Costs and Aid
Tuition and Fees
Financial Aid
Tuition Assistance by Employer
Many employers in the Greater Hartford area offer some kind of tuition benefit. It is the student’s responsibility to determine what is needed to qualify for the tuition benefit and to file all necessary paperwork.
Scholarships
Institutional aid for part-time students is extremely limited. The application period for the majority of external scholarships begins in January and runs through early April. Information for these scholarships is usually available beginning in November through January or so, depending on the scholarship deadline. It is recommended that you check this site periodically from mid fall through mid spring for scholarships that are accepting applications.
You may also check the following websites for additional scholarship information.
Connecticut
• American Savings Foundation (Click here for more information)
• CT Capitol Scholarship
• Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
• Savings Bank of Manchester Foundation
Federal
• www.studentaid.ed.gov (look for scholarship wizard)
Stores
• Big Y
• Price Chopper
• Talbots
Women
• Soroptomist Scholarship (deadline: December 15, 2009)
Minority Scholarships
• African American/Black
• Hispanic (hsf.net and hispanicfund.org)
General
• Alpha Sigma Lambda Adult Student Scholarship
• www.pennsylvaniamentor.org (you do not have to be from PA and no profile is required)
• www.collegeboard.com
• www.collegenet.com
• www.fastweb.com
• www.finaid.com
• www.petersons.com
• www.scholarshipamerica.org
• www.scholarships.com
• www.thesalliemaefund.org