| As you can quite imagine the rapid advancement | | | | that you are not considered to be a legitimate |
| of technology has certainly opened up a lot of | | | | student of the College or University and |
| new opportunities for people wherever they may | | | | accordingly you should investigate to determine |
| be in the world. As a great example of the | | | | what study grants and student financial assistance |
| growth of the internet and the world wide web | | | | is available to you. As most colleges and |
| we see many top American colleges and | | | | universities have an 'online application' process for |
| universities opening up their courses to American | | | | student grants and financial assistance you do not |
| as well as foreign students who wish to study | | | | need to attend the campus to apply for support |
| online. Today, many of these colleges and | | | | under these student assistance programs. |
| universities are offering accredited online college | | | | If you are enrolled in an accredited online college |
| degree courses to students located in all corners | | | | degree program the amount of financial |
| of the world as far away as Asia and Australia. | | | | assistance that you might be entitled to may |
| It is not just a simple matter of signing up for | | | | differ from the assistance given to students who |
| these courses. Students are required to go | | | | are studying on campus. In most situations an |
| through the usual application and student selection | | | | online student may only get a small fraction of |
| processes so as to be eligible to enroll in their | | | | the financial assistance that is given to students |
| accredited online college degree courses. | | | | who are studying on campus. |
| Nevertheless, the fact that a student (no matter | | | | The principal reason behind the reduced the |
| where they live) can study in the comfort of his | | | | amount of assistance that you can obtain as an |
| or her home is already a huge advantage and | | | | online student is that as you are not living and |
| draw card for many Universities offering highly | | | | studying on campus, and as a result you are likely |
| respected and in-demand courses. This 'online' | | | | to incur lesser costs and expenses compared to |
| option is possibly the only one available for many | | | | those students that are participating on campus. |
| students who are unable to fund the cost of | | | | Notwithstanding this differential in study grants |
| relocating to the United States from abroad so | | | | and related financial support, the good news is |
| they can study at a particular College or | | | | that you would still be entitled to participate in any |
| University. | | | | student loan program and would enjoy the same |
| Eligibility for Student Grants and Assistance | | | | rate of interest and payment schemes as those |
| If you are accepted into an accredited online | | | | students who are living and studying on campus. |
| college degree at an American College or | | | | So if you are interested in an accredited online |
| University then you may be eligible to apply for | | | | college degree offered by one of America's most |
| study grants and other financial assistance. Just | | | | prestigious Colleges or Universities why not go |
| because you are studying online does not mean | | | | online and apply for a position now. |