- State and Federal Grants:
               
               
                  
                  - Pell Grants – federal aid for full- or part-time study. You can use Federal Pell Grants
                     at colleges throughout the United States.
                  
- TAP Grants – The New York State Tuition Assistance Program is for state residents
                     attending college full-time in New York state.
                  
 
- College Grants – based on need or academic ability
- Other Grants:
               
               
                  
                  - Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG)
- Federal and State grants for part-time study
- Opportunity Programs – EOP/HEOP
- Scholarships and other awards
 
- Loans – loans should be your last resort. You must pay back what you borrow. There
               are student loans and parent loans.
               
               
                  
                  - Student Loans – available for full- or part-time study. Guaranteed by the federal
                     government. Low interest. You pay these back after college.
                     
                     
                        
                        - Federal Stafford Loans
- Federal Perkins Loans
- Federal Supplemental Loans for Students
- Parent Loans – backed by the federal government. Parents begin pay