18.2 Books and Directories
 
The publications listed below are good sources of information on grant and fellowship support for graduate education, and should be consulted before you resort to borrowing money to finance your education.
 
Alabama Foundation Directory, Birmingham Public Library, 2100 Park PI., Birmingham, AL 35203. This reference book provides a list of 283 Alabama foundations and is an excellent reference book for individuals seeking local support (available in the UA Health Sciences Library: AS 911 A31980).

Annual Register of Grant Support: A Directory of Funding Sources l993-94 (updated annually), 23rd edition, National Register Publishing, 1988; 3004 Glenview Rd., Wilmette, IL 60091. A comprehensive guide to grants and awards from government agencies, foundations, and business and professional organizations (available in the UA Main Library Reference Room: REF AS 911).

Annual Register of Grant Support, Marquis Who's Who, Inc., 200 East Ohio St., Chicago, IL 60611. ARCO's College Financial Aid Annual, Arco Series, New York, NY 1990. Barron's Dollars for Scholars-complete College Financing Guide, Marguerite J. Dennis, Barron's Education Series, New York, NY, 1990.

Awards for Graduate Study and Research, Statistics Canada, Main Building, Tunneys Pasture, Ottawa, Canada K1AOT6.

Barron's Educational Series, by Brownstein, Weiner, and Kaplan, Great Neck, NY: You Can Win a Scholarship; College Entrance Examinations; College Bound.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, compiled by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Published annually, this catalog contains information on 989 assistance programs administered by 51 federal agencies. As the basic reference source for federal programs, the catalog's primary purpose is to assist users in identifying programs that meet specific objectives. If the name of a certain federal program escapes you, the catalog will help you track it down. Telephone numbers and addresses of program personnel are provided, as well as each program's objectives, eligibility requirements, criteria for selecting proposals, and regulations/guidelines (available in the UA Office of Sponsored Programs).

The College Blue Book, 22nd edition, Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, and Loans, Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, NY (available in the UA Main Library Reference Room: REF LB 2338). The College Cost Book 89-90, 10th Ed., The College Board, New York, NY.

The Complete Grants Sourcebook for Higher Education, American Council on Education, 1 Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C. 20036. This reference book provides information on private and federal funding sources for research, developmental programs, and other projects. The book also discusses proposal development and provides helpful hints on how to seek and win grant support. Funding sources are listed by type, by area of interest, and by state and region (available in the UA Office of Sponsored Programs).

Corporate Foundation Profiles, 5th edition, Foundation Center, 888 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10106, 1988. It is an in-depth, analytical profile of 234 of the largest company-sponsored foundations in the United States. Brief descriptions of all 701 company-sponsored foundations are included. There is an index of subjects, types of support, and geographical locations.

Corporate Tuition Aid Programs: A Directory of College Financial Aid for Employees at America's Largest Corporations, by Joseph P. O'Neill; distributed for Conference University Press by Peterson's Guides, P.O. Box 2123, Princeton, NJ 08543-2123 (available in the UA Main Library: HF 5569.5 T7047).

Directory of Financial Aids for Minorities, by Gail Ann Schlacter, Reference Service Press, 3540 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 310, Los Angeles, CA 90010; available in the UA Main Library Reference Room: REF LB 2338).

Directory of Financial Aids for Women, by Gail Ann Schlacter, CLIO Press Ltd., 55 St. Thomas St., Oxford, England; Reference Service Press, Redwood City, California (available in the UA Main Library Reference Room: REF LB 2338).

Directory of Special Programs for Minority Group Members, 4th edition, Garrett Park Press, Garrett Park, MD, 1986.

Directory of Research Grants, Oryx Press, 2214 North Central Ave., Suite 103, Phoenix, AZ 85004-1483. This volume cites more than 3,000 grant programs, arranged by subject. Both federal and private foundations, associations, and organizations are covered. Information includes a description of each program, dead line dates, and proposal restrictions. Subject indexes are alphabetized; simply look up a particular area of interest to find out about available grants (available in the UA Office of Sponsored Programs).

Encyclopedia of Associations, Deborah M. Burek, ed., Gale Research, Inc., Detroit, New York, and London. A guide to over 30,000 national and international organizations of all types, some of which may sponsor scholarships (available in the UA Main Library Reference Room : REF HS 17 .G32).

Financial Aid for Graduate and Professional Education, 1990, Peterson's Guides, P.O. Box 2133, Princeton, NJ 08543-2133;telephone (800) EDU-DATA.

Financial Aid: A Partial List of Resources for Women, Project on the Status and Education of Women, Association of American Colleges, 1818 R St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20009.

Financial Aids for Higher Education Catalogue, by Oreon Keeslar, Wm. C. Brown Company, 2460 Kerper Blvd., Dubuque, IA 52001.

Financing Graduate School, Peterson's Guides, Princeton, NJ, 1993. Important information on funding sources, how to maximize your chances of getting aid, and special sources of aid for women, minorities, veterans and international students.

Financial Planning for Study in the United States, College Entrance Examination Board, Publications Order Office, Box 592, Princeton, NJ 08550.

The Foundation Directory, Foundation Center, 888 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10106. This book is the standard reference work for information about non-governmental, grant-making foundations in the United States. Entries are included for some 4,000 foundations holding nearly 95 percent of all assets for grant-making. Foundations are grouped alphabetically by state (available in the UA Main Library Reference Room: REF AS 911).

The Foundation Grants Index, 17th edition, Foundation Center, 888 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10106. This index covers 2,165 grants of $5,000 or more awarded by 465 foundations (available in the UA Main Library Reference Room: REF AS 911).

Foundation Grants to Individuals, Foundation Center, 888 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10106.

Funding Guide for Native Americans, Dean Chavers and Associates, 7001 South 234th East Ave., Broken Arrow, OK 74102.

Graduate Guide to Grants, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), Byerly Hall, 8 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138; (617) 495-1814 ($22, plus $3 shipping/handling).

The Grant Information System, Oryx Press, 2214 N. Central Ave., Suite 103, Phoenix, AZ 85004.

Grants-at-a-Glance Association for Women in Science, 2401 Virginia Ave. NW, Suite 303, Washington, D.C. 20037; (202) 833-1998.

Grants and Fellowships of Interest to Historians, American Historical Association, 400 A St. SE, Washington, D.C. 20003.

The Grants Register, Roland Turner, editor, St. Martin's Press, New York, NY. The register lists grant agencies alphabetically and gives information on study and research awards available to graduate students, young professionals, and scholars.

Guide to Financial Aid for Students and Parents, College Entrance Examination Board, Simon and Schuster, 1 West 39th St., New York, NY 10018.

A Guide to the Literature of Student Financial Aid, College Board Publication Orders, Box 2815, Princeton, NJ 08540.

Guide to Programs, National Science Foundation. Available free of charge from Forms and Publications Office, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. 20550.

Higher Education Opportunities for Minorities and Women: Annotated Selection, U.S. Department of Education. For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.

Institute of International Education. The following titles are available from the Communications Division, 11 E, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017: Handbook on Study in the American Republics Area; Teaching Abroad; U.S. College-Sponsored Programs Abroad: Academic Year; Fulbright Grants and Other Grants for Graduate Study; and Vacation Study Abroad.

International Visitors Guide to U.S. Higher Education, four booklets, one of which is Financing Higher Education; Division of international Education, American Council on Education, 1 Dupont Circle, Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20036.

Lovejoy's Scholarship Guide, Simon and Schuster, 1 West 39th St., New York, NY 10018.

National Register of Scholarships and Fellowships, two volumes; Volume 1 lists national scholarships and Volume 2 lists state scholarships; World Trade Academy Press, New York, NY.

Need a Lift?, American Legion Scholarship Information, Department S, P.O. Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206.

Opportunities in Africa, African-American Institute, 833 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017.

Peterson's Grants for Graduate Students 1989-90, 2nd edition, Peterson's Guides, P.O. Box 2133, Princeton, NJ 08543-2123,1989. Nearly 700 grants and fellowships are described (available in the UA Main Library Reference Room: REF LB 2338).

Putting Your Kids Through College, Edelstein, and Consumer Reports, 1989.

The Scholarship Book, Cassidy & Alves, Prentice-Hall, New York, NY 1990.

Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans, Volume 8, S. Norman and Marie Feingold, editors, Bellman Publishing, P.O. Box 1643, Arlington, MA 02174. Lists U.S. foundations and agencies offering financial support for undergraduate and graduate research and study. Sources are primarily for U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents, although some of the information may be helpful to foreign nationals.

A Selected List of Fellowship Opportunities and Aids to Advanced Education for United States Citizens and Foreign Nationals, 1988, Publications Office, National Science Foundation, 1800 G St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20550.

The Student Guide: Financial Aid from the U.S. Department of Education, Grants, Loans and Work-Study, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, D.C., 20202. Toll-free number: (800) USA-LEARN.

Student Financial Aid: Speech Pathology and Audiology, American Speech, Language and Hearing Association, 10801 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. Free pamphlet.

Study Abroad, UNESCO, Unipub, Box 433, New York, NY 10016.

Taft Foundation Reporter, Taft Publications, 5125 MacArthur Blvd., Washington, D.C. 20016. This is an excellent document providing up-to-date information from the world of private-foundation funding. Five hundred in-depth profiles and analyses of America's private foundations are indexed by area of interest, location, and birthplace and alma mater of foundation officers and directors.

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