Subject Guide: Financial Aid & Scholarships
Beware of scholarship scams. In 2000, the Federal Trade Commission found 37 scholarship websites with deceptive practices. Companies posing as scholarship search or financial aid foundations charged anywhere from $25 to $700 to guarantee eligibility for a minimum amount of financial aid, when such guarantees are not possible. Some advice: beware of services that "do all the work for you" because students must apply for aid themselves and do not give out credit card or bank account information to "hold a scholarship". More information available at this site.
College Board Guide to Paying for College - offers information on costs, an overview of financial aid, help and information on applying for various scholarships and comparison of aid available.
FAFSA on the web - U.S. Department of Education FREE application for Federal Student Aide web site.
FastWeb - allows you to search for over 600,000 scholarships, tips on financial aid and downloadable applications for colleges.
FinAid - the Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid, offers information on loans, scholarships, financial aid applications and a free scholarship search.
U.S. Department of Education - financial aid information from the Federal Department of Education.