College bound
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
If you have plans to attend college, need financial aid, or loans complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid . FAFSA is responsible for managing the student financial assistance programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 which provides grants, loans, and work-study funds to students attending college or career school.
To apply for federal student aid, such as federal grants, loans, and work-study, you must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Completing and submitting the FAFSA is FREE!!
Many states and colleges use your FAFSA information to determine your eligibility for state and school aid and some private financial aid providers may use your FAFSA information to determine whether you qualify for their aid.
To apply for federal student aid, such as federal grants, loans, and work-study, you must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Completing and submitting the FAFSA is FREE!!
Many states and colleges use your FAFSA information to determine your eligibility for state and school aid and some private financial aid providers may use your FAFSA information to determine whether you qualify for their aid.
- What is the FAFSA?
- Am I eligible to receive financial aid?
- What types of aid are available?
- How much financial aid am I eligible to receive?
- How do I apply for aid?
- Where do I find more information about federal student aid?
- Why should I fill out the FAFSA?
- What are the deadlines for filling out the FAFSA?
- Will I need to fill out the FAFSA each year?
"The QuestBridge National College Match connects high-achieving low-income students with admission and full four-year scholarships to our partner colleges. College Match scholarships, which are provided by participating colleges, cover the full cost of tuition, room and board, are loan-free, and require no parental contribution."
Grades and rigor of high school curriculum: Primarily As in the most challenging courses at your high school (usually including Honors, AP, and/or IB level courses, if available.) Class rank: Top 5-10% of your graduating class. Standardized test scores: SAT (CR+M) scores above 1250; ACT composite score above 27. We also recommend submitting any AP, IB, or SAT Subject Test scores. Review the standardized testing requirements for each partner college.We also look for evidence of strong writing ability, intellectual spark, and determination through essays and teacher/counselor recommendations. |
Scholarship Registry Websites
FASTWEB Fastweb is an FREE online resource around for over 15 years to find scholarships, offer information on financial aid, jobs, internships, student life and more.
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Register for this free service to receive updates about scholarships, internships and more to you email account.
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Serving as a member of the U.S. Military is a viable option for continuing your education!
Scholarship Websites and Resources
www.collegefunds.net
www.blackstudents.blacknews.com www.scholarshipexperts.com www.brokescholar.net www.myscholarshipguide.com www.collegexpress.com www.petersons.com www.wiredscholar.com |
www.collegeboard.com
www.sourceforstudents.com www.meritmoney.com www.collegeview.com www.findcollegeaid.com www.srnexpress.com www.colleges.com www.scholarships.com |
www.salliemae.com
www.princetonreview.com www.studentaid.com www.collegeispossible.org www.collegenet.com www.finaid.org www.usnew.com |
MERITAID
http://www.meritaid.com/
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A comprehensive directory of merit scholarships and academic scholarships from colleges across the country. |
STUDENTSCHOLARSHIPS.ORG
Helps non-profit organizations and private companies distribute their scholarship information to students across North America.
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The Jackie Robinson Foundation http://www.jackierobinson.org/apply/programs.php
ACT ON A DREAM
Act on a Dream serves as advocate for immigrant youth, provides a channel for student views, and empowers the increasingly diverse millennial generation to take action.
Their focus is on providing immigrant youth with equal access to educational opportunities by raising awareness of the unique challenges faced by our undocumented peers and provide resources to college campuses to better serve these students. Act on a Dream serves as advocate for immigrant youth, provides a channel for student views, and empowers the increasingly diverse millennial generation to take action.
Their focus is on providing immigrant youth with equal access to educational opportunities by raising awareness of the unique challenges faced by our undocumented peers and provide resources to college campuses to better serve these students. Act on a Dream serves as advocate for immigrant youth, provides a channel for student views, and empowers the increasingly diverse millennial generation to take action.
Most Colleges and Universities offer scholarships to prospective and current students. Visit the school's website their financial aid office to inquire about upcoming scholarships. Be persistent and check back often. Scholarships may become available at different times of the year and most have strict application deadlines.
