Websites 9.9.01
by Cynthia Newell
www.scholarships.com
is a free college scholarship search to help students find out how
much free money they might be eligible to receive before applying
for student loans. In addition to a scholarship search, students
will find an abundance of financial aid and loan information to
help them pay for college. Scholarships.com uses sophisticated
matching algorithms that compare students’ individual talents,
abilities and interests to relevant scholarship opportunities in
their database. This free site offers 3,000 sources, worth $3
billion. You will be asked questions about academics, talents and
interests. Your results will be sorted by deadline and dollar
amount. It is updated often.
www.fastweb.com is a free
search of 1.3 million scholarships for over 4,000 colleges.
www.scholarshiptree.com is a
site of unique scholarship awards featuring competitions in music,
art, drama, writing, journalism, computers, dance & public
speaking.
www.anycollege.net allows
you to explore colleges & apply for scholarships.
www.freescholarshipguide.com
is a directory that provides links to sites where you can register
for all types of scholarships.
www.FirstGov.gov the
official web portal to government information, such as Social
Security info., grants, jobs, drivers’ license, passports
www.monster.com has resume
help that’s free
www.nrwaweb.com also has free
resume advice
www.fafsa.ed.gov is the
official and free website to apply for federal financial aid
www.pin.ed.gov is where you go
to apply for a PIN before applying for federal financial aid. The
sooner you apply for your PIN, the quicker you will receive it. You
have to have a PIN before filling out the FAFSA.
www.finaid.org – financial aid
information
www.studentaid.ed.gov –
more financial aid information
Other sources of aid are:
www.ed.gov/DirectLoan
www.americorps.org
www.cityyear.org
www.finaid.org/otheraid/state.phtml
www.kscolleges.org -- links
to each college’s or university’s website. It has a link to
KansasMentor – an online tool for exploring college options and
completing the application process. It also profiles the Kansas
independent colleges & universities. During Kansas Private
College Week June 4-8, 2007, all KICA colleges will be hosting
morning & afternoon sessions for visitors.
www.scholarshipexperts.com
site asks you lots of questions, which gives you a close fit with
applicable results listed by deadline dates
www.collegeaidaward.com
wasn’t impressed with this site. You have to sign up for “stuff”
before even getting to the search portion
www.college-scholarships.com
is a great site for state-by-state college, career college,
technical college, private college searches. It has 40 links to
free scholarship search engines.
www.collegescholarships.com
where you will find up-to-date scholarships, college and degree
information, and they have a privacy policy about your information.
It is a free and customized scholarship search that matches you
with appropriate scholarships. You will be given the names and
addresses of the scholarship donors, as you have to contact them
directly.
www.findtuition.com
searches by eligibility, major and college.
www.careersandcolleges.com
is a free search for $7 billion in scholarships. It also has a
special section for college freshmen and sophomores.
www.brokescholar.com
gives you access to 650,000 scholarships worth over $2.5 billion.
Your profile will be matched to the scholarships.
www.collegeview.com is
more about college information, the financial aid process
(including how to fill out the FAFSA), and loans.
www.freecollegescholarships.net
is free and you register for updates.
www.myfreedegree.com is
free, with an extensive scholarship database. It matches you by
grades, interests, major, athletic interests, ethnicity, religion,
gender, and lists National scholarships.
www.petersons.com -- I like
this website, partly because Petersons has been around forever. I
trust the company. It offers college planning for students and
parents, as well as scholarship opportunities. It has 1.7 million
scholarships, worth over $8 billion.
www.schoolsoup.com matches
your interests and profile to $32 billion in scholarships.
www.scholarship-page.com was
designed by a frustrated student about 10 years ago. Now it has
links to search engines for tons of scholarships.www.meritaid.com
is the new, FREE resource that helps students find merit aid
scholarships from colleges before they
apply.www.careeronecredit.com/debt-free-u/ is a site to help master
money management. It also presents scholarships, and has an
interactive blog. It appears to be a nice student finance
site.www.simpletuition.com helps students find the right loan for
their needs. It offers smart solutions for covering college
costs.
www.careeronecredit.com/debt-free-u/ helps students master money management. It also has scholarships and an interactive blog. I find it to be a great student finance site.
www.simpletuition.com helps students find the right loans for their needs. It offers smart solutions for covering college costs.
