Counseling

Resources:

Financial Aid 101
 

Link to Fastweb - Help students access scholarships and financial aid information quickly by linking to Fastweb. Take advantage of the Fastweb Scholarship Widget to bring 1.5 million scholarships to your website or create a link to Fastweb to send them to our website. For more information on ways to promote Fastweb on your website: http://www.fastweb.com/content/educator_link_to_fastweb

SEARCH ENGINES AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS:

www.myscholly.com – mobile app that provides students with a fast and simple way to find scholarships for college (created by Christopher Gray, a Coca-Cola Scholar!)

www.fastweb.com – create a profile and let fastweb do the research for you

www.cashcourse.org – information for college students to stay financially informed

www.cksf.org – educational & scholarship opportunities for students of all levels

www.cappex.com – free website where you learn which colleges want you, before you apply

www.scholarships.com – free college scholarship search and financial aid information

www.scholarshipamerica.org – provides information and resources for your scholarship search

www.meritaid.com – free source for $11 billion in merit aid scholarships from 1,000s of colleges

www.knowhow2go.org – complete information on college prep, whether in middle school or seniors

www.latinocollegedollars.org – scholarship information for Latino students

www.thurgoodmarshallfund.net – provide scholarships, programmatic and capacity building support to the 47 public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

www.gmsp.org – The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program provides outstanding low income African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education in any discipline they choose

www.apiasf.org/scholarship_apiasf.html – the nation’s largest non-profit organization devoted to providing college scholarships for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI)

www.collegefund.org – provides Native students with scholarships and financial support for the nation’s 33 accredited tribal colleges and universities

www.dellscholars.org – Dell Scholars Program recognizes academic potential and determination in students that have a definite need for financial assistance

www.uncf.org – awards 10,000 students each year through 400 scholarship and internship programs so that students from low- and moderate-income families can afford college tuition, books and room and board

www.chegg.com – connect with scholarships and learn about colleges