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CHAPTER 3
BORROW FROM UNCLE SAM
The federal government has two major grant programs for college
students who can prove they are financially needy. These programs are
designed to help students from lower income families to get a college
education.
The largest one is the Pell Grant. Over 3 million undergraduate
students receive money from this fund every year. In theory, everyone
who needs financial help is supposed to be able to get it from these
funds. In reality, however, if you don't apply early, there's a good
chance the money will be used up before your application is processed.
You can apply for a Pell Grant by filling out an Application for
Federal Student Aid. This form is available from your high school
counselor. To apply you need to send in your completed form before
May 1 of your senior year in high school.
The Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (SEOG) is given to
various colleges by the government. The college then has this extra
money to give to needy undergraduate students. When you apply for a
Pell Grant you automatically are considered for the SEOG as well.
The advantages of both of these programs are that they are
available throughout the country, and can be used to attend almost any
college or university. The disadvantages, of course, are that you
have to prove that you are financially needy, you have to be a citizen
of the United States and have a social security card, and men must
register with the Selective Service.
If your high school counselor can't give you enough information
on these and other federal loan programs you can get in touch with the
state agency that is in charge. A few states don't have this kind of
department to keep track of federal loan programs, but most do. Here
are the addresses to write to, listed by state.
ALASKA
Commission on Postsecondary Education
P. O. Box FP
400 Willoughby Ave.
Juneau, Ak. 99811
ARIZONA
Education Loan Program
Suite 621
2600 North Central
Phoenix, Az. 85012
ARKANSAS
Student Loan Guarantee Foundation
219 South Victory St.
Little Rock, Ar. 72201
COLORADO
Student Loan Program
Suite 500
11990 Grant St.
Northglenn, Co. 80233
CONNECTICUT
Student Loan Foundation
25 Pratt St.
Hartford, Ct. 06103
DELAWARE
Higher Education Loan Program
Delaware Postsecondary Education Commission
820 North French St., Fourth Floor
Wilmington, De. 19801
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Higher Education Loan Program of Washington, D.C.
Suite 10560
1030 15th St., NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
GEORGIA
Student Finance Authority
Suite 200
2082 East Exchange Place
Tucker, Ga. 30084
HAWAII
Education Loan Program
P. O. Box 22187
Honolulu, Hi. 96822
IDAHO
Student Loan Fund of Idaho
P. O. Box 730
Fruitland, Id. 83619
ILLINOIS
Illinois State Scholarship Commission
Client Services
106 Wilmot Rd.
Deerfield, Il. 60015
INDIANA
State Student Assistance Commission - Loan Division
964 North Pennsylvania St.
Indianapolis, In. 46204
IOWA
College Aid Commission
201 Jewett Bldg.
Ninth and Grand
Des Moines, Ia. 50309
KANSAS
Higher Education Assistance Foundation
Suite 600
6800 College Blvd.
Overland Park, Ks. 66211
KENTUCKY
Higher Education Assistance Authority Grants
1050 U.S. 127 South
Frankfort, Ky. 40601
LOUISIANA
Governor's Special Commission on Education Services
P. O. Box 91202
Baton Rouge, La. 70804
MAINE
Guaranteed Student Loan Program
Department of Education and Cultural Services
State House Staion 119
Augusta, Me. 04333
MARYLAND
Higher Education Loan Corporation
2100 Guilford Avenue
Baltimore, Md. 21218
MASSACHUSETTS
Higher Education Assistance Corporation
Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education
Room 600
150 Causeway St.
Boston, Ma. 02114
MICHIGAN
Michigan Department of Education, Guaranteed Student Loan Program
P. O. Box 30047
Lansing, Mi. 48909
MINNESOTA
Higher Education Assistance Foundation
Suite 500
85 East Seventh St.
St. Paul, Mn. 55101
MISSISSIPPI
Guarantee Student Loan Agency
P. O. Box 342
3825 Ridgewood Rd.
Jackson, Ms. 39205
MISSOURI
Stafford Student Loan Program
Coordinating Board for Education
P. O. Box 1438
Jefferson City, Mo. 65102
MONTANA
Stafford Student Loan Program
Office of the Commisioner of Higher Education
Montana University System
35 South Last Chance Gulch
Helena, Mt. 59620
NEBRASKA
Higher Education Assistance Foundation
Suite 304
Cornhusker Bank Bldg.
11th and Cornhusker Hwy.
Lincoln, Ne. 68521
OR
Nebraska Student Loan Program
P. O. Box 6961
4732 Calvert St.
Lincoln, Ne. 68506
NEVADA
Stafford Student Loan Program
United Student Aid Fund
P. O. Box 50827
8085 Knue Rd.
Indianapolis, In. 46250
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Higher Education Assistance Foundation
P. O. Box 877
Concord, N.H. 03301
NEW JERSEY
Higher Education Assistance Authority
CN 543
4 Quakerbridge Plaza
Trenton, N.J. 08625
NEW MEXICO
Education Assistance Foundation
P. O. Box 27020
Albuquerque, N.M. 87125
NEW YORK
Higher Education Services Corporation
99 Washington Ave.
Albany, N.Y. 12255
NORTH CAROLINA
State Education Assistance Authority
P. O. Box 2688
Chapel Hill, N.C. 27515
NORTH DAKOTA
Guaranteed Student Loan Agency
c/o Bank of North Dakota
Bismarck, N.D. 58502
OHIO
Student Loan Commission
P. O. Box 16610
Columbus, Oh. 43266
OREGON
State Scholarship Commission
1445 Willamette St.
Eugene, Or. 97401
PENNSYLVANIA
Higher Education Assistance Agency
Grant Division
660 Boas St.
Harrisburg, Pa. 17102
RHODE ISLAND
Higher Education Assistance Authority
560 Jefferson Blvd.
Warwick, R.I. 02886
SOUTH CAROLINA
Student Loan Corporation
P. O. Box 21487
Columbia, S.C. 29221
SOUTH DAKOTA
Education Assistance Corporation
115 First Ave., SW
Aberdeen, S.D. 57401
TENNESSEE
Student Assistance Corporation
Suite 1950, Parkway Towers
404 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tn. 37219
TEXAS
Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation
P. O. Box 15996
Austin, Tx. 78761
UTAH
Loan Servicing Corporation of Utah
P. O. Box 30802
Salt Lake City, Ut. 84130
VERMONT
Student Assistance Corporation
Champlain Mill
P. O. Box 2000
Winooski, Vt. 05404
VIRGINIA
State Education Assistance Authority
Suite 300
6 North Sixth St.
Richmond, Va. 23219
WASHINGTON
Student Loan Guaranty Association
500 Colman Bldg.
811 First Ave.
Seattle, Wa. 98104
WEST VIRGINIA
Higher Education Assistance Foundation
P. O. Box 591
Charleston, W.V. 25322
WISCONSIN
Higher Education Corporation
2401 International Ln.
Madison, Wi. 53704
WYOMING
Higher Education Assistance Foundation
Suite 320
1912 Capitol Ave.
Cheyenne, Wy. 82001