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Financial aid is available to help students pay or supplementeducational expenses for college. Students with disabilities may beeligible for Federal or State programs, agencies, and organizationsthat offer financial support.

Federal student aid programs include Federal Pell grants, FederalStafford Loans, Federal PLUS loans, Campus-based programs, FederalSupplemental Educational Opportunity, Grants, Federal Work Study, andPerkins Loans. Grants do not have to be repaid. Loans must be repaid.For more information about Federal Student Aid go to the Department of Education web site or call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 800-433-3243 or 800-730-8913(TTY).

Students with disabilities may be eligible for Supplemental SecurityIncome (SSI) and Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS). Contact thelocal Social Security Administration office or go to http://www.ssa.gov/disability.

Most states offer information and financial assistance in the form of state grants and loans. Refer to PA Department of Education to identify available state financial assistance.

Studentswith disabilities may be eligible for State Vocational RehabilitationServices. This agency helps individuals with disabilities prepare for,obtain, and retain employment. To determine eligibility for services,contact the Lehigh/Carbon county OVR office at 610-821-6441,1-800-922-9536, 610-821-6144 TTY, or the Schuylkill County office at610-378-4370, 1-800-442-0949, 610-378-4433 TTY

Scholarships are gifts and awards based on academic achievement,background, or other criteria. There are limited disability-specificscholarships. Students should research scholarships based on criteriaother than disability. Students can research locally by checking withparents' employer, local professional or social organizations,religious groups, Chamber of Commerce. Students taking the PSAT(Preliminary SAT) will receive information about the National MeritScholarship Corporation. Students can also search the web by usingvarious search engines.

The following are samples of web sites that provide informationabout financial aid resources and scholarships. This is not anall-inclusive list. Students may use this list to initiate an onlineresearch project.

Financial Aid information

Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov

College Board
http://www.collegeboard.com

Student Services
http://www.studentservices.com

Financial Aid
http://finaid.org

Wired Scholar
http://www.wiredscholar.com

General scholarship lists

http://www.internationalscholarships.com
http://www.fastweb.com
http://www.srnexpress.com
http://apps.collegboard.com/cbsearch_ss/scholarshipSearch.js
http://www.collegenet.com/mach25
http://www.freschinfo.com
http://www.fastaid.com
http://www.scholarship-page.com
http://www.free-4u.com

Disability related scholarships

Bank of America ADA Abilities Scholarship program
http://www.scholarshipprograms.org/fsp_bankofamerica.html

Electronic Industries Foundation Scholarship
http://eifcentral.org

Lions Club International
http://www.lionsclubs.org

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
http://www.agbell.org

Stokoe Scholarship National Association of the Deaf
http://www.nad.org

American Council of the Blind
http://www.acb.org

American Federation for the Blind
http://www.afb.org

Council of Citizens with Low Vision
http://www.cclvi.org

Lighthouse International
http://lighthouse.org

Christian Record Services
http://www.christianrecord.org

ChairScholars Foundation
http://chairscholars.org

Spina Bifida Association of America
http://www.sbaa.org

Hemophilia Federation of America
http://www.hemophiliafed.org

Learning Through Listening Award
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
http://www.rfbd.org

Ann Ford Scholarship Program
National Center for Learning Disabilities
http://www.ld.org