Lots of financial aid is available for students to use to attend college. In addition to the aid from the federal and state governments and Faulkner scholarships, many business, corporations, and other civic or religious groups have scholarships which are available from year to year and vary by location. To access these scholarships, talk to your guidance counselor, or call on the larger businesses in your commuinity to see if awards are available. While these awards may be more difficult to find, they are available and very helpful as you assemble your financial aid package.
Here we've provided some links for scholarship searches on the web. The internet is a great place to look for scholarship monies.
Remember, read carefully when accessing services on the web and make sure there are no hidden charges. Be careful when you give personal information because some free services may sell your name to interested parties. Read the fine print when signing on. Accessing the web can be one of your best resources for information. Don't be afraid to use it!
General Links
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid - www.fafsa.ed.gov
- PIN Registration (for FAFSA) - www.pin.ed.gov
- U.S. Department of Education Homepage - www.ed.gov/offices/OPE
- U.S. Department of Education Student Guide - www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide/
- Edamerica - www.edamerica.net
- Selective Service System - www.sss.gov
- Planning for your future - www.Mapping-your-future.org
Scholarship Information
- College Board Homepage - www.collegeboard.com
- FastWEB - www.fastweb.com
- The Free Scholarship Search - www.freschinfo.com/index.phtml
- The Gates Millennium Scholars Program - www.gmsp.org
- Peterson's Scholarship Search - www.petersons.com
- Book Scholarship - www.helpinghandsbookscholarship.com
Other Useful Sites
- Wired Scholar - www.wiredscholar.com
- Scholarships101 - www.scholarships101.com
- Scholarships Now - www.scholarships-now.com
- Free Scholarship Searches - www.college-scholarships.com
- Financial aid finder - www.financialaidfinder.com
- Education Testing Service - www.ets.org
- Financial Aid Homepage - www.finaid.org
- Job Web - www.jobweb.com
- Princeton Review - www.review.com
- Ecola Newsstand - www.ecola.com/college
- Academic Management Services - www.amsweb.com
- General Scholarship Help - www.scholarshiphelp.org ; www.finaidfacts.org
- Study guides - www.studyguidezone.com
Selected on-line Scholarship links
- Children of Marines - www.mcsf.org