Additional Resources
The following resources may be helpful in obtaining information on awards that may be applicable based on your background and experiences:
USC Website(s)
USC Financial Aid
Scholarship Search Engines
College Board
FastWeb
FinAid
GoCollege
Scholarship News
SRN Express
Yahoo! Education Financial Aid
Professional Area Specific Scholarship Sites
Public Administration/Public Policy
Aspanet
GFOA Scholarships
NASPAA
Planning
American Planning Association
ASCP
California Planning Association
CALTRANS Scholarships
Health Administration
AUPHA
American College of Healthcare Executives
Other Resources:
StudentJobs.gov
Beinecke Brothers Scholarships
CHCI Fellowships
Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
United College Fund
Gates Millennium
Hispanic College Fund
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Scholarship Help
The International Education Finance Cooperation is an alternative loan program for international students to study in U.S. colleges and universities. For additional information, contact Joe Cronin, Vice President IEFC, 424 Adams Street, Milton, MA 02186 (617) 696-7870.
Funding for US Study - A Guide for International Students and Professionals, Weeg, Stern and Bauer, 1996 provides information about financial assistance for international students to graduate and postdoctoral programs. Fore more information contact US Student Programs, 809 United Plaza Nations, New York, NY 10017-3580.
Minority Financial Aid Directory, Lemuel Berry Jr., Kendall Hunt Publishers, 1995, contains 4,000 listings of scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans for minority students.
Higher Education Opportunities for Minorities and Women, US Department of Education, includes a bibliography, a list of opportunities for minority and female undergraduate, gradate, and postdoctoral students. For more information send $8.00 to Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington D.C. 20402-9328.
The Higher Education Money Book for Minorities and Women, Young, Matthews, & Cox, 1993 contains sources of scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans. For more information contact (703) 385-3065 or write to Young, Matthews & Cox 10520 Warwick Avenue #B-8, Fairfax, VA 22030-3136.
CHCI's National Educational Clearinghouse provides Hispanic students with a free, personalized fellowship search. For more information call (800) 392-3532. CHCI also publishes the "Educational Quarterly" newsletter. To receive a free copy, send your name and address to: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, 504 C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20002.
FEDIX is a dial-up, on-line service providing access to a collection of databases on federal government research and education-related information. Contact the helpline at (301) 975-0103.
GFRS Database, to use a larger GFRS database by mail, contact the University of Washington Graduate School (206) 543-5900 or the USC Graduate School (213) 740-9033 for a mail-in application form. The University of Washington charges $15 for this service.
The Graduate School Fellowship Hotline provides pre-recorded information on a 24 hour basis to students on the availability of funding in specific subject areas. The Fellowship Hotline is (213) 746-2062.