If you come from a low income family and you want to go to college then your best bet is to find as many scholarships as you qualify and apply for them. There are several scholarships that are specifically for students who come from low income families. No matter what your financial situation is there are programs set up that will help you fund your education.

There are scholarships and grants that focus primarily on students who cannot afford to go to college due to their family financial status. They are not going to jump out at you. You have to do a little research to find them. Do a simple search and you will be able to find a list of possible scholarships for which you can apply for. Scholarships can cover everything from housing to tuition. Even if you do not get a full scholarship you can always supplement it with several grants that you would qualify for.

A grant is the type of loan that you are not required to pay back. There is billions of dollars worth of grants available that are specifically designed to help people attend higher learning institutions. Local governments as well as the federal government will provide grants to those in need. Federal grants, however, are usually more comprehensive and higher in the terms of help you are able to receive. These types of grants are ideal for those coming from single parent homes.

The college or university you choose to attend will more then likely also offer some type of hardship grant and or loan. They are designed to help students from low income families continue with their education. There is usually no deadline for these grants. They are normally available all year around so students can apply whenever they need help.

If you need a little assistance when it comes to finding and applying for grants and scholarships you should go meet with a guidance counsellor. They will be able to give you all the information you need to get the ball rolling. They are there to help so use them.

如果你來自低收入家庭并且你想要上大學，那么你最好的措施就是尋找對你合適的獎學金并且提出申請。有幾種專門為來自低收入家庭的學生準備的獎學金。不管你的財務狀況如何，已建立的這些程序?qū)⒂兄�于為你的教育提供基金�?

有一些獎學金及補助金，它們主要針對由于其家庭經(jīng)濟狀況而不能承擔上大學費用的學生。它們不會突然出現(xiàn)在你的面前。你必須做一些調(diào)查工作去尋找它們。做一個簡單的搜索，你將能夠找到一個你可以申請的可能的獎學金單子。獎學金可能涵蓋從住房到學費的一切費用。即使你沒有獲得全額的獎學金，你也可以隨時采用你有資格得到的幾項補助金來作為補充。

補助金是你不須償付的貸款。可以使用價值數(shù)十億美元的贈款，專門用于幫助就讀高等院校的人們。地方政府及聯(lián)邦政府都將向需要幫助的學生提供補助金。不過，聯(lián)邦補助金從你可能接收的幫助來說，通常是更為廣泛和較高的。這些類型的助學金對于那些來自單親家庭的學生是理想的。

此后，你選擇就讀的學院或大學也有很可能提供某種類型的困難補助金和/或貸款。它們的目的是幫助來自低收入家庭的學生繼續(xù)完成他們的教育。通常，對于這些補助金沒有截止日期。它們一般在全年都可以提供，使學生們可以在每當他們需要幫助的時候提出申請。

如果在涉及到尋找和申請助學金和獎學金時你需要一些協(xié)助，你應該去會見指導顧問。他們將能夠向你提供你開始行動所需要的全部資訊。他們會幫助你如何使用這些資訊。