Scholarship and Financial Aid Websites

Scholarship and financial aid WebsitesScholarship Websites www.discoverstudentloans.com/scholarship Discover Student Loans: Has a scholarship search that you can personalize with your fu

Scholarship and Financial

Aid Websites Packet

Scholarship and financial aid Websites

Scholarship Websites

www.discoverstudentloans.com/scholarship Discover Student Loans: Has a scholarship search that you can personalize with your future career goals, interests, and

other specific info to find scholarship relevant to you

https://www.raise.me/

RaiseMe: Earn micro-scholarships from colleges for your achievements as early as 9th grade

http://www.skillsusatx.org/scholarship/national-career-and-technical-scholarship-program/

SkillsUSA: National career and technical scholarship program application for CTE students

http://www.commonapp.org/how-pay-college Common Application Financial Aid Website: Tips of finding money from the federal government, state government,

colleges, how to apply, and where to find scholarships

www.fastweb.com Fastweb: Free scholarship, financial aid, and college search, along with career planning Excellent website!

https://www.cappex.com/

Cappex: Useful for college searches, comparing college costs, and looking for scholarships

www.collegeanswer.com Sallie Mae College Answer: Has a scholarship search and information about Sallie Mae college loans.

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search Big Future: Collegeboard’s official scholarship search website.

https://alatexas.org/programs/scholarships/

American Legion Scholarships: must be child or grandchild of veteran (various due dates)

http://www.texasstudenthousing.net/

Texas Student Housing Scholarship: Offers housing scholarships for students who will be attending UNT,

Texas A&M, or UT Austin

http://www.scholarshipspotlight.com/

Scholarship Spotlight: Cappex’s scholarship database.

www.collegenet.com College NET: Has a scholarship keyword search and a student profile search; has a weekly open scholarship.

www.college-scholarships.com College Scholarships: Free scholarship searches, 101 college and scholarship websites, information on athletic

scholarships; also has a free college admissions and scholarship newletter

www.scholarships.com Scholarships.com: Includes scholarship and college searches

Scholarship Experts: Provides a time-saving, customized list of free scholarships that match your hobbies, interests and

academic background

http://home.myscholly.com/#scholly Scholly: A scholarship search website or cell phone app (whichever you prefer) where you can tailor the search to your

specifics; one-time fee of $2.99

https://www.instateangels.com/how-to-get-in-state-tuition/

In-State Angels: A website that helps students find in-state tuition rates for out-of-state colleges

www.collegedata.com CollegeData: Includes a scholarship finder; college net cost to calculate the real cost of college, including out-of-pocket

costs; and an EFC (Estimated Family Contribution) estimator, which tells you what colleges expect you to pay based on

your family income

https://www.college-kickstart.com/blog/item/colleges-with-generous-merit-aid?

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College Kickstart: Lists colleges with generous merit aid

https://cftexas.academicworks.com/

Communities Foundation of Texas: Scholarship database

https://www.unigo.com/

Unigo: General scholarship search site

https://scholarshipowl.com/

Scholarship Owl: General scholarship search site

https://scholarshipamerica.org/students/browse-scholarships/

Scholarship America: General scholarship search site

Financial Aid Websites All about FAFSA www.fafsa.ed.gov Free Application for Federal Student Aid: Application for free government grant money Be sure to check out the

Texas Grant, Pell Grant, Academic Competetiveness Grant, and National SMART Grant

www.StudentAid.gov/fsaid Federal Student Aid ID: Get your FSAID, the new way to sign your FAFSA that replaces the PIN.

Fsaid.ed.gov

http://blog.ed.gov/2016/01/11-common-fafsa-mistakes/

US Department of Education Blog: 11 common FAFSA mistakes to help you with filling out your application

http://blog.ed.gov/2015/12/7-things-before-fafsa/

US Department of Education Blog: 7 things you need to know before you fill out the FAFSA to make it go smoother.

www.studentaid.ed.gov FAFSA Student Aid on the Web: The US Department of Education puts this site up for free information on preparing

for and funding education beyond high school; get your FAFSA questions answered here

Education Department’s Federal Student Aid Information Center

1-800-433-3243

www.discoverstudentloans.com Discover Student Loans: All about loans and financial aid in great detail.

http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/

Texas Aid for College: Includes all steps for planning and going to college, including financial aid.

http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/index.cfm?objectid=A3119543-CBF8-C202-F1B0EEFD5F4B9805

TASFA: Texas Application for State Financial Aid: Put out by College for all Texans.

