A lot of students want to get financial aid. It is quite clear why they want to get it. First of all, it is very rather satisfying to receive money that can cover your education. And to understand that they are given to you because of your outstanding abilities and knowledge.

There are a lot of ways of getting financial aid, as well as types of it. In this article we will tell you about the most popular types of financial aid. So here they are:

Scholarship. It is the most popular and widespread type of financial aid. Also it given more often and to biggest quantity of students (even for a designation of other kinds of the aid). Scholarships are paid in various forms, it can be either a sum of money or a check, or something like that The grant can be paid as periodically, as one time;
Grant. It is a onetime financial aid which is directed on the certain goal. As a rule, it provides competition to get it;
The grant for research work (Fellowship). it is the grant which implies that the students who received it must carry out some researching, trainings, etc;
Award. It is a rather small sum. It is paid one time for a winning any competition, and also for certain achievement in educational process or a social life of your alma mater.

As you can see, there are a lot of types of financial aid. Perhaps, you will try to deserve at least one of them. It is really great to be one of the students who receive financial aid. Try to be one of those who are marked with the aid. Besides, receiving financial aid because of your research work is also great, as this financial aid is paid by private funds and organizations, you can continue your research work being employed to the company which once paid financial aid for you.