STATE AID

All 50 states have financial aid programs which award both grants and student loans. In most cases, to qualify for state aid, you must live and go to school in that state. In many states, you automatically apply for state aid when you fill out the FAF or the FFS standardized aid forms, although a few states have their own forms. In either case, if you qualify for state grants or loans, they will appear in the aid packages put together for you by the colleges that accept you. State aid should not be taken lightly. Some states provide up to $4,000 per year per student.

The state agencies are the same ones listed above in the section on Guaranteed Student Loans, with the following exceptions:

Arizona: Commission for Postsecondary Education, 1937 W. Jefferson St., Phoenix, AZ 85009

Arkansas: Department of Higher Education, 1301 W. Seventh St., Little Rock, AR 72201

Colorado: Colorado Commission on Higher Education, 1300 Broadway, Second Floor, Denver, CO 80203

Connecticut: Student Financial Assistance Commission, Board of Higher Education, 61 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06105

Delaware Delaware Postsecondary Education Commission, State Office Building, 820 North French St., Wilmington, DE 19801

District of Columbia: Office of State Education Affairs, 1331 H St., NW, Room 600, Washington, DC 20005

Hawaii: Hawaii State Postsecondary Education Commission, Bachman Hall, Room 124, 2444 Dole St., Honolulu, HI 96822-2394

Idaho: State Board of Education, 650 W. State St., Boise, ID 83720

Illinois: State Scholarship Commission, 102 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, IL 60015

Kansas: Board of Regents, 100 Merchants National Bank Tower, Topeka, KS 66612

Maryland: State Scholarship Board, 2100 Guilford Ave., Baltimore, MD 21218

Massachusetts: Board of Regents of Higher Education, Scholarship Office, 330 Stuart Street, Boston, MA 02116

Michigan: Michigan Higher Education Assistance Authority, P.O. Box 30008, Lansing, MI 48909

Minnesota: Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board, Capitol Square Building, Room 400, 550 Cedar St., St. Paul, MN 55101

Mississippi: Postsecondary Education, Financial Assistance Board, P.O. Box 2336, Jackson, MS 39225

Nebraska: Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, 301 Centennial Mall South, P.O. Box 95005, Lincoln, NE 68509-5005

Nevada: Financial Aid Office University of Nevada, Reno, Room 200 TSSC, Reno, NV 89557

New Hampshire: New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission, 61 S. Spring St., Concord, NH 03301

New Jersey: Department of Higher Education, Office of Student Assistance, 4 Quakerbridge Plaza, CN 540, Trenton, NJ 08625

New Mexico: Board of Educational Finance, 1068 Cerrillos Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87503

North Dakota: Student Financial Assistance Program, Capitol Building, 10th Floor, Bismarck, ND 58505

Ohio: Ohio Board of Regents, 30 E. Broad St., 36th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215

South Carolina: South Carolina Tuition Grants Agency, P.O. Box 11638, Columbia, SC 29211

South Dakota: Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, Kneip Building, 700 Governors Dr., Pierre, SD 57501

Texas: Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, P.O. Box 12788, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711

Utah: Utah State Board of Regents, 355 W. North Temple #3, Triad Suite 550, Salt Lake City, UT 84180

Virginia: State Council of Higher Education, James Monroe Building, 101 N. Fourteenth St., Richmond, VA 23219

West Virginia: State College and University Assistance–, Higher Education Program, P.O. Box 4007, Charleston, WV 25364

Wisconsin: Higher Education Aid Board, P.O. Box 7885, 25 W. Main St., Madison, WI 53702

Guam: Student Financial Assistance, University of Guam, P.O. Box EK, Agana, Guam 98910

Puerto Rico: Council on Higher Education, Box F, University of Puerto Rico Station, San Juan, PR 00931

Virgin Islands: Board of Education, O.V. No. 11, St. Thomas, VI 00801

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