Scholarships for Students (A How-to Guide): Scholarships: Websites

Source for free information from the U.S. Department of Education on preparing for and funding education beyond high school.

How to apply for federal student aid for graduate school.

An extensive and well-curated list of funding sources for graduate school from the McNair Scholars Program.

A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, does not have to be repaid. Pell Grants are awarded usually only to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor's or a professional degree.

Search by keyword or other qualifying criteria.

The mission of the American Council of Learned Societies is "the advancement of humanistic studies in all fields of learning in the humanities and the social sciences and the maintenance and strengthening of relations among the national societies devoted to such studies." ACLS, a private, nonprofit federation of 71 national scholarly organizations, is the preeminent representative of American scholarship in the humanities and related social sciences.

CFDA contains detailed program descriptions for 2,186 Federal assistance programs.

The mission of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
is to improve the quality of people's lives through grants supporting the performing arts, environmental conservation, medical research and the prevention
of child abuse, and through preservation of the cultural
and environmental legacy of Doris Duke's properties.

Grants.gov is the source to find and apply for federal grants. Grants.gov does not provide personal financial assistance.

Exhaustive listing from Michigan State University Libraries.

Exhaustive listing from Michigan State University Libraries.

The Department of Natural Resources has numerous programs available to assist with recreational, educational and environmental improvements and projects.

From ISAC: The Illinois Student Assistance Commission

The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas.

The National Endowment for the Arts was established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. To date, the NEA has awarded more than $4 billion to support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities. The NEA extends its work through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector.

NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…" With an annual budget of about $6.9 billion (FY 2010), we are the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities.