Newsgroups

soc.college.financial-aid is the only newsgroup dedicated to the discussion of financial aid issues (both undergraduate and graduate). Topics discussed include grants, scholarships, fellowships, loan programs, work-study, international student aid, and updates on current changes to financial aid programs. This is an unmoderated newsgroup, so the quality of the information posted to the newsgroup varies considerably.

The Student Financial Aid FAQ is posted once a month on the 13th of the month to the newsgroup.

To search for financial aid information in all Usenet newsgroups, use DejaNews, a free web-based searchable index to newsgroups.

Forums and Bulletin Boards

The Project on Student Debt's forum focuses on discussion of current trends and policies related to student loans and student debt. Topics include student debt and its impact on individuals and society, ways to reduce the burdens that student loan debt places on families, the effectiveness of loan programs as a tool for college access, and how the loan programs could be improved at the federal level. This forum is not focused on practical, consumer-oriented advice about the payment, choice, or administration of loans.

Mailing Lists: Grant Announcements and Proposals

FEDIX Opportunity Alert
FEDIX Opportunity Alert is a free online email service from FEDIX, providing information about research and education funding opportunities from FEDIX's participating agencies. After filling out a profile of your interest areas, the system will begin sending you email announcements of new funding opportunities that match your areas of interest.

GRANTS-L
GRANTS-L is a mailing list for announcements of grant, scholarship, and fellowship opportunities, with a particular emphasis on international education and research. Most of the announcements are post-doctoral in nature. Topics include funding for international education and research, grant proposal writing, and Internet resources, among others. To subscribe to the list, send email to listproc@listproc.gsu.edu with

subscribe grants-l YOUR NAME

in the message body. To unsubscribe, send a message with signoff grants-l in the message body. Submissions should be sent to grants-l@listproc.gsu.edu.

Grants List
The Grants List is a mailing list for "Calls for Proposals". To subscribe, send email to grants-request@lists.ut.ee. The archives may be searched using WAIS.

GRANTWRITER-L
The GRANTWRITER-L mailing list focuses on funding development, grants, and scholarships. To subscribe to the list, send email to majordomo@fallingrock.com with

subscribe grantwriter-l your name here

in the message body.

RESEARCH
The Research News mailing list focuses on helping faculty find sources of outside funding support. It includes news bulletins from potential sponsors. To subscribe, send email to listserv@vm.temple.edu with

subscribe RESEARCH

in the message body. Submissions may be sent to research@vm.temple.edu. For more information, send email to Eleanor Cicinsky at cicinsky@vm.temple.edu.