Web Addresses
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.
