ADDITIONAL PLACES TO LOCATE FINANCIAL AID DATA ON THE WEB
The Department of Education's Web site gives college students easy access to the information and services they need from the U.S. Government. Their site contains information on the federal loan programs as well as general financial aid information. It also contains instructions on applying for federal aid electronically, and a variety of other links and resources that might be of interest.
Need Access Application. If you are applying for grant assistance, you can complete the Need Access Application on the Web. Please note that although the provider of the Need Access application is a lender, you have the right and ability to select the provider of your choice for your loans. You are not required to use the servicer that administers the Need Access application as your loan provider, and you will suffer no penalty for choosing an education loan provider that is different from the one that administers the Need Access application.
FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page Created by the National Association of Financial Aid Administrators, this page can guide you to countless sources of information on financial aid, applying for aid, and other topics relating to educational financing.
The Columbia Law School Financial Aid Handbook is available as a pdf at the bottom of this webpage.
The Columbia Law School Loan Repayment Assistance Program: Columbia's Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) reduces the burden of law school debt with the goal of making a career in public service financially possible for graduates. Columbia's LRAP is one of the most generous programs of any law school nationally. LRAP benefits are loans, which are used to repay law school debt. LRAP loans are gradually forgiven when graduates remain in public interest employment for more than three years.
