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U.S.
Dept. of Education's Student Financial Assistance (SFA) Information
Page
Provides links to financial aid
information and how to apply for them including instructions for
completing the FAFSA application.
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Student
Guide/FAFSA on the WEB
Families may use this site to complete
and submit directly over the Internet the FAFSA Application for
Federal Student Aid
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FinAid:
The Financial Aid Information Page
This page (sponsored by the National
Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators) provides links to
many sources of information about student financial aid. It also
includes a
Scholarship
Scam Alert, with important information about current scams and how
to avoid them.
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SallieMae's
Plan for College
Courtesy of the SallieMae (the nations'
leading provider of educational loans), this site includes information
for parents to determine college costs, savings, expected family
contributions, and estimated borrowing needs.
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The
College Board's Student and Parent Loan Information
This extensive site includes debt
planning tips, college cost and expected family contribution
worksheets, and information abut a variety of loan programs.
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Fastweb
Students may register for scholarship
information at Fastweb, one of the Internet's largest free scholarship
search sites. Requires registration.
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Scholarship
Scams (FTC)
From the
Federal Trade Commission, includes Report to Congress on College
Scholarship Fraud, PDF files articles, booklets, posters, bookmarks,
and more. Also provides a list of defendants in scholarship scams and
help in filing a complaint
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Wired
Scholar
Wired Scholar
offers valuable checklists to assist with your go-to-college
planning—from college fairs to school visits, even a calendar to
keep you on track. Requires
registration.
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Scholarship
Resource Network Express
Contains a database
of over 8,000 programs with a distribution level of over 150,000 awards
for undergraduate and postgraduate students worth a total of more than
$35 million! This database also includes student loan forgiveness
programs for those who have graduated from college and need alternatives
for repayment
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College
Net
The Mach25 database contains
over 600,000 awards totaling over $1.6 billion. Keyword Search gives
you a quick way to narrow down to a particular scholarship or group of
scholarships. Want to see awards related to 'soccer'? Enter your
keyword here, press search, and whammo--you've found 'em! |
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Colorado
Mentor
This is an online
resource to help students and their families select a college, apply
for admission, and plan to finance higher education.
ColoradoMentor offers total access to information and admissions
applications for degree-granting colleges and universities within
Colorado. The student is responsible for the standard fee charged by a
college or university upon submitting an application for admission,
but otherwise, Mentor systems are provided free of charge. |
