Get ALL Four Years of College Paid For!

The Jackie Robinson Foundation awards four-year scholarship grants to African American high school seniors who are outstanding students and have a financial need. The program also offers hands-on mentoring and leadership development, bringing graduation rate of students receiving funding to a very high 92%. Contact Jackie Robinson Foundation, 3 West 35th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10001; 212-290-8600; Fax: 212-290-8081; www.jackierobinson.org/ or Email: requests@jackierobinson.org
Income Eligibility: varies. Contact the program to learn specific requirements.

Up to $75,000 for Research in Arts, Humanities and Social Studies

These grants are for established scholars,artists,or writers who have attained distinction in their fields. Applications are welcome from researchers of all nationalities. The program consists of two areas: 1) The trust provides nonresidential grants to support scholars throughout the world, as well as residential fellowships at the Getty Center. 2) Research Grants for Institutions: The trust funds educational and cultural institutions, including museums, libraries, and universities, to develop a variety of basic scholarly resources, as well as publication series. The trust is particularly interested in funding model projects that make significant scholarly resources available via electronic means. Grants For Scholars: Getty scholars are in residence for the entire academic year. A salary-replacement stipend is awarded equivalent to the applicant’s current academic base salary, up to a maximum of $75,000. The grant also includes an office at the Getty Research Institute, research assistance, airfare to Los Angeles, an apartment in the Getty scholar housing complex, and health benefits. Grants For Visiting Scholars: Visiting Scholars are in residence for shorter periods of time, usually three months. A monthly stipend of $3,500 is awarded, pro-rated to the actual dates of residency, up to a maximum of $10,500. The grant also includes an office at the Getty Research Institute, research assistance, airfare to Los Angeles, and an apartment in the Getty scholar housing complex. Contact J. Paul Getty Trust, 1200 Getty Ctr. Dr., Ste. 800, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1685; 310-440-7374; Fax: 310-440-7703; http://www.getty.edu/grants/research/scholars/scholars.html
Income Eligibility: None

$65,000 to Study History, Philosophy, PoliSci, and More

Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars are open to scholars engaged in long-term, unusually ambitious projects in the humanities and related social sciences. Appropriate fields of specialization include, but are not limited to, archaeology, anthropology, art history, economics, geography, history, language and literature, law, linguistics, musicology, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology. Proposals in the social science fields listed above are eligible only if they employ predominantly humanistic approaches. Proposals in interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary studies are welcome, as are proposals focused on any geographic region or any cultural or linguistic group. The ACLS will award approximately nine Burkhardt Fellowships per year to recently tenured humanists at institutions in the U.S. and Canada. Each fellowship carries a stipend of $65,000. Contact American Council of Learned Societies (also known as ACLS), 633 3rd Ave., Ste. 8C, New York, NY 10017-6795; 212-697-1505; Fax: 212-949-8058;
www.acls.org/burkguide.htm; Email: grants@acls.org
Income Eligibility: None

$5,000 to Pay Travel Costs when Studying Overseas

Offers grants for students to help pay travel costs and studying in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Asia, and Africa; must demonstrate academic preparation and financial need. Grants are generally around $1,000 to $5,000. Contact Council on International Educational Exchange, 7 Custom House Street, 3rd Floor, Portland, ME 04101; (800) 40-Study or 207-553-7600; Fax: 207-553-7699; www.ciee.org
Income Eligibility: None

Law Students Receive up to $34,500 for Research & More

Fellowships are awarded to junior scholars who have completed all requirements for their Ph.D. within the past two years, or who are currently in the final stages of completing their dissertations, in order to encourage original and significant research on law, the legal profession, and legal institutions. In exceptional cases, candidates with a J.D. and substantial social science training may apply. Fellows receive a $30,000 stipend, fringe benefits for 12 months, and up to $3,500 for research support. Relocation expenses of up to $1,000 may also be reimbursed upon application. Fellowships are renewable for a second year, subject to satisfactory progress and participation. Appointments are full-time, and fellows are to remain in residence at the American Bar Foundation, where they will have access to the libraries of Northwestern University and the University of Chicago, as well as having personal computers. In addition, Summer Research Fellowships for Minority Undergraduate Students are awarded to four sophomore or junior minority undergraduates interested in graduate study in the social sciences. Students must have a 3.0 GPA. A $3,600 stipend is provided for each student. Contact American Bar Foundation, 750 N. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60611; 312-988-6500; Fax: 312-988-6579 or 312-988-6611; http://www.abf-sociolegal.org; Email: fellowships@abfn.org
Income Eligibility: Determined on a case-by-case basis.

Ivy League University Lowers Tuition for Some Students

Brown University has announced that it will offer lower tuition for those who are relying on loans to fund their education. Beginning in the fall of 2008, students from families with incomes of less than $100,000 will no longer have loans as part of their financial aid packages, and most parents who earn less than $60,000 will not be expected to make a financial contribution to fund their child's Brown education. This new financial aid policy will help current students who receive financial aid as well as those entering as freshman in the fall of 2008. To read more on this tuition drop, go to: http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2007-08/07-105.html

What To Do When You Default

If you default, it means you failed to make payments on your student loan according to the terms of your promissory note. In other words, you failed to make your loan payments as scheduled. Your school, the financial institution, your loan guarantor, and the federal government all can take action to recover the money you owe. National credit bureaus can be notified which will harm your credit rating, you will be ineligible for addition federal student aid, loan payments can be deducted from your paycheck, your income tax refunds can be withheld, you will have to pay late fees, and you can be sued. To learn more check out the FAQ page at http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/DCS/faqs.html. Contact the Federal Student Aid hotline for more information at 800-621-3115.
Application: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/DCS/default.html
State: All
Age: All
Incomes Up To (Approx): $1,000,000
Subject Category: Education/Training
Money Type: Loan
Contact: Defaulted Loans Hotline, 800-621-3115; http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/DCS/default.html