The main thrust of the free student grant program is to help students who want to study to pursue their dream of post-secondary education without being a burden on their families. In some cases, without having to give up their dream altogether because of lack of funds. This is why there are yearly free grants set aside upwards of $67 billion. For totally free grants, theres Federal Pell Grants. The grants students get from here do not have to be paid back. The amount of funding given is based on the students financial needs. This takes into account the course fees, whether the student is full-time or part-time, and whether he will attend the whole academic year or not.
Students can also avail of campus-based aid. These too are free grants for students and are managed by the financial aid office in that particular school. So the onus is on the school to distribute this largesse to the most deserving students. The amount that each student will get will depend on his needs, whether he is already getting aid from any other source and on the total amount of funds available to the school to give out.
Students should go to the FAFSA or the Free Application for Federal...