Money for College

Money for College – Financial Aid, Scholarships, Grants, Programs, Financial Calculators, Planning

Paying for college can be a sizable investment. There are multiple options for paying the tuition and housing fees associated with attending college beyond traditional private funding. Below are some links and information you may find helpful.😊

• General Information and Explanation of Federal Loans versus Private Loans, Scholarships, Grants (general info)- https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types
• Understanding Student Loans – How to Pay Off Your Loans Faster; types of public and private source loans, payment plans; legal options – https://crediready.com/the-complete-guide-to-student-loans
• Student Financial Aid from each of the 50 States, District of Columbia, and Territories – https://www2.ed.gov/about/contacts/state/index.html
• Federal Student loans – https://www2.ed.gov/fund/grants-college.html?src=pn
• Grants and Programs – https://www2.ed.gov/fund/grants-apply.html?src=ft
• Federal Student Aid from U.S. Department of Education – https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/ and https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa
• PHEAA – www.pheaa.org
• AES – www.aesSuccess.org
• FedLoan – MyFedLoan.org
• You Can Deal With It – www.YouCanDealWithIt.com
• EducationPlanner – www.EducationPlanner.org
• Federal versus Private Loans – https://www.studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/loans/federal-vs-private
• Finding and Applying for Scholarships – https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/grants-scholarships/finding-scholarships
• Best College Scholarships 2019 – https://www.chamberofcommerce.org/best-college-scholarships
• Who Gets Financial Aid – https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/eligibility
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) – FAFSA: Applying for Aid and https://fafsa.ed.gov
• Pell Grants – https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/grants-scholarships/pell
• Rhodes Scholarships – http://www.rhodesscholar.org/applying-for-the-scholarship/
• Scholarships Long List – https://www.niche.com/colleges/scholarships/
• Sallie Mae (SLM Corporation; originally Student Loan Marketing Association) – www.salliemae.com which is a publicly traded student loan company.
• Private Lenders versus Federal Loans Here is an informative article at https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/loans/federal-vs-private from the U.S. Department of Education on this subject of federal student loans versus private loans. Be sure to utilize the above information and go through your States or Territory education finance office which can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/about/contacts/state/index.html as one way to access private lenders. Use reputable private lenders if you go that route.
• Calculator – College Net Price Calculator – Utilize this resource https://professionals.collegeboard.org/higher-ed/financial-aid/netprice.
• Calculator – Student Financial Aid and Full Cost Calculator, Scholarships, Financial Tools – Check out https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/tools-calculators.
• Understanding Your Rights and Responsibilities as a Co-signer – https://www.bankrate.com/loans/personal-loans/loan-co-signer-what-are-my-rights/

Searching for scholarship can be overwhelming when you do not know which ones are valid. One of the suggestions we have for students is that if you have to pay to get a scholarship (example: paying an entrance fee), it may not be the best scholarship. We also advise that students discuss scholarships with their counselors because they usually have a list of local scholarships that are usually not advertised online.

There are a few more scholarship search engines out there that you can utilize like beyond the ones provided above:

• College Board (https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search)
• FastWeb (https://www.fastweb.com/ )
• Scholarship America also has a list of scholarships that are open to the general population (https://scholarshipamerica.org/what-we-do/students-parents/open-scholarships/)

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