There are many other kinds of loans available to students. All these loans can be grouped into six categories:

Scholarship Lottery
Federal Government Aid
College-Controlled Aid
Student Profile-Based Aid
Aid for Graduate and Professional School
Aid for Elementary and Secondary School

Scholarship Lottery
There are many sites offering to give away scholarships to students. However, do not get tricked to pay for it as there are many offering it free, such as IWon.com or Jackpot.com.

Federal Government Aid
Provides eligibility information, electronic filing application form, and followup services for applying for federal student aid for postsecondary institutions.

Before you apply for it, check the following ahead of time
Determine Your Dependency Status
FAFSA on the Web Worksheet
Search for School Codes

When you are done with the previous step, start filling out the application
The FAFSA has several steps to ask.
Fill Out Your FAFSA
Open Your Saved FAFSA or Correction Application
Sign Electronically With Your PIN

Follow-up with FAFSA and view your results online
You can check the status of your application, make corrections to a processed FAFSA, and get other information.
Check Status of a Submitted FAFSA or Print Signature Page
Make Corrections to a Processed FAFSA
Add or Delete a School Code
View and Print Your Student Aid Report

FAFSA Deadlines:
Submit 2007-2008 FAFSA on the Web Applications by midnight Central Daylight time, June 30, 2008.
Submit 2008-2009 FAFSA on the Web Applications by midnight Central Daylight time, June 30, 2009.
State deadlines are normally much earlier than Federal deadlines.

College-Controlled Aid
There are several College-Controlled Aid plans offered to students; Tuition Payment Plans and College Partnerships.

Tuition Payment Plans
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College Partnerships
Partnerships are important to Colleges. They have many relationships with other organizations that help students transfer from one to another College. There is an excellent source on information about agreements between colleges and
efforts to facilitate articulation on the web site of the American Association for Community Colleges (AACC).

Student Profile-Based Aid
There are many loans availabel for the following groups of qualified students; International Students, Canadian Students, Students
with Disabilities, Female Students, Older and Nontraditional Students, Jewish Students, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Students,
Undocumented Students and Illegal Aliens, Cancer Scholarships, etc.

Financial Aid for Graduate and Professional Schools
Students from the following groups of schools can apply for the Financial Aid for Graduate and Professional Schools;
Graduate School
Business School
Law School
Medical School

Fiancial Aid for Elementary and Secondary School
If your child attends private elementary or secondary school, you might be eligible for Fiancial Aid for Elementary and Secondary School.
Also, you might be granted financial aid if your child is involved in special activities or some contests as sports scholarships and
athletic scholarships.