Excerpt: Financial Aid (Education USA/U.S. Department of State)

All types of scholarships and financial aid for international students are highly competitive and require excellent academic records. You will often find the terms "scholarships" and "financial aid" used interchangeably, but technically speaking, a scholarship is a financial award based on merit, including outstanding academic performance, special talent in sports or performing arts, or perhaps community service or leadership. Financial aid is a "need-based" grant based on the student's financial need, as documented by family income, assets, and other factors.

• Finance Your Studies
• Financial Aid for International Students - eduPASS provides information on sources of financial assistance for foreign students who wish to study in the U.S.
• Financial Aid Resources for non-US and US citizens - U.S. Educational Advisory Service, Fulbright UK
• Higher Education Financial Aid Information 2008-2009 - The following spreadsheets are a compilation of that data, as extracted from the college/university profiles in the 2008/2009 edition of the CIS Higher Education Directory.
• IEFA (International Education Financial Aid)
• International Student: International Financial Aid Finder and Study Abroad Resource Center - International Student.com
• Paying for School: Financial Aid
• Finaid.org
• College-scholarships.com
• Grant Opportunities (Dept. of Education)