Among them are scholarship programs such as ASTA Northern California Chapter - Richard Epping Scholarship, AWA Scholarship Awards, Alan Pattee Fee Waiver, and Albert and Mildred VanDuzer Scholarship. As many as 83% of the students at HSU get some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided is more than $23,290,117 in a year. One can visit HSU's financial aid page at http://finaid.humboldt.edu/ for more information. At HSU, the total percentage of applicants who receive the Federal Grant stands at 54%. In comparison, 74% of the students are awarded the Student Grant, 53% get the Institution Grant, and 53% of the applicants receive the Pell Grant. While the Federal Grant awardees receive an average aid of $5,102, the State Grant receivers and Institution Grant beneficiaries get $2,386 and $5,496, respectively. And, for the Pell Grant awardees, the average aid amount is $4,791. The annual family income of a candidate is one of the key factors in determining their total eligibility for financial aid. In addition to financial grants and scholarship schemes, students can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans to pay for their education. However, student loans attract a certain rate of interest at which the funds are borrowed. Moreover, the funds received through these loans will have to be repaid within a given timeframe. At HSU, an estimated number of 56% of the applicants choose to go for student loans.