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Student Aid Notes
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Eligible
Tax Credits for Higher Education
- the IRS allows students and parents
who file and owe taxes to claim
one of two educational credits:
- Hope Scholarship Tax Credit
- Lifetime Learning Tax Credit
tax credits reduce your overall
taxes paid dollar-for-dollar
Hope
Scholarship Tax Credit
is available only for the first
two years of post secondary education
student must be enrolled at least
1/2 of the full-time workload in
a program that leads to a degree,
certificate or other educational
credential
(if the book expense was paid to
the institution on condition of
enrollment) minus any scholarships
and grants received. Room and board,
personal expenses and transportation
are non-eligible expenses
some restriction apply — view
the IRS topic for more information: http://www.irs.gov/...pubs
Lifetime
Learning Tax Credit
is available for any year of post
secondary education including graduate
work
student must be enrolled at an eligible
educational institution
- (if
the book expense was paid to the
institution on condition of enrollment)
minus any scholarships and grants
received. Room and board, personal
expenses and transportation are
non-eligible expenses
some restriction apply — view
the IRS topic for more information:
http://www.irs.gov/...pubs

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Military
Service
Reserves
Officer's Training Corps (ROTC):
Service
Academies:
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Other
Special Assistance
Veterans
Benefits:
- Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) offers several programs administered
by its Education Services.
aid is available for veterans, reservists,
National Guard persons, widows,
and orphans.
- programs detailed on the VA Education
Service Web site include the Montgomery
GI Bill (for Active and Selected
Reserves personnel), Veterans Educational
Assistance Program, Survivors' and
Dependents' Educational Assistance
Program, Work-Study, and Tutorial
Assistance:
http://www.gibill.va.gov/
AmeriCorps:
- service program administered by
the Corporation for National and
Community Service.
AmeriCorps allows people of all
ages and backgrounds to earn help
paying for education in exchange
for a year of service:
http://www.americorps.org/
Loan
Forgiveness:
U.S.
Public Health Service:
- variety of loans, scholarships,
and faculty loan repayment programs
available for students in the health
professions.
help in several areas, including
dentistry, public health, optometry,
and veterinary medicine:
http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/bhpr/dsa/dsa.htm
Job
Training Partnership Act:
- Department of Labor program of
tuition and free assistance for
job training for the economically
disadvantaged, dislocated workers,
and others facing employment barriers:
http://www.doleta.gov/programs/factsht/
Other
Aid:
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