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college scholarships & financial help

 

Need a scholarship? here are some links:
USA: collegesuccessfoundation.org
WA: knowhow2gowashington.org
WA: hecb.wa.gov/collegebound Deadline is June 1. College Success Foundation 425-416-2000. full ride + textbook stipend to low-income middle school (7-8th grade) students.
USA: College Board Online - has finaid calculator
USA: fastweb.com - internships, colleges, scholarships
USA: FinAid - all kinds of resources and a calculator. also learn about loans and fellowships.
USA: US Dept. of Education - info about federal govt programs. Covers things like Pell grants, Stafford Loans, and PLUS Loans (for parents), eligibility criteria & deadlines. tips for reducing cost of college.
USA: Community and Technical Colleges on the Web
USA: eStudentLoan - LoanFinder is for researching and comparing alternatives to standard financial aid.
IL - U of I?: Fellowships Awarded in National Competitions - I don't understand whether this is national or whether it is specific to U of I. The link was first given in 2002 and it changed.
USA: FreSch! (Free Scholarship Search Service)
USA: Graduate Assistantship Directory or it may be through this participation form. The acm is currently redesigning the gad part of the site.
USA: NCAA, also check out ncaastudent - for athletes
USA: Online Study Abroad Directory
USA: SRN Express - find personalized scholarship info. (server may be down temporarily or permanently)
TX?: TG Works Online - site from Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp.
USA African American: United Negro College Fund
USA: Back to College - lots of good working scholarship links (except for 1 or 2). looks like a junk site but doesn't seem to work like one.