School Grants in Maine
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There are many possibilities if you are a student searching for school grants in Maine so that you can pursue your educational goals. The Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) can help you find and get the state grants and scholarships that you may be eligible for. FAME can also help with pairing you up with special loan forgiveness programs in Maine .
The State of Maine Grant Program awards between $500 and $1,500 per year, and you can apply for this grant by filling out the FAFSA form . You must be a resident of Maine who has financial need, enroll in a Maine public or private university or college; or enroll in an eligible out of state university in Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, or New Hampshire .
The University of Maine offers many scholarships. For the 2009/2010 year, scholarships in excess of $1 million were given to freshman and transfer students who attended University of Maine. The awards varied from $500 up to the full tuition amount (University of Maine, 2010).
Many of Maine’s scholarships are based on merit.
The Top Scholar Awards can be given to top graduating high school seniors in the amount of $7,200 USD (University of Maine, 2010). The Presidential Distinguished Scholar Awards is given to Maine high school graduating students who show talent and academic achievement. The award amount is $3,000 per year, and it may be renewed for as many as seven semesters of college (University of Maine, 2010). The Presidential Scholars Award is open to out-of-state students in the amount of $10,000 per year, as well as to New England Board of Higher Education Regional Students Program high school seniors in the amount of $5,000 per year.
The awards are based on students who show academic merit. The Dean’s Scholar Award is open to out-of-state students in the amount of $6,000 per year, as well as to New England Board of Higher Education Regional Students Program high school seniors in the amount of $3,000 per year. The awards are based on students who show academic merit, but the academic rank for the high school seniors is less strict as in that of the Presidential Scholars Award (University of Maine, 2010).
The National Merit Finalists and Outstanding Academic Students Award amount varies for the different type of students as follows: Maine residents may receive $8,000 as an award; students in the New England Board of Higher Education Regional Students Program may receive $11,000 as an award; and nonresidents may receive $21,000 (University of Maine, 2010). The National Merit Stipend provides an award amount from $1,000 to $2,000 per year (renewable for up to seven semesters). Those eligible are National Merit Scholarship Finalists (University of Maine, 2010). Additional scholarships and information about them can be found at the website for the University of Maine at .
In summary, Maine provides one of the best handful of merit based scholarships and grants available.
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