scholarships
Students Savings: The Ultimate Scholarship Resource Guide
http://www.shopsleuth.com/resources/scholarship-guide
http://www.shopsleuth.com/resources/scholarship-guide
Bell Labs Fellowships for Under Represented Minorities
http://www.bell-labs.com/fellowships/CRFP/info.html
Student Inventors Scholarships
http://www.invent.org/collegiate
Student Video Scholarships
http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html
Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships
http://www.coca-colascholars.org/programs.html
Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships
http://holocaust.hklaw.com/
Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships
http://www.aynrand.org/contests/
Brand Essay Competition
http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm
Gates Millennlum Scholarships (major)
http://www.gmsp.org/nominationmaterials/read.dbm?ID=12
Xerox Scholarships for Students
http://www.xerox.com/jobs/minority-scholarships/enus.html
Sports Scholarships and Internships
https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/grants-programs-and-scholarships
National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ)
http://www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html
Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary)
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr/jobs/stw.html
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.net/scholarship/about-scholarships-program
HBCU Connect Scholarships
http://hbcuforever.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/HBCUCONNECT-Scholarship-Information-and-Offerings.pdf
FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid scholarships)
http://www.finaid.org/
Presidential Freedom Scholarships
http://meldi.snre.umich.edu/node/1163
Microsoft Scholarship Program
http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships/minority.asp
Wired Scholar Free Scholarship Search
http://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students
http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/nonprofit-philanthropy/leadership-initiatives/hearst
Multiple List of Minority Scholarships
http://gehon.ir.miami.edu/financial-assistance/Scholarship/black.html
Guaranteed Scholarships
http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/
Maryland Artists Scholarships
http://www.maef.org/
Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship (for AA
students in South Florida)
http://www.jackituckfield.org/
Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students
http://www.beanactuary.org/minority/scholarships.htm
International Students Scholarships & Aid Help
http://www.iefa.org/
College Board Scholarship Search
http://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/fundfind01.html
Burger King Scholarship Program
https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/burgerkingscholars/
Siemens Westinghouse Competition
http://www.siemens-foundation.org/en/competition.htm
GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds
http://lulac.org/programs/education/scholarships/index.html
http://www.aie.org/scholarships/detail.cfm?id=15038
CollegeNet 's Scholarship Database
http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index
Federal Scholarships & Aid Gateways 25 Scholarship Gateways from Black Excel
http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm
Scholarship Links (Ed Finance Group)
http://www.efg.net/link_scholarship.htm
Aid &Resources For Re-Entry Students
http://www.back2college.com/
HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships (for study around the world)
http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/packard_nomination.html
Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities
http://ccmi.uchicago.edu/schl1.html
INROADS internships
http://www.inroads.org/
ACT-SO BELROEOlympics of the Mind 'A Scholarships
http://www.naacp.org/work/actso/act-so.shtml
Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships
http://www.baeo.org/options/privatelyfinanced.jsp
Science Net Scholarship Listing
http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html
Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide
http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES
RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD
http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info.html
The Roothbert Scholarship Fund
http://www.roothbertfund.org/schol
Online Engineering Degree Scholarships
http://www.onlineengineeringdegree.com/Scholarships/
http://www.bell-labs.com/fellowships/CRFP/info.html
Student Inventors Scholarships
http://www.invent.org/collegiate
Student Video Scholarships
http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html
Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships
http://www.coca-colascholars.org/programs.html
Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships
http://holocaust.hklaw.com/
Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships
http://www.aynrand.org/contests/
Brand Essay Competition
http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm
Gates Millennlum Scholarships (major)
http://www.gmsp.org/nominationmaterials/read.dbm?ID=12
Xerox Scholarships for Students
http://www.xerox.com/jobs/minority-scholarships/enus.html
Sports Scholarships and Internships
https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/grants-programs-and-scholarships
National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ)
http://www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html
Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary)
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr/jobs/stw.html
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.net/scholarship/about-scholarships-program
HBCU Connect Scholarships
http://hbcuforever.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/HBCUCONNECT-Scholarship-Information-and-Offerings.pdf
FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid scholarships)
http://www.finaid.org/
Presidential Freedom Scholarships
http://meldi.snre.umich.edu/node/1163
Microsoft Scholarship Program
http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships/minority.asp
Wired Scholar Free Scholarship Search
http://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students
http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/nonprofit-philanthropy/leadership-initiatives/hearst
Multiple List of Minority Scholarships
http://gehon.ir.miami.edu/financial-assistance/Scholarship/black.html
Guaranteed Scholarships
http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/
Maryland Artists Scholarships
http://www.maef.org/
Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship (for AA
students in South Florida)
http://www.jackituckfield.org/
Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students
http://www.beanactuary.org/minority/scholarships.htm
International Students Scholarships & Aid Help
http://www.iefa.org/
College Board Scholarship Search
http://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/fundfind01.html
Burger King Scholarship Program
https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/burgerkingscholars/
Siemens Westinghouse Competition
http://www.siemens-foundation.org/en/competition.htm
GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds
http://lulac.org/programs/education/scholarships/index.html
http://www.aie.org/scholarships/detail.cfm?id=15038
CollegeNet 's Scholarship Database
http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index
Federal Scholarships & Aid Gateways 25 Scholarship Gateways from Black Excel
http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm
Scholarship Links (Ed Finance Group)
http://www.efg.net/link_scholarship.htm
Aid &Resources For Re-Entry Students
http://www.back2college.com/
HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships (for study around the world)
http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/packard_nomination.html
Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities
http://ccmi.uchicago.edu/schl1.html
INROADS internships
http://www.inroads.org/
ACT-SO BELROEOlympics of the Mind 'A Scholarships
http://www.naacp.org/work/actso/act-so.shtml
Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships
http://www.baeo.org/options/privatelyfinanced.jsp
Science Net Scholarship Listing
http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html
Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide
http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES
RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD
http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info.html
The Roothbert Scholarship Fund
http://www.roothbertfund.org/schol
Online Engineering Degree Scholarships
http://www.onlineengineeringdegree.com/Scholarships/
Below you will find a 50 page College Resource Guide provided by U.S. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard in 2005. Contact each listed scholarship provider directly to learn of new deadlines and/or changes to the eligibility criteria.
Since MALDEF's founding, the civil rights organization has supported the next generation of civil rights advocates for the Latino community. MALDEF currently offers: a Scholarship Resource Guide for high school, college, and graduate students; a Law School Scholarship Program for law students; and a DREAM Act Student Activist Scholarship Program for college and graduate students.