Financial Aid For Veterans Military Personnel And Their Dependents 2002 2004 PDF Download

Veterans, military personnel, and their dependents make up more than one third of America's population. Each year, public and private agencies set aside billions of dollars in financial aid for these groups (including the spouses, children, grandchildren, and dependent parents of veterans and military personnel). If you have ties to the military, how do you get your share? Schlachter and Weber answer this question in the 1996-1998 edition of Financial Aid for Veterans, Military Personnel, and Their Dependents. Here, in one place, they provide a complete listing of not only federal and state financial benefits but all the privately-funded programs as well (more than 900 in all). These funds are for applicants at any level (from high school through postdoctorate) for study, research, travel, career development, emergencies, etc. Here are some examples: $1,000 a year to college students whose parents served overseas; $1,000 for veterans who served in the Marine Corps; $400 a month for reservists going to college; $8,000 to Eagle Scouts with parents in the American Legion; $150,000 in loans for businesses owned by disabled veterans; and income and property exemptions for veterans in selected states. And that's not all. The directory also lists state sources of benefits (including veteran's affairs offices), identifies 60 key directories that can lead you to even more financial aid opportunities, and provides a set of indexes that let you search the directory by program tittle, sponsoring organization, geographic coverage, subject, and deadline.