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Money is one of the primary barriers to returning to college. Although much financial aid information is geared for high school students and their parents, there are no age restrictions attached to most tuition assistance.

You'll find that financial aid, whether based on need or merit, takes several basic forms:

- scholarships
- grants
- loans
- work-study programs
- tax credits

Most aid is provided by the government, but there are also many private sources of funds. They take a little more research and the funds are typically in smaller amounts, but the requirements are often more flexible than those for government-sponsored programs.

There are many places to look for financial aid information.

  • Start with your school.

  • Check with your employer whether there is any tuition assistance available for employees.

  • If you know the field you'd like to pursue, look for associations in your field. There are many industry-specific scholarships designed to encourage non-traditional students to enter the field.

  • You should also explore local grants available through community associations and the Chamber of Commerce.

    Here are several excellent starting places for information on your options, as well as for scholarship searches:

    Student Guide is a comprehensive resource from the Department of Education for information on student financial aid. FinAid and Sallie Mae's Wiredscholar provide comprehensive information on what's available, how to find it, what to look out for, and an explanation of basic terms. Wiredscholar offers a scholarship search service, too.

    A new resource for scholarship searches is Scholar$ite. ScholarSite does not require you to divulge personal information before you can access information. The site is available in both Spanish and English. Published by TIYM, an organization dedicated to serving the Hispanic market.

    You can also search for scholarships at FastWeb.

    More sources of financial aid information:

    College Loans - TheCollegeLoan.org was created to provide students, parents and graduates a comprehensive overview of the financial aid services currently available.

    eStudentLoan provides information for adults seeking loans, including how to apply for aid, eligibility requirements and types of aid.

    Grant and scholarship opportunities for women are available through:

    AAUW, American Association of University Women

    BPWUSA, Business & Professional Women's Foundation

    International students can get comprehensive information on how to obtain scholarships, loans or grants for study in the U.S., at eduPASS. This site also contains much useful general information for international students wishing to study in the U.S.

    You can search for available international student grants by field of study at International Education Financial Aid (IEFA).

    Another opportunity to explore: a Department of State Fulbright grant. There are 5,000 grants issued every year under the Fulbright program to enable U.S. and international students to study at a graduate level in other countries. Grants must be applied for through the Binational Commission or U.S. Embassy in your country, listed at Foreign Fulbright Graduate Student Program.

    You can get financial aid information for the health field from The Bureau of Health Professions website. You'll find a listing of grants and loans available to students in the health professions, including veterinary medicine and nursing. The financial aid is administered through your school, but you can find out what's available and what the eligibility requirements are here.

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