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Creating Options: Financial Aid for Individuals with Disabilities | This excellent article found on LD Online, from HEATH Resource Center, provides detailed information on scholarships and sources of financial aid. | |
California Golden State Scholarshare | Provides a new program that offers a tax-deferred savings plan that seems to be better than the Education IRA. | |
Department of Education Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) | Provides online application, in addition to other means of applying for FSA. | |
Department of Education Student Guide to Financial Aid | Provides information regarding eligibility, applying, deadlines, loans, responsibilities, and more. | |
eStudentLoan.com | This site provides Instant Student Loan Comparisons. It is user friendly, features advice, and enables you to apply online for loans. | |
fastWEB! (Financial Aid Search Through the Web) | A comprehensive database of almost a half million scholarships. It's a free service which promises results in five minutes or less. | |
FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page | FinAid is yet another large site dealing exclusively with financial aid. It includes information about scholarship scams, military aid, and more such as the "Ask the Aid Advisor" feature. | |
Financial Aid Estimation Form | This form is used to prepare an estimate of the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and financial need. This is a free service and they state that they do not retain any record of the information you submit using this form, and have taken steps to ensure your privacy. | |
Financial Aid Terminology | An easy-to-scan guide defining terms and acronyms used in college financial aid related documents. | |
Kaplan - Scholarship Scam Quiz | A free, online quiz to alert you to possible scams and tricks to watch out for when applying for awards. | |
Key Education Resources | A section of Keybank which deals with student loans and general financial information and preparation. Includes a program called KeyScape which allows for interactive financing. | |
Mach25 Search Filters | Another cool searcher! -- The Mach25 database contains over 600,000 awards totaling over $1.6 billion. With just a few clicks, you receive a list of scholarships for which you are eligible! | |
Paying For College | An article from Kaplan explaining college costs and possible ways to meet those costs. (note: Kaplan is a commercial site) | |
Petersons.com: Financing Education | Features various articles related to financing a college education, including a glossary of terms. | |
Project EASI (Easy Access for Students and Institutions) Student and Family Center | Provides specific information about applying for, receiving, and repaying a loan for education beyond high school. | |
Request Information and an Educational Loan Application (Kaplan) | To request your educational loan applications through KapLoan, you can use this form. | |
Scholarship Myths | This article sorts out fact from fiction so that valuable time may not be wasted in the scholarship search. | |
Tips From the Financial Aid Trenches | This article provides information through the sharing of parents who have experienced the process already. Worth reading if you're a parent sorting through the options. |
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Last updated: Spring 2007