Financial Aid on the Web
Helpful Web Resources
Please remember that all of these web sites are free. Having said that
many of these sites would like you to give them information and they may send
marketing materials or marketing emails.
DO NOT pay for any scholarship
searches or other information. This information is available to you
without charge at the resources listed below:
FAFSA on the Web – The online web site for The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application at www.fafsa.ed.gov
Funding Your Graduate Education – Sources of Information (from the Department of Education) http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/attachments/siteresources/gradguide.pdf
National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS). The NAGPS is an umbrella group for over two million graduate and professional students currently studying in the United States. NAGPS acts as a clearinghouse for graduate and professional student organizations, serves as an advocacy group for graduate-professional student needs and rights at all levels, addresses a broad range of issues via national committees (international student concerns, human diversity concerns, legislative concerns, and employment concerns), and much more! www.nagps2.org
The College Board Online at www.collegeboard.com Click on Students > Pay for College. This is the official site of the College Board, an organization of schools, colleges, and other educational organizations. It offers information about its programs and other processes in postsecondary education.
www.collegenet.com offers links to financial aid, scholarship search and college resources.
The Princeton Review at http://www.princetonreview.com/home.asp. This is a site offering in-person and online test preparation courses, college search, admissions assistance, education financial planning information, and career management tools
FastWeb at www.fastweb.monster.com allows the user to find college financial aid, conduct a scholarship search with their scholarship search engine, and attempt to find the money needed to pay for college.
www.finaid.com presents itself as an annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the web.
www.gocollege.com – says it gives great tips on financial aid and has the largest scholarship database in the country.
International Students can go to www.iefa.org/ That organization’s web site says "International Education Financial Aid (IEFA) scholarship search is the premier resource for financial aid, college scholarship and grant information for international students wishing to study abroad. At this site, you will find the most comprehensive college scholarship search and grant listings plus international student loan programs and other information to promote study abroad."
Sallie Mae’s Website at www.salliemae.com/ tell us that it makes planning for college fast, simple and convenient.
BrokeScholar at www.brokescholar.com is a source of scholarship and financial aid information for college and postgraduate students and their parents. The site is free but you will be presented a large number of commercial offers.
Student Loan Xpress at http://slxpress.com/ offers information on Stafford Loans, Alternative Loans as well as Student Loan Refinancing.