Scholarship Resources

Websites

  • Broke Scholar–Scholarship search engine and much more.
  • College Board Scholarship Search–Locate scholarships, internships, grants, and loans that match your education level, talents, and background. This website has a database of more than 2,300 sources of college funding, totaling nearly $3 billion in available aid. http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp
  • FastWeb–Search over 600,000 scholarships, worth over $1 billion dollars. http://fastweb.monster.com/index.ptml
  • FinAid, the smart guide to financial aid–Scholarship information and links, a free scholarship search, and find what awards for which you qualify. http://www.finaid.org/scholarships
  • Harry S. Truman Scholarship–Provides support to college juniors preparing for leadership in public service. The Truman Scholarship is a $26,000 merit-based grant awarded to undergraduate students who wish financial support to attend graduate or professional school in preparation for careers in government. http://www.truman.gov
  • The Gates Millennium Scholars–Scholarships granted to bright students who cannot afford an education. See if this applies to you!  http://www.gmsp.org/main.cfm
  • Scholarship America–The nation's largest private sector scholarship and educational support organization.http://www.scholarshipamerica.org
  • Scholarship Scams (FinAid)–Provides advice on how to identify scholarship scams, how to distinguish between legitimate and fraudulent organizations, how to protect yourself from scholarship scams, and what to do if you are scammed.http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml

Financial Aid

  • Citibank Student Loans–Applying for loans, loan consolidation, planning for college, and a great month-by-month checklist to make sure you are on the right path.http://studentloan.citibank.com
  • FAFSA (free application for federal student aid)–Determine your eligibility for federal student aid, gives deadlines, application, helps you find your FAFSA online, register for a pin, and find your school pin.http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
  • Federal Aid Information–Gives advice and recommendations preparing for college, choosing the college right for you, how to apply for college, how to fund college, what you need to do when you are attending college, and repaying your college loans and aid.http://www.finaid.org
  • CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE–Nonfederal student aid funds. Many of the member colleges, universities, graduate and professional schools, and scholarship programs use the information collected on PROFILE to help them award nonfederal student aid funds.http://profileonline.collegeboard.com/index.jsp
  • Federal Stafford Loan–Provide simple and direct access to Federal Stafford student loan funding.http://www.staffordloan.com/
  • American Education Services–Tools to plan for higher education and find money for school, as well as allowing you to manage your student loan account online.
    http://www.aessuccess.org/
  • College Board, Pay for College–Latest information about college costs, scholarships, financial aid applications, education loans, and college financing.http://www.collegeboard.com/pay
  • FinAid, the smart guide to financial aid–Scholarship information and links, find the right loans for you, the best way to save, and military aid. Find out how to go to free student aid seminars.http://www.finaid.org/


PSAT, SAT, and ACT

  • College Board Tests–Find links to register online for the SAT, view and send your SAT scores, and find all the information you need—including exam dates and fees—for the SAT I, SAT II: Subject Tests, PSAT/NMSQT, AP, and CLEP.http://www.collegeboard.com/testing
  • ACT Assessment–Registration, preparation, how to take the test, scoring information, and frequently asked questions.http://www.act.org/aap/


Other resources

  • American Council on Education–Comprehensive information on exciting activities for students, exemplary educational practices, financial aid, programmatic models, and resources related to pre-college planning and preparation.http://www.collegeispossible.org
  • College Fairs (NACAC)–See if there is going to be a National College Fair near you.http://www.nacac.com/exhibit/fair.cfm
  • College Journal–See career trends; get help and advice on how to find a job; new columns every day that can provide valuable insight to prospective and current college students.http://www.collegejournal.com
  • FastWeb–Find your dream school with personalized matching against over 4,000 colleges. Also, get recruited by colleges looking for students like you. http://www.fastweb.monster.com/index.pthml
  • Ohio Department of Education–Find out what is going on in Ohio Schools.http://www.ode.state.oh.us/
  • Ohio Mentor–Helps students and their families select a college, apply for admission, and plan to finance higher education. This website offers access to information and admissions applications for statewide and independent colleges and universities within Ohio.http://www.ohiomentor.org/
  • Students.gov–Answers questions about, career development (internships, fellowships, students jobs, jobs), community service, education, government, travel, and more.http://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/index.jsp