The TEACH Grant, which is short for the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program, is a federal educational grant that is provided by the Department of Education. The grant is focused on providing aid to students who are willing to serve as teachers to elementary or secondary school students that come [...]
The National SMART Grant, short for the National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talents Grant, is another federal education grant that is made possible by the Department of Education. It is geared towards providing students who have excelled in certain math, science, and technology curriculums with aid during their third and fourth years of [...]
in Private Student Loans,
by Jeff Bullock
I often hear students, parents, and lenders talk about the existence of easy student loans, and whether or not such loans can be utilized to full effect. The truth is that easy student loans can be any one of the several different kinds of student loans that are available today depending on the actual frame [...]
in Federal Aid, Financial Aid,
by Jeff Bullock
Financial need is considered when determining your eligibility for several common federal student aid award instruments—including the Pell Grant, the Subsidized Stafford Loan, and the Federal Perkins Loan. Financial need often goes hand-in-hand with expected family contribution, or EFC, as this is the metric that the Department of Education uses to evaluate your family’s ability [...]
in Financial Aid,
by Jeff Bullock
The following is a list of common questions that students and parents often have about getting financial aid and student loans. It is not meant to be comprehensive, and it rather contains what I would consider to be some of the most critical and prevalent questions that both students and parents have about paying for [...]