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There exist programs of scholarships and loans or of study - work for the students with economic needs.

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Washington Hispanic

January came and it is the moment so that the secondary school students request the financial aid for his university studies. The free time during the holidays of end of year is the best epoch to be prepared and to fill the forms needed to finance the university education.
They can find in line the Free Request for Federal Assistance (FAFSA), from January 1, 2009 on the cybernetic FAFSA page http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/index.htm.
To economize on time, FAFSA recommends the following thing:
- to compile the necessary documents.
- to print the preparation Chart for FAFSA on the Web.
- to request his number of personal identification (PIN), both students and parents.
- to establish his dependency situation for economic aid.
- to consult the extreme request period.
- to look for the codes of the educational institutions.
The federal economic assistance is free for students inscribed in universities or schools of four or two years, be already public or private, professional or vocational. The above mentioned assistance covers the university expenses as registration or record, accommodation, books and other materials, and transportation.
Most of the students receives this help because they have economic needs. The students can receive financial aid by means of scholarships and loans or in the shape of study - work.
On the one hand, there are the scholarships Pell (Pell Grants) and the federal scholarships known as Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG). For other, the student loans are included by the acquaintances as Federal Stafford Loans (for the students) and the loans BONUS (for the parents), the direct loans like Perkins Loans, and Federal Family Education Loan.
Finally, there exist the programs of study - work that provide employment opportunities, in general in the university campus, which the expenses related to the education help the students to finance.
For more information about the programs of federal economic assistance and the rights and responsibilities under these programs, it is recommended to read the report "How to finance the postsecondary studies: Guide of Federal Programs of Student Help", of the Department of Education. Also it is possible to request a free copy of the document, calling to the Department of Education of the United States to the phone 1-800-4-FED-AID. The guide is free in English and in Spanish.