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Targeted Aid for Special Groups
- African Americans: United Negro Colleg Fund Scholarships (UNCF)
- Disabled students: HEATH Resource Center
- Financial Aid for Law School: Law School Admission Council
- Foreign students: Financial Aid for International Students
- Grants for Minorities: Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Latinos, Native Americans, and Other Ethnic Groups
- Hispanic Americans: Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)
- Medical students: Association of American Medical Colleges
- Native Americans: American Indian College Fund
- Study abroad (for U.S. and non-U.S. citizens): International Education Financial Aid
- Veterans: GI Bill Education Benefits
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Federal assistance programs seek to encourage people to work in geographic areas or professions where there's a particular need (such as doctors in underserved areas); encourage underrepresented groups to enter a particular profession; and provide aid in exchange for services provided (such as military service).
- AmeriCorps: Volunteers who complete one year of service receive an education award for current higher education expenses or to repay student loans.
- Army Continuing Education System: Additional benefits for Army personnel.
- Bureau of Health Professions: Scholarships and loans to needy health profession students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
- e-Scholar: Scholarships, grants, fellowships, internships, and cooperative education with federal agencies.
- Indian Health Service: Scholarships for American Indian/Alaskan Native health profession students and loan repayment for persons working in
- Military academies:
United States Air Force Academy
United States Coast Guard Academy
United States Merchant Marine Academy
United States Military Academy
United States Naval Academy - National Health Service Corps: Scholarships and loan repayment for health profession students who agree to work in underserved areas.
- Nursing Scholarships: Offered in exchange for two years of service in areas with critical nursing shortages.
- Reserve Office Training Corps (ROTC):
United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Navy
Aid for private education education: No direct federal assistance, check with schools themselves:
- Coverdell Education Savings Accounts: for elementary and secondary school expenses as well as higher education.
- Children's Scholarship Fund: partial tuition assistance to low-income students.