Resources for Finding Financial Aid and Scholarships

College Board's FUND FINDER

Web site: http://www.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/ssrchtop.html

The College Board's FUND FINDER scholarship database, also known as the ExPAN Scholarship Search, lists scholarships and other types of financial aid programs from 3,300 national, state, public, and private sources. The database is updated annually.

FastWEB

Web site: http://www.fastweb.com

This is a Web site that helps students find scholarships for college. It matches each student's background, automatically, with eligibility requirements for scholarships from around the country and provides information about scholarship opportunities tailored to that student. It is a free service.

Federal Student Aid Information Center
TTY: 1-800-730-8913
Telephone: 1-800-4-FED-AID
Web site: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/students

This hotline and Web site is designed to provide quick answers to questions about federal financial aid. Calls are taken Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm eastern time.

FinAid! The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid

Web site: http://www.finaid.org

This is a comprehensive Web site offering information on loans, scholarships, and military aid and answering all

sorts of questions on applying for and finding money for college. It has a great section on tips for successfully filling out and filing financial aid applications.

Peterson's COLLEGEQUEST

Web site: http://www.collegequest.com/college

Peterson's Award Search makes it quick and easy to find the right scholarships for you. The database presents 800,000 awards from about 2,000 sources in 69 academic subject areas, with the same complete descriptions found in Peterson's Scholarships, Grants and Prizes book. Peterson's is the most trusted name in education and careers publishing.

Sallie Mae/CASHE

Web site: http://www.scholarships.salliemae.com

Sallie Mae's Online Scholarship Service offers free access to the College Aid Sources for Higher Education (CASHE) database. The database lists private sector awards from more than 3,600 sponsors.