saved our governement (the taxpayers) about a billion dollars.
  

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