If you have formed (or will form) a North Carolina-based company, and you are looking for funding, NCIDEA has begun accepting applications. A preliminary application is due by September 12. Twenty semi-finalists will have until September 29 to finalize a full proposal for review. Grants in the amount of $50,000 will be awarded this December to at least 3 but up to 6 companies. This is a good opportunity for entrepreneurs who have no previous funding and those who wish to avoid seeking venture... Read Full Story

A very useful guide to proposal-writing is The Art of Writing Proposals: Some Candid Suggestions for Applicants to Social Science Research Council Competitions , by Adam Przeworski and Frank Salomon, at: http://www.ssrc.org/publications/for-fellows/art_of_writing_proposals.page Read Full Story

The following is a list of online search engines for finding Requests for Proposals (RFPs, Program Announcements, Calls for Proposals, Research Program) from both public and private grant making institutions. TIP: the majority of solicitations will be for organizations; one of your first search criteria should be graduate-student eligibility. Community of Science (COS): http://fundingopps.cos.com/. Updated da... Read Full Story

Step 1Get information at FederalStudentAid.ed.gov or call 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243).Talk with your high school counselor or the financial aid office at the college you plan to attend.Make a free financial aid application enter Fafsa Step 2Get a Federal Student Aid PIN at www.pin.ed.gov.Step 3Personal documents and information such as tax returns and W-2 forms.Step 4Make sure you meet the college and state aid deadlines.Step 5Get your Student Aid Report (SAR) which is a summary of your ... Read Full Story

Financial aid planning involves a number of things. The first that you have to do is determine the expenses involved in college. You have to know how much college would cost you. Second step is to determine if you have enough money saved for college. If your savings can’t cover the expenses, estimate how much you are willing to shoulder for college education. Third step is to look for scholarships available. Or, you can apply for financial aid and student loans. You have to be aware of yo... Read Full Story

Popular undergraduate grants range from general grant programs that provide monetary incentive to low-income and disadvantaged students to specialized grants in science, math, engineering, and technology (SMET subjects). The grant options for undergraduate women or minorities are even more bountiful. High school students enrolling in college; do not overlook your college’s grant hand-outs. Most smaller, private colleges are quite generous when it comes to kicking in funds to augment f... Read Full Story

Many types of grant programs for graduate students and doctoral candidates are available from colleges and universities and private organizations. Colleges and universities are quite competitive in offering grant awards to the right candidates. In some instances grants support most of a doctoral student's research and living expenses. Grad students who must travel to participate in studies abroad, take part in research, or professional conferences may discover a slew of small gran... Read Full Story

The following federal grant programs offer hundreds of thousands of students the necessary assistance that makes college a financial reality: The Pell Grant, in existence since 1972, remains one of the staples of federal funding for millions of low-income students. This fundamental grant program is somewhat at the mercy of the federal government’s budgetary and political whims, but nevertheless remains a valuable source of funding for impoverished undergraduate students. The Academic ... Read Full Story

Grants are distinctly different from both scholarships and student loans in that they are free gift money—so unlike student loans that must be repaid—and primarily need-based, compared to traditionally merit-based scholarships. Grant Categories Grants may be divided into the following searchable categories: Student-specific Subject-specific Degree Level Minority Common sources for grant funding: Federal and state governmentsColleges and universitiesPubl... Read Full Story

Federal Student Aid Program Step By Step Federal Student Aid Program Step By Step · You can grab your copy of the Federal Student Aid Program Guide Line Here on this site.http://www.usagrantsnow.com/FundingEduBeyondHighSchool_0809.pdf · Your First Step Is Your Pin # Which Is A 4 Diget Number You Must Get To applyhttp://www.fafsa.ed.gov/before004.htm · Deadlines to Apply For AidState Deadline http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/before003a.htm#state_deadlines Federal D... Read Full Story