Other Resources
In addition to loans, Scholarships, and employment, students should also consider personal savings, family funds, sponsorship by their company or government, and other outside loans, grants, and scholarships. SallieMae—a government-sponsored organization—provides the largest secondary market in the student loan business. You can find financial aid information, loan calculators, and a free scholarship search at . Several resources exist for international students seeking financial aid to study in the U.S. Some banks will authorize loans to international students, provided that the student has a bona fide U.S. co-signer to guarantee the loan. There are other grant programs that you should consider. Vanderbilt recommends the following resources: - Chronicle Financial Aid Guide. Chronicle Guidance Publications, Aurora Street, P.O. Box 1190, Moravia, New York 13118, U.S.A. Telephone 315-497-0330.
- The College Handbook, Foreign Student Supplement. Updated annually. College Board Publications, Box 886, New York, New York 10101-0886, U.S.A. Telephone 212-713-8165.
- Foundation Grants to Individuals, 9th Edition. The Foundation Center, 79 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10003, U.S.A. Telephone 800-424-9835.
- The Grants Register. Roland Turner, St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Lists awards available to graduates, young professionals, academic staff, and scholars for study and research around the world. Published biennially.
- Peterson’s Grants for Graduate Students. Peterson’s Guides, P.O. Box 2123, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-2123, U.S.A. A comprehensive source of information on more than 700 grants and fellowships exclusively for graduate students. Published annually.
- Funding for U.S. Study, A Guide for Foreign Nationals. Institute for International Education, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, New York 10017-3580, U.S.A. Lists more than 600 sources of funding for international students (mostly for graduate and postdoctoral programs). Telephone 212-883-8200.
- The International Student’s Guide to Going to College in America. Sidonia Dalby, Sally Rubenstone, and Emily H. Weir, Macmillian, New York, 1996.
- The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International provides grants to university students to act as “goodwill ambassadors” around the world. An example of this is their Ambassadorial Scholarship Program. For more information about their programs, write to the Rotary Foundation, 1560 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois 60201, U.S.A.
- NatWest Bank/Bank of Scotland Association of MBAs administers the Business School Loan Scheme on behalf of NatWest Bank and the Bank of Scotland whereby applicants may borrow two-thirds of their current salary plus tuition fees for each year of study. Loan repayment begins three months after completion of the program, for a period of seven years. Applicants must: 1) have a minimum of two years of work experience, 2) have a university degree, 3) be admitted to an accredited MBA program, and 4) be a permanent U.K. resident and working in the U.K. as a taxpayer for at least three years. Telephone 0800-200-400.
- The Foundation Center, Grant and Scholarship Information Center, 1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW 9th Floor (corner of Connecticut and K Streets), Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Telephone 202-331-1400.
Additional reference sources: - The International Student’s Guide to Studying and Living in the USA:
- The College Board Online:
- Fast Web:
- National Science Foundation:
- Yahoo!:
- MacArthur Foundation:
- Peterson’s:
- Canadian Higher Education Loan Program (for Canadian citizens only):
- International Student Loan Program:
- The Education Resources Inc: www.teri.org
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