Office of Financial Aid
Financial Aid Helpful Links
Listed below are links to assist students in locating additional financial resources for college. (Disclaimer: Bethel University is not responsible for the content of the linked websites.)
Bethel University Aid Programs
- Cost and Financial Aid Brochure (pdf format)
- Departmental Scholarships (Special Awards) listed in the College of Arts & Sciences Catalog (endowed scholarships for continuing students)
Minnesota Aid Programs
- Minnesota State Grant
- Minnesota Achieve Scholarship
- Minnesota Indian Scholarship Program
- Minnesota GI Bill
- Minnesota SELF Loan
- Minnesota College Savings Plan
- Other Minnesota financial aid programs
Federal Aid Programs
- U.S. Department of Education (Information from the U.S. Department of Education on preparing for and funding education beyond high school.)
- The Student Guide (Comprehensive resource on student financial aid published by the U.S. Department of Education)
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (The FAFSA is the form used by virtually all colleges, universities and career schools for the awarding of federal student aid and most state and college aid.)
- Electronic Signatures (The PIN website. Your PIN serves as your electronic signature and can be used each year to electronically apply for federal student aid and to access your federal student aid records online. )
- Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarships - Minnesota Residents (Federal program that provides scholarships to high school seniors who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement. High school seniors are nominated by their principals. Minnesota Department of Education administers the award and accepts one nomination per high school.)
- Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship - Non-Minnesota Residents (Federal program that provides scholarships to high school seniors who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement. High school seniors are nominated by their principals.)
- Mapping Your Future (Tips on how to pay for college, including links to federal aid programs)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Scholarship Program (Scholarship program for nursing students in exchange for at least two years of service at a health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses.)
Private Scholarships
General Scholarship Search Engines
- CollegeAnswer.com
- FastWeb.com
- Financial Aid Resource Center
- Scholarship Resource Network
- U.S. News
- Other Scholarship Databases
Scholarships for Studying Abroad
- Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program (Provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to pursue undergraduate opportunities abroad of up to one year. To be eligible, students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application.)
- Freeman Scholarship (Designed to support American undergraduates who are planning on studying overseas in East or Southeast Asia. Awards are available for up to $5,000.)
- International Service and Travel Center (Scholarship search engine at the University of Minnesota for non-U of M students studying abroad)
- IIEPassport Study Abroad Funding (Online directory with hundreds of scholarships, grants, and fellowships to help students pay for undergraduate study outside the United States.)
Scholarships for Students of Color
- Gates Millennium Scholarship (for students of color)
- Black Student Fund
- Coalition to Increase Minority Degrees
- Hispanic College Fund
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- Indian American Scholarship Fund
- Institute of International Education
- Jackie Robinson Foundation
- Latin American Educational Foundation
- Scholarships and Fellowships for Minorities (links to many scholarship programs)
- United Negro College Fund
- The Sallie Mae Fund First in My Family® Scholarship Program (for Hispanic students who are the first in their family to attend college; deadline: April 15)
- The Sallie Mae Fund American Dream Scholarship Program (is open to African-Americans with financial need; deadline: April 15)
Organizations and Foundations that Offer Scholarships
- Blandin Foundation
- Fulbright Program
- GrantsNet (biomedical research and science education)
- Minnesota Council on Foundations
- Minnesota Space Grant Consortium
- Scholarship Foundation of America
Other Private Scholarship Programs
- American Fire Sprinkler Association (for high school seniors)
- Daniels Fund Scholarship
- Papa John's Scholarship
- The Sallie Mae Fund (Project Access - includes "Unmet Need Scholarship," etc.)
Common Scholarship Scams
Other Financial Aid Information
- ScholarshipHelp.org (helpful tips on applying for scholarships)
- The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) has updated for tax year 2006 its "Parent and Student Guide to Federal Tax Benefits for Tuition and Fees." The NASFAA publishes this guide to provide students, parents, counselors, and others with general guidance on federal education-related tax benefits. The guide includes information about the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits, provides guidance on understanding the tuition and fees tax deduction, and gives links to IRS publications that address these topics. It is available in HTML and PDF versions at http://www.nasfaa.org/redesign/parentsstudents.html. Please note that these documents are intended to provide general guidance only.