What is the Difference between Getting a Federal Student Loan and a Private Student Loan? Student loans can be very tricky, and are very confusing to most. In many situations, families are accepted for all different kind of loans and then are left in the dark when it is time to pay it back or fail to realize that they owe as much due to accrued interest. Improving Higher Education Quality Program in Vietnam The United States Agency for International Development Headquarters in Bangkok has recently established the Improving Higher Education Quality Program in Vietnam. SMART Grants - Educational Grants for the Student of Math, Science and Languages National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grants assist those undergraduate postsecondary students that major in foreign languages or certain designated technical fields. Financial grant assistance is provided on need-basis to help these students meet their educational expenses. Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program In keeping with this mission, the National Institutes of Food and Agriculture has recently established the Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program in an attempt to conduct agricultural research studies that address high priority concerns of tribal, national, or multistate significance.