Mr. Levin’s Pathfinder on the College Scholarships

In our print collection

• Do a subject search using the Online Catalog. Type the following:(Of course!) You’ll find lots of books in our collection! Most print resources on college scholarships will be located in R 371.2 and R 378.3.
  • A few titles include:
    • The scholarship scouting report by Ben Kaplan
      • R 378.3 KAP
    • Peterson's scholarships, grants & prizes 2008
      • R 371.2 PET
    • Peterson's College Money Handbook 2006
      • R 378.3 PET
        
        

From Our Guidance Department

• This is long list of scholarships is updated often and is linked on the Student page of our website: http://richcentral.org/scholarshipnews.pdf

Using the "Free" Internet

College Scholarship Resources

• College Board Online Scholarship Search
  Fill in the profile and the Search will locate scholarships, loans, internships, and other financial aid programs from non-college sources.
  
  College Board: Pay for College
  Comprehensive information on paying for college - scholarships, financial aid applications, loans, and college financing.
  
  College Title IV Codes - Locate Title IV Codes for schools which participate in federal student aid programs.
  
  Direct Loan Program - This financial aid site has direct loan forms and account information.
  
  eStudentLoan.com
  A commercial site for loan comparisons
  
  FAFSA on the Web
  Application form to file for Federal Student Aid
  
  fastWEB!
  Personalize a profile to match fastWEB's database of over 600,000 scholarships
  
  FinAid
  Guide to student financial aid - loans, scholarships, military aid, and more. With Expected Family Contribution estimator
  
  Free Scholarships and Financial Aid Page - Complete a questionnaire via email and this site will then forward the questionnaire to colleges and universities throughout the United States for recruitment and financial aid information.
  
  Guaranteed Scholarships - This unique website lists guaranteed scholarships that are offered by individual colleges and universities to all students meeting the stated criteria.
  
  Hope Scholarship
  Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally (HOPE) website
  
  Nellie Mae Student Loans
  Student loan resource. Also check out scholarships available from the Sallie Mae Fund here
  
  Online Degrees, Financial Aid, and Scholarships - Check out some of the colleges and universities offering online degrees who have scholarships and/or financial aid available to qualified students. There are also links to other free scholarship search sites.
  
  Peterson's Guide to Financing Education
  Shop for student loans, find scholarships, and access a variety of helpful resources.
  
  Scholarship Resource Network
  Databases of private scholarships for undergraduate through post-graduate study.
  
  SallyMae College Answer
  Information on how scholarships work, free scholarship search, advice on writing essays, and more. Spanish version available.
  
  Student Guide from the Dept. of Education - Contains current information on how to determine financial aid eligibility, various government loans, and Pell grants.
  
  US Department of Education: "Student Guide" to Student Aid
  Comprehensive resource covering grants, loans, work-study programs available through federal Student Financial Assistance Programs.
  
  U.S. News and World Report - Scholarship Search - Search through different categories of scholarships, or look for scholarships offered by specific schools or corporations.