Following are loan and scholarship options that are available to you. Below each option is information on how to apply or where to go for further information. It is up to you to explore these options, however, please keep us informed of your progress. Also, if you happen upon other options that are not listed below, please let us know as we are continually working to grow this list so that students have more available options.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Healing Spirits Foundation
Contact:   Helen Grigg or Alicia Cramm at 303-525-5213
*Scholarships range from $250 to $2,000 depending on financial need and number of applicants. Call for an application.

AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association)
AMTA is awarding a $5,000 scholarship to one massage therapy student. Applicants must be enrolled or admitted in a 500-hour minimum entry-level massage therapy program at the time the scholarship application is submitted.
https://www.amtamassage.org/forms/scholarshipformintro.aspx

American Association of University Women (AAUW)
The AAUW Educational Foundation funds educational and professional opportunities for women, in the United States and abroad, opening opportunities for women to access educational opportunities through the fellowships, grants, and special awards made possible through the contributions of AAUW members.
Phone: 800-326-2289
Email:helpline@aauw.org
aauw.org

American Educational Guidance Center
The American Educational Guidance Center provides contact information—including phone numbers and email addresses—for more than 1,000 colleges and universities, including admissions offices and scholarship and financial aid contacts. It also offers information on community colleges, historically African-American colleges, graduate schools, the GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, and more.
www.college-scholarships.com

College Connection
College Connection, “founded by a group of parents who went through the college financial aid process with their children and saw a need to improve the process,” posts scholarship information and offers a customized scholarship search service. Their services draw from databases including scholarships and grants offered by corporations, non-profit agencies, and associations.
Phone: 302-765-3880
Email: staff@collegescholarships.com
www.collegescholarships.com

Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Phone: 303-444-2816
www.cdhs.state.co.us

Colorado Workforce Center
Phone: 303-271-4700
www.jeffcoworkforce.org

Jeanette Rankin Foundation
This non-profit organization offers scholarships for low-income women—with financial and/or other hardships or disabilities—ages 35 and older.
Phone: 706-208-1211
Email: info@rankinfoundation.org
www.rankinfoundation.org

MANA, A National Latina Organization
This non-profit’s mission is “to empower Latinas through leadership development, community service, and advocacy. MANA fulfills its mission through programs designed to develop the leadership skills of Latinas, promote community service by Latinas, and provide Latinas with advocacy opportunities. Support for these programs is derived from members, corporations, foundations, and government grants.”
Phone: 202-833-0060
Email: hermana2@aol.com
www.hermana.org

Massage Mag
Advertises various scholarships for other associations and businesses. Go to their website and search “Scholarships” for a list of the most recent.
http://www.massagemag.com/

Massage School.org
MassageSchool.org is an on-line resource developed for prospective massage school students which includes articles about becoming a massage therapist. They offer a “Helping Others Scholarship.” Contact them for more details.
http://www.massageschool.org

Massage Therapy Foundation
The Massage Therapy Foundation has offered Case Report Contests since 2006 as a way to provide an opportunity for massage and bodywork practitioners and students to develop research skills and enhance their ability to provide evidence informed massage to the public. Cash prizes are available to the winners of each contest. Prizes are contingent on publication of the case report.
*This contest is for current massage therapy students.
http://www.massagetherapyfoundation.org/student-practitioner-case-report-contests/

Scholly
Scholly is the simple, comprehensive and accurate scholarship matching platform, that turns the long months of searching for free money for college, into minutes.
http://home.myscholly.com/ – scholly

Unusual Scholarships
Scholarships for Adult Students, for Single Parents, for Free Spirits, for Gay or Lesbian Students. There are scholarships available for all types of people in all types of field, individually focused on your unique characteristics or even your unique talents. Search here to see if any apply to you.
http://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/unusual-scholarships/

Village Scholarships
At Village Scholarships, we believe that there is no problem we can’t solve together. Today more than 20 million families are struggling to identify how to pay for a college education and Village Scholarships seeks to change that. Village Scholarships is an online peer-to-peer scholarship automation platform where every student is eligible to receive a scholarship and every individual has the ability to easily create one.
https://www.villagescholarships.com/

LOANS

Deborah John & Associates Financial Aid Servicing (DJA)
DJA provides financial aid servicing and consulting to Title IV institutions.
Phone: 800-242-0977
Email:djainfo@gotdja.com
gotodja.com

E Student Loan
This service compares a range of alternative loans (nonfederal loans) through a search engine that matches the student’s needs with a short list of available and appropriate loans.
Phone: 800-788-3368
www.studentloan.com

FastWeb
This is a search site that matches the information you enter in your user profile to scholarship, college, job, and internship opportunities. You may use the information that FastWeb provides to apply for scholarships, discover prospective colleges, explore internship possibilities, or learn about part-time jobs in your area.
Email: memberservices@fastweb.com
www.fastweb.com

FinAid
A comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice, and tools. Access is free for all users and there is no charge to log in.
Phone: 724-538-4500
Email: questions@finaid.org
www.finaid.com

Next Student
NextStudent offers a comprehensive portfolio of products, including-cost federal student loans and private loan products, for undergraduate and graduate students and parents. NextStudent also offers federal and private consolidation loan programs, and college savings plans. Next Student offers free one-on-one counseling with personally assigned Education Finance Advisors.
Phone: 800-658-6801
www.nextstudent.com

Sallie Mae
The company primarily provides federal and private student loans, including consolidation loans, for undergraduate and graduate students and their parents. In addition, Sallie Mae offers comprehensive information and resources to assist students, parents and guidance professionals with the financial aid process.
Phone: 888-272-5543
www.salliemae.com

StudentLoans.com
StudentLoans.com is a loan comparison website that provides students with a simple and effective way of searching for rates on school loans from the most trusted names in educational lending.
Phone: 954-731-9522
www.studentloans.com

StudentCredit.com
StudentCredit.com offers information regarding credit cards for high school and college students and consumers, along with information about credit management skills.
Phone: 800-649-8802
Email: contact@studentcredit.com
www.studentcredit.com

The Education Resource Institute (TERI)
TERI is a non-profit organization with two primary programs: the TERI guaranteed private education loan programs and the college access programs.
Phone: 800-255-8374
Email: priserv01@teri.org
www.teri.org

United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education “distributes financial aid to eligible applicants throughout the nation for elementary, secondary, and college education; for the education of individuals with disabilities and those who are illiterate, disadvantaged, or gifted; and for the education of immigrants, American Indians, and people with limited English proficiency.”
Phone: 800-872-5327
www.ed.gov

TFC Credit Corporation
Contact: Helen Grigg or Alicia Cramm at 303-525-5213 to get information on loans through TFC Credit. Loans for up to two years at 9%.