Is there any kind of financial aid or scholarship available for online education? Does anyone know of any?

Answer 1

Many online colleges administer federal aid, so you could at least be eligible for the Federal Stafford Loan and the Federal Pell Grant if you show a lot of need. Some schools (if they're been around for a while) will also offer Federal Perkins Loans and Federal SEO Grants.

Please, though, if you want to apply for these types of aid, don't go to fafsa.com -- it's a huge scam. You should only ever file the FAFSA by going to the Dept. of Ed's website, here: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov . If you need assistance or have questions, there is free help available in a lot places: check out FinAid (http://www.finaid.org ) or contact your school, former high school, or library.

There are numerous scholarships available from a wide variety of sources. Try any or all of these scholarship search engines:

http://www.fastweb.com
http://www.srnexpress.com
http://www.scholarships.com
http://www.scholarships101.com
http://www.finaid.org/scholarships
http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp
http://services.princetonreview.com/default.asp?RUN=%2Fcollege%2Ffinance%2Fscholar%2FscholInterview%2Easp&RCN=auth&RDN=7&ALD=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eprincetonreview%2Ecom
http://www.collegeanswer.com/paying/content/pay_free_money.jsp

Answer 2

I use the pell grant and you can also do strafford loans. Go to fafsa.com