Whats up with Government Grants-Are they for real can i really get thousands of dollars and not have to pay ba

Answer 1

Yes, there are government grants to attend college. However, they are based on your income and your parents income if under the age of 24, unmarried, an undergraduate student working on their first bachelor's degree, or not a military veteran. It also takes into consideration savings. It is free to apply for these college grants to attend college. I will provide more sources to locate money for college.

First, fill out the FAFSA form because it will tap into state and federal along with the college's need based financial aid. It provides scholarships, grants, and loans. The form becomes available January 1 for the fall semester or quarter. This should be done to be able to get the most financial aid from the school itself and the state deadlines are soon, too.

Second, the college's financial aid office and website has a list of private scholarships offered from outside organizations and companies. Sometimes a college major's website will list scholarships, too.

Third, the public library has a book listing scholarships with some not even listed on the web.

Finally, I recommend joining several free membership scholarship search websites. There are scholarships for a variety of things including ethnicity, clubs, hobbies, and even wearing duct tape to the high school prom. Most are updated on a regular basis. Most offer a customized search based on information entered onto a form on the website.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Yes there are many, many grants out there. They are usually looking for honors or high honors students which are going to school full time and have a financial need.
Some will only cover your books, or maybe your transportation costs (gasoline or bus for example), some cover child care expenses for students with children, some actually will send you a check and the amount will vary depending on who it is from and what the criteria are.
My daughter received a one time allotment of $2,000 because she was the grand-daughter of a plumber. When I went back to school (in my 30s and 40s) I received a grant because I was over 35, female, and had children.
Finding the grants take a LOT of research. Applying for them takes even more time because they have to be filled out correctly.
Sometimes your college will have a list of grants available and someone to help you.
Good Luck!

Answer 3

Yes they are out there and some people do get them. Honestly I was dirt poor and searched and applied for lots of them. In reality the better my grades the more grants and scholarships I got for my undergrad education. I never did get any of the ones I spent so much time applying for. These others just appeared out of the blue. So yes there is money out there but I'm still not sure how to get at it except by making exceptionally good grades.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

YES grants are real. However, it depends on what type of grant you are looking for as there are many grant scams out there.

You can get government grants for education. Check out Federal Student Aid Web Site or FAFSA http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ I suggest you explore all federal funding and grant options at the Federal Student Aid website http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/

As for other purposes such as grants for paying bills or getting out of credit, I suggest you read the warnings FTC has issued against these "grant" companies:

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/03/grantresources.htm
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt134.htm

Here is also one of the warnings issued by the Better Business Bureau http://www.concord.bbb.org/tips_timesharescams.html

If you want government grants for purposes other than education, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support your purposes. Once you find a grant where you can qualify, apply for it at Grants.gov

Even if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently.

Note though that these grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments. Most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program. Individuals especially for personal purposes are not eligible for federal grants.

Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs

Answer 6

Yes, it depends on your financial status