A list of scholarships, fellowships, loans, grants, awards, and internships designed primarily or exclusively for women.

If you are looking for financial aid for women, or know women who are, then this is the directory for you. Here, in one place, are descriptions of nearly 1,500 scholarships, fellowships, loans, forgivable loans, grants, awards, and internships available specifically for women. This funding is open to women at any level (high school through postdoctoral and professional) for study, research, travel, training, career development, or innovative efforts. Each of these funding opportunities is completely described, including contact (address, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and web sites), purpose, eligibility, financial data, duration, special features, limitations, number awarded, and deadline date. Plus, the directory provides a set of indexes that let you search the listings by specific subject, residency, where the money can be spent, program title, sponsoring organization, and even deadline date. There's no other directory like this for women. It has become the standard in the field! That's why School Library Journal called it "the cream of the crop," College Spotlight concluded "nobody does a better job," Small Press labels it "the quintessential acquisition," American Reference Books Annual called it "a must-purchase guide," and Reference Books Bulletin pronounced it "the only current source of information on financial aid specifically for women."

This new edition describes more than 1,600 scholarships, fellowships, loans, grants, awards, and internships specifically for women.

"There's no other source, in print or online, that can rival the completeness or detail of this directory!"There are billions of dollars available to female undergraduate and graduate students. This money can be used to pay for tuition, fees, books, research projects, creative activities, and other educational expenses. How can you find out about these opportunities? In the past, it was next to impossible! Neither print directories nor online sources covered more than a small portion of the available funding. That's why this new edition of Directory of Financial Aids for Women is so important. Here, in just one place, you'll be able to find completely updated information on 1400 of the biggest and best scholarships, fellowships, grants, loans, awards, and other funding opportunities available specifically to support female students interested in working on an undergraduate or graduate degree.Finally, there's an answer to the #1 question asked by students: "How am I going to pay for my undergraduate or graduate degree?"The focus of Directory of Financial Aids for Women is on programs aimed at female undergraduate and graduate students. Finding money for these students has never been easier. Using this book, you can tell in seconds if an opportunity is right for you, by scanning the purpose, eligibility, money granted, duration, special features, number awarded, and deadline information. Plus, the book is organized so you can search for aid not only by educational level, but by program title, sponsoring organization, where you live, where the money can be spent, and even deadline.Directory of Financial Aids for Women has been called "ground-breaking" (SourcesforStudents.com), a "must-have guide" (Kaplan Test Prep), "extremely useful" (Emmanuel Research Review), and "very valuable" (ARBA).