Students applying for financial aid should pick up the free booklet "The Student Guide". This form is available in U of L's student aid office, as well as the financial aid offices of other colleges and universities, in the counseling offices of local high schools, and at additional sites at Ft. Knox, Shelby Campus, and the Belknap Campus Ekstrom Library or Adult Commuter Center This explains the federal Student Financial Assistant (SFA) Programs. Students may also complete a FAFSA online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov There is also a free CD "the Student Aid Audio Guide" available for students with visual or other print impairments. Get it by calling 1-800-4 FED AID (1-800-433-3243).

U.S. Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education has the following major Student Financial (SFA) Programs:

• Federal Pell Grants
• Stafford Loans
• PLUS Loans
• Consolidation Loans
• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOGs)
• Federal Work-Study
• Federal Perkins Loans

"Funding Your Education" Publications are also available from
US Dept of Education
Federal Student Aid Information Center
P.O. Box 84
Washington, DC 20044
1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243)

U of L Financial Aid

U of L's Financial Aid web site has additional scholarship and financial aid information.

Contacts for Possible Scholarship, Work-Study, Employment & Grant Information:

HEATH Resource Center
Their web site contains a valuable source of information for people with disabilities. At HEATH Publications you will find several publications and resource papers, including Creating Options: 2006 Financial Aid for Individuals With Disabilities"

Kentucky Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Persons with a physical or mental impairment which constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment and who can benefit in terms of employment outcome from vocational rehabilitation services may qualify. They provide services for students who will be seeking employment. Often times students will receive aid throughout school.

Office of Disability Employment Policy - US Department of Labor
Site Search Option If you type in "scholarships" it lists several scholarships available.

The U.S. Commission for Scholastic Assistant
The U.S Commission for Scholastic Assistant-College Bound supplies the public with over 700 different private scholarship sources. For information on obtaining these scholarship lists, send a self-addressed business-size envelope to:

The U.S. Commission for Scholastic Assistance
PO Box 668
O'Fallon, IL 62269

The Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA)    
The Commonwealth of Kentucky has several financial aid programs that are administered by The Kentucky Higher Education Assistant Authority.

National Center for Learning Disabilities
Anne Ford Scholarship:
Provides $10,000 over four years to a promising high school senior with learning disablities (LD)who plans to pursue a university degree. Watch their web site www.LD.org for information.br>
For further information contact: Shirley K. Gazsi (212) 545-7510 ext 215 or email: sgazsi@ncld.org

National Center for Learning Disabilities
381 Park Avenue South Suite 1401
New York, NY 10016-8806

ELA Foundation Scholarship
The ELA Foundation Scholarship applications are due June 1 of the current year (should June 1 be a holiday, mail your packet early). Applications will be available on the ELA web site in January of the current year. This scholarship is available for women with disabilities pursuing graduate degrees.

Free On-line Scholarship Services

ARIS - Academic Research Information System
Provides both undergraduate and graduate students with up-to-date information on scholarships, fellowships, grants, and internships in the arts, humanities, and sciences.

Fastaid
Free scholarship database searches.

Fastweb
Helps students find scholarships for college. Matches each student's background, automatically, with eligibility requirements for scholarships from around the country and advice them about scholarship opportunities tailored to them. All for free.

FundsNet
Provides high school and college students with extensive scholarship and financial aid resources at no cost to them. An alphabetical listing of scholarships

Hyper Aid
Search for information on financial aid opportunities for undergraduate studies based on major, or as a key word search.

Scholarship Resource Network
A search engine and database of private scholarships designed to help students identify sources for undergraduate through postgraduate study.

Financial Aid Resource Center
A search engine used to look for information on scholarships and financial aid. This site contains links to free scholarship searches that are available on the web.