Has good information about finding financial aid for Texas residents

Texas Financial Aid Information Center

1-888-311-8881 http://www.hhloans.com/index.cfm?objectid=B00C090D-E45D-4F4B-89DA195959930185

Texas B-On-Time Loan Program: provides eligible Texas students no-interest loans to attend colleges and universities

in Texas If the student meets specified goals, the entire loan amount can be forgiven upon graduation Your institution's financial aid office will determine if you are eligible If this loan is offered to you, the financial aid office will instruct you

to complete an application and promissory note online

www.finaid.org FinAid: A comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools; has info on filling out the

FAFSA, finding other types of aid, and includes “Ask the Aid Advisor” for personalized help

www.collegeispossible.org College is Possible: College Is Possible (CIP) is the American Council on Education's (ACE) K–16 youth development

program; motivates middle and high school students from underserved communities to seek a college education; includes

financial aid programs, college prices, and a financial aid glossary

https://comptroller.texas.gov/programs/education/msp/funding/aid/faidalpha.php Minnie Stevens Piper: List of scholarships for Texans, along with financial aid information.

http://www.schoolsoup.com/

School Soup: World’s largest scholarship database and student loan center;

has info on state, federal, and other financial aid resources

www.simpletuition.com Simple Tuition: Website will customize your financial aid to find a monthly payment you can afford when you graduate;

determines which sources of college funding will be used, calculates the monthly loan payment for any college, compares the affordability for up to 3 schools side-by-side; adjusts parent/student debt obligation in real time; you can compare

loans from different lenders for free

Scholarships By Subject

African American

www.uncf.org United Negro College Fund https://www.ronbrown.org/section/apply/program-description

The Rob Brown Scholar Program http://www.naacp.org/naacp-scholarships/

National Assocation for the Advancement of Colored People

www.jackierobinson.org/apply/

The Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship Program

https://www.tmcf.org/

Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund

https://www.edumed.org/financial-aid/african-american-student-scholarships-resources/

Edumed: Scholarships and Resources for African American Students

Hispanic

https://www.hsf.net/

Hispanic Scholarship Fund http://hispanicfund.org/

Hispanic College Fund www.chci.org/

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute www.nshp.org/scholarship National Society of Hispanic Professionals

Asian

http://www.apiasf.org/scholarships.html Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund

https://www.texasbpwfoundation.org/scholarships.php

Texas Business and Professional Women’s Foundation Scholarships

www.aauw.org/

American Association of University Women https://www.zonta.org/Global-Impact/Education/Women-in-Business-Scholarship

Zonta International www.womenssportsfoundation.org Women’s Sports Foundation http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

Minority

https://uncf.org/scholarships

UNCF www.gmsp.org Gates Millenium Scholars Program

www.fordfound.org Ford Foundation www.inroads.org Inroads www.lagrantfoundation.org Lagrant Foundation

Native American www.collegefund.org/

American Indian College Fund http://www.niea.org/for-students/support/scholarship-opportunities/

National Indian Education Association

Gifted and Talented https://www.txgifted.org/scholarships Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented http://www.mensafoundation.org/what-we-do/scholarships/

Mensa Education and Research Foundation

Miscellaneous Scholarship and Financial Aid Information

www.KnowHow2Go.org KnowHow2Go: Lists the four steps to college, including scholarship and financial aid information; has steps for

freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and mentors

www.volunteermatch.org Volunteer Match: Find volunteer opportunities that will add merit to your college and scholarship applications.

www.collegegold.com Fast Web: A step-by-step guide to paying for college; includes interactive tools, calculators, and resources on paying for

college

www.gocollege.com

Go College: Information on scholarships for African Americans, Latinos, Native American, and women; information on

college grants and student loans, education options, college survival, and building your credit score

www.adventuresineducation.org Adventures in Education: Planning for college, paying for college, finding a career, and managing your money; has

FAQs such as “what are the eligibility criteria for obtaining federal financial aid?”

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/outside-the-classroom/how-to-find-an-internship-youll-value?

ep_ch=PR&ep_mid=11258554&ep_rid=38393108 Collegeboard BigFuture: Excellent information on how to find an internship and how to make the most out of it.

Conexus Scholarship Search Below, wherever it says career, you want to type the career you are wanting to pursue (ie: veterinarian, teacher, mechanical engineer, etc.)

1 Google Career, Scholarship

Take the first 5 companies you recognize, click on each one, and do the scholarship application

2 Google Career, Manufacturer

Take the first 5 companies you recognize, click on each one, and look for a scholarship application

3 Google Career, Trade Association

Take the first 5 companies you recognize, click on each one, and look for a scholarship application

The benefit of doing this process is that since you’re looking under the topic of your career, you will find organizations who want to award college money to students who want to pursue that career Also, since you’re looking all under one career, the scholarship topics will be similar and you can often use the same essays for each application, therefore saving a lot of time

Also try using Google to search for scholarship of things that are unique to you or your family Examples are to google “scholarships for children of firefighters,” “scholarships for students with ADHD,” “scholarships for students with red hair,” “scholarships for twins,” etc Think outside the box

Check any political, social, ethnic, or religious groups your family belongs to as well to see if they offer any scholarships