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General Information on Financial Aid for International Students
http://www.edupass.org/finaid
http://www.nafsa.org/ (Look under "Grants and Scholarships")
http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/oseas/aid.html

Scholarship/Grant Search Sites — Some Awards for International Students
http://www.collegeboard.com/pay
This scholarship search engine is simple and easy to use.

http://www.srnexpress.com
Scholarship Research Network. Free online search for scholarship and loan programs. Has a special section on International Students.

http://www.fastweb.com
Provides students — free of charge — access to information on scholarships, fellowships, internships, grants, and loans.

http://www.collegenet.com
This scholarship search engine is comprehensive and includes options for international students. Enter the scholarship search option.

http://www.grantsnet.org
This site provides an extensive database on fellowships, grants, and other sources of support for research and advanced training in the biomedical sciences. The search engine can be used after registering for a login number and password. International students can locate sources of funding specific to their study interest.

Scholarship and Financial Aid Sites

http://www.finaid.org
This page provides comprehensive information on aid for college and university study, including a special interest section for international students. (http://www.edupass.org )

http://www.iie.org/fulbright
General information on the Fulbright Program, grants for U.S. citizen and non-U.S. citizen, resources for current Fulbright scholars, and other related sites can all be found on this web site.

http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/oseas/aid.html
A partial list of awards for international undergraduate students

http://fdncenter.org
Homepage of the Foundation Center a site for institutional grant-seekers. Its homepage is well-organized and comprehensive, including overseas sources of grants. There are no actual description of scholarships, rather pointers, including publications, on how to get financial aid.

http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships
Social Science Research Council Fellowship. Fellowship offerings for students in the social sciences

http://www.iaf.gov
Inter-American Foundation. Information on the Foundation, its grant and fellowship program.

http://www.rotary.org
The Rotary Foundation

Research Grants

http://www.iie.org/cies
Council for International Exchange of Scholars. The Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program awards grants to foreign scholars to go to the United States to lecture or conduct postdoctoral research.

http://national-academies.org
NRC Research Associateship Program. Use this service to browse through postdoctoral research opportunities at federal research centers and laboratories, and to request printed materials and application forms. Programs are open to non-U.S. nationals.

Graduate Scholarship Awarding Bodies:
National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council
http://www.nas.edu
National Endowment for the Humanities
http://www.neh.fed.us/
National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
http://wwics.si.edu

Loan Information for International Students
http://www.edupass.org/finaid/loans.phtml

Tax Information for International Students
http://www.edupass.org/finaid/taxes.phtml
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/

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