Another helpful site about American higher education and financial aid is educationusa.state.gov.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

But first we talk about financial aid of another kind: grants.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

Another issue: experts say American aid is not reaching the people it's meant for.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

Yet, they know this is just a Band-Aid with another crisis likely coming at the next coupon payment date.

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"That's not to say safety of crews, and the ability of one yachtie to go to the aid of another yachtie in distress, will not always be paramount in the eyes of the race committee, " Garry Linacre, Commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, told the website.

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Mr Jahan said he planned to go back to Syria on another aid mission later this year.

BBC: Tariq Jahan in Syria