http://www.20sfinances.com/2012/01/05/different-types-of-financial-aid/
Grants and scholarships. The sweetest variety of financial aid, these freebies often come to you via academic achievement, hard work in filling out applications and good old-fashioned searching. Students build the rest of their aid packages from the base of whatever grants or scholarships they receive.
Loans. Students sink into a tapestry of debt to cover outstanding expenses.
The most attractive options are subsidized loans they don't have to pay back until after graduation, but what they'll be offered depends on their income and resources.
Filling out a FAFSA form is the first step to finding out which loans they qualify for.
Employers can help too, I had half of my college costs reimbursed by Apple, it took forever to finish but I got my BS eventually.


















