To order a copy, write to Council Oak Books, Tulsa, OK 74120. A very big book. 590 pages are devoted to financial aid, including 122 pages of federal and state internships. Most of the financial aid section of the book is devoted to federal and state aid, with an emphasis on less well-known government programs that are awarded through grants to specific colleges and universities. Much of the bulk of the book comes from copious lists of the addresses of the institutions that receive these funds.
Students are unlikely to find the financial aid section of the book to be very useful.
The detail is often irrelevant, and the information is old. Federal programs change too rapidly, so books like this one must be updated more frequently. The Complete Guide to Government Money , 3rd edition, Penguin Books, East Rutherford, New Jersey, 1987. This book provides information about federal loan and grant programs for undergraduate students. It includes a worksheet for determining eligibility and estimating the size of your award, and a list of Title IV Institutional Codes for most colleges and universities.