Financial Aid Resources
Scholarships & Finances
BrokeScholar - Offers a free scholarship search engine, featuring undergraduate, graduate, and professional scholarship awards.
Careers and Colleges - Provides a scholarship and college search engine for students and parents.
College Access Now - The College Access Now program is dedicated to helping promising, low-income young people prepare for and earn admission to college.
College Answer - Provides information on the entire "Going-to-College" process from preparation to getting loans. The site also has interactive tools that enable you to analyze the affordability of schools, compare financial aid award letters, and search for scholarships.
College Board - Connects students to services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning.
College Planning Network - provides information on college selection, admissions, financial aid and scholarships. Also includes an excellent scholarship guide and an alphabetical list of college Web pages from around the world.
College Connection Scholarships - Provides scholarship information including details to apply, eligibility requirements, deadlines, amounts, contact name, address, phone number and website of the scholarship sponsor.
College Scholarships, Colleges, and Online Degrees - Provides information on college scholarships and financial aid searches, test preparation tips, colleges and universities, and online degrees and distance education.
College Success Foundation - Provides scholarships and mentoring to low-income, high-potential students in Washington State.
EdFund - click on the "Students & Parents" tab for financial aid information.
FinAid - Offers a collection of information about student financial aid.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) - the fundamental qualifying form used for all federal and government-guaranteed commercial lenders’ programs—as well as for many state, regional and private student aid programs.
Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid - provides information about federal programs and how to apply for them.
GoCollege - Allows college bound students to match their test results and desired majors, geographic location, and tuition dollars available to the appropriate schools. Also offers help in finding sources of financial aid.
Mapping Your Future - This is a "one-stop" site for financial aid, college planning, career options, financial strategies.
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators - provides information and advice about finding and applying for financial aid.
NELA, Center for Student Success - Provides information and assistance on college admissions, financial aid and scholarship search resources. Residents of the Puget Sound area can visit the Washington center in Seattle and use free tools, resources and materials to explore career interests and options.
Peterson's - Connects individuals to information about colleges and universities, career schools, graduate programs, distance learning, executive training, private secondary schools, summer opportunities, study abroad, financial aid, test preparation, and career exploration.
US Department of Education - Provides resources for preparing for college, applying for financial aid, finding colleges and technical schools, and homework aids.
Washington Financial Aid Association (WFAA) - click on "Students," and you will find information about starting college, financial aid, the application process, deadlines and other resources.
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board - Administers the state's student financial aid programs and provides planning, coordination, monitoring and policy analysis for higher education in Washington.
Students with Disabilities
To find more Internet sites choose a search engine, such as www.google.com, and type in "+scholarships+financial aid+students+disabilities."
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Resource for listening, learning, talking and living independently with hearing loss. They offer financial aid and scholarship awards to people who meet the specific criteria.
Do-It, University of Washington - College Funding Strategies for Students with Disabilities.
FinAid - Financial aid for students with disabilities.
International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet, Education - Collects educational Web sites with disability resources and information.
Resource Guide for Persons with Disabilities - Provides scholarship and financial aid resources for persons with disabilities.
National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities - Provides information about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at American campuses, vocational-technical schools, and other postsecondary training entities for individuals with disabilities.
National Educational Association of Disabled Students, Financial Aid Directory - Provides financial assistance information for disabled students at colleges and universities across Canada to help them make decisions about post-secondary education.
University/Education Disability Resources - Provides financial aid, education, and university disability resources.
Colleges
College Planning Network - provides information on college selection, admissions, financial aid and scholarships. Also includes an excellent scholarship guide and an alphabetical list of college Web pages from around the world.
College Scholarships, Colleges, and Online Degrees - Provides information on college scholarships and financial aid searches, test preparation tips, colleges and universities, and online degrees and distance education.
National Center for Education Statistics - Provides information and statistics on the condition of American education. You can compare profiles of nearly 7,000 colleges and universities across the nation.
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board - Administers the state's student financial aid programs and provides planning, coordination, monitoring and policy analysis for higher education in Washington.
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges - Lists Washington community and technical colleges by area.