III. FEDERAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS_ The national defense student loan program (list of partici- pating institutions included)-Educational assistance for veterans' children-Educational assistance for Indians— Reserve Officers Training Corps-Work-study program— Loans for nurses training-Additional programs. IV. OTHER INFORMATION FOR THE STUDENT PURSUING EDUCATION Summary of possible sources of additional information about financial aid for education beyond the high school-Schol- arship testing and reporting services-College admissions information centers-Work-study programs (list of colleges STUDENT ASSISTANCE HANDBOOK Guide to Financial Assistance for Education Beyond High School INTRODUCTION Because of the numerous inquiries received by Members of Congress for student financial aid information, the Subcommittee on Education of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare requested that the Legislative Reference Service compile the following booklet. This handbook is an attempt to provide in a single source helpful financial aid information and other guidelines for students throughout the Nation who are seeking to continue their education beyond high school. In an effort to achieve this purpose, the following methods were used: (1) Letters from the Subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare were sent to the Governor of each State. Enclosed was a questionnaire requesting information concerning State-financed student aid programs. For the most part the information reported in the section entitled "State Financial Assistance Information" was taken directly from answers to these questionnaires. However, because of the diversity among State programs and methods of reporting the information, it was necessary in some cases, to interpret the answers to correspond with the charting format. For example, information concerning type of assistance was interpreted according to the following distinction between general and specialized scholarships: General scholarships-those which are not limited to a specific category of student and do not require designated career plans; specialized scholarships those intended for a specific type of student (e.g., veterans or their children) or requiring specific eligibility or career plans (e.g., science talent or intention to enter the teaching profession). When no reply was received from a State by the time of publication, selected information was inserted from State codes and statutes. (2) The Legislative Reference Service wrote to each State superintendent of education requesting a copy of any available student financial aid publications in order to cite them as sources of information for students in each State. (3) The selected list of privately financed national student assistance programs was compiled from numerous reference sources and correspondence with certain sponsoring organizations. Since there is no central clearinghouse of information concerning such assistance, this compilation should not be considered a complete list. Moreover, it is especially designed for the student seeking to continue his education beyond high school but not the graduate student, nor the student desiring to study abroad. (4) In keeping with this design, the section entitled "Other Information for the Student Planning Education Beyond High School," is included to suggest (a) additional information on student assistance for attending college, and (b) other opportunities for continuing education beyond high school. CHAPTER I. STATE STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION Many opportunities for financial assistance to students are provided within the States. This section is designed to acquaint the student with some of these sources. For each State an attempt was made to include information about (1) any State publication on student financial assistance (these are often sources of detailed information concerning educational assistance opportunities); (2) State-financed programs of student assistance; and (3) a list of institutions of higher education within a State (colleges and universities generally have a number of student assistance programs). In addition to these sources usually there are numerous locally and privately sponsored scholarslip and loan programs which the student might wish to investigate. ALABAMA A. STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PUBLICATION College scholarships and loans for high school graduates. Prepared by the State department of education, Montgomery, Ala., 1960. 186 pages. Contents: Part I. Introduction (including pointers for the scholarship Part II. Scholarships at Alabama colleges and universities. Part IV. Bibliography-Education after high school. 3 |