Financial Aid
(note: many general college sites also have financial aid info)
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Scholarship Scams
Check these sites out *before* looking at scholarship information anywhere else. These pages have valuable information about fraudulent scholarship search services and how to avoid them.
- CollegeBoard.com - Pay for College
Advice from the College Board about financial aid, scholarships, loans, and so on. - College Cost Calculator
Simple tool from the New York Times allowing one to plug in the current cost of a college and find out how much the same school will probably cost in a given number of years from now. - College Grants Guide
"Guide to finding grants and scholarships." - College Scholarships.com
"Easy access to information about a wide variety of subjects" related to scholarships and financial aid. - College Scholarships.org
"We created this site to serve people who are interested in college funding. What makes us unique is that we list a broad array of funding opportunities without asking for information from you. There are no long forms to fill out..." - FAFSA on the Web
Information about the Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs and how to fill out an application online. Online applications can be saved and completed in stages up to 45 days later, or saved as .pdf documents and mailed in. - FAFSA4caster
"FAFSA4caster will help you understand your options for paying for college.Provide some basic information and we'll estimate your eligibility for federal student aid. Your estimate will be shown in the College Cost Worksheet where you can also provide estimated amounts of other student aid and savings that can go towards your college education." - FastWeb: Scholarships, Financial Aid and Colleges
"The most complete source of local, national, and college-specific scholarships... Search and compare detailed college profiles including tailored scholarship matches." Requires free registration. - FinAid: The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid
This is a super comprehensive site on financial aid. - Financial Aid Glossary
"Read real college financial aid award letters. Decode confusing (and sometimes misleading) loan and scholarship information. Translate financial aid jargon and acronyms into plain English. Get great tips on raising extra college cash, cutting costs, and making that degree more affordable." - Financial Aid Podcast
"The Financial Aid Podcast delivers timely financial aid, scholarship, student loan, career, and personal finance information to you in just 10 minutes a day." - Financial Aid Resource Publications from the U.S. Department of Education
"A comprehensive resource on student financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education." - FSA: Student Aid on the Web
Information, forms, FAQs, and publications about federal student financial aid financial aid and students loan opportunities from elementary school through graduate school. From the US Dept. of Education. - HESC: Higher Education Services Corporation
"The New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) is the state agency that helps people pay for college by administering the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), guaranteeing student loans, offering guidance and administering a highly successful College Savings program for students and families." A must-see site for New York students seeking loans or scholarships. - IBR info
"Income-Based Repayment (IBR) is a new way to make your federal student loan payments more manageable starting July 1, 2009." With FAQs, loan calculator, and a helpful Ditch Your Debt Gremlin video explaining the program. - Scholarships.com
As well as information about financial aid, loans, and grants, this site allows you to set up a personalized profile which can be compared to the site's database of over 600,000 college scholarships. - StudentAid.com
Helps students and families figure out college costs and what financial aid they are eligible for. Requires a fee, but available free to low-income families. - The Student Guide
"The Student Guide is a comprehensive resource on student financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education. Grants, loans, and work-study are the three major forms of aid available through the Department's Federal Student Aid office."