WEB
Sites for Scholarship and Financial Aid
Web sites at a glance for scholarships and financial aid
www.fastweb.com
www.collebeboard.org/ Complete a short
questionnaire, and it will match you with potential scholarships
www.finaid.com Financial aid - allows
you to search for scholarships based on your profile
www.collegenet.com/mach25 Search for specific scholarships
using keywords, for instance if you’re an outstanding soccer player and want
to see what soccer scholarships are available, you can enter the information
and see a list of scholarships and how to apply.
www.anycollege.net
www.brokescholar.com
www.college-scholarships.com
www.embark.com
www.reschinfo.com
www.search.cashe.com
www.gocollege.com
www.scholarships.com
www.wiredscholar.com
www.scholaraid.com
http://www.srnexpress.com SRN Express
www.sssc.com Fund finder
http://www.azcis.intocareers.org/Default.aspx UserName:
casagrandehs, PW: 4azcis02
Travel and Tourism scholarships
www.astanet.com
www.hoganfoundation.org
Minority On-Line Scholarship Information and Search Service
www.fie.com/molis/scholar.htm
www.hsf.net
www.freshinfo.com
http://www.mpc.press.org (Ellen Masin Persina Scholarship for Minorities
in Journalism)
http://www.mpc.press.org
http://www.scholarshipsforhispanics.org/
http://www.maldef.org/education/scholarships.htm
Yahoo Search
www.yahoo.com/Education/Financial aid/Scholarship Programs/
Additional Scholarship Websites:
www.ed.gov
www.asu.edu/fa/scholarships/private.html#gandhi
http://www.asu.edu/fa/scholarships/private.html#kause
http://www.asu.edu/fa.scholarships/private.html#becker
http://www.asu.edu/fa/scholarships/private.html#castner
http://www.asu.edu/fa/scholarships/private.html#dreyfus
http://www.asu.edu/fa/scholarships/private.html#snodgrass
http://www.asu.edu/fa/scholarships/general.html
http://wpcarey.asu.edu/scholarships/scholarships_app.cfm
http://www.asu.edu/fa/scholarships/private.html#brown
http://www.maricopa.edu/resdev/scholarships/apply.php
http://www.9beans.org/
http://www.college-computers.net/scholarship/scholarship-faq.shtml
http://www.straightforwardmedia.com/fridell/
http://www.maricopa.edu/resdev/scholarships/Scholarships07-08/MainCriteriaLater.pdf
http://www.hacu.net
http://www.cardonors.com/
http://www.msca-lift.org/foundation/
http://www.alhef.org
http://www.oscars.org/saa
http://www.allstars.usatoday.com
http://www.earthisland.org
http://www.invent.org
http://www.davisputter.org/apply.html.
http://www.independent.org/garvey
http://www.vfw.org.
http://www.namta.org
http://www.nelnet.net/collegeplanning
Scholarship Web sites continued
NCAA
Scholarships
www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html
For sport
scholarship
www.ncaa.org/cbsa
Sports scholarships and financial
aid
www.athleticaid.com
Intel Science Talent
Search
www.sciserv.org/sts
Project Excellence
Scholarships
www.project-excellence.com
National Alliance for Excellence Scholarships
www.truman.gov
Arts Recognition and Talent Search Awards
www.artsawards.org
Kodak
Scholarships
www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/programs/student/scholarshp.shtml
American Institute of CPAs Scholarship
www.aicpa.org/members/div/career/mini/smas.htm
Ambassadorial Scholarships
www.rotary.org/foundation/education/amb_scho/
Orphan, ward of the court, foster care, or independent:
www.asu.edu/fa/scholarships/private.html#armstrong
Female high school
senior
www.asu.edu/fa/scholarships/private.html#marshall
Culinary
majors www.jamesbeard.org
Physics and Math
majors
www.asu.edu/fa/scholarships/private.html#weber
United College Fund Scholarships
www.unf.org/programs
Society of Women Engineer
www.swe.org/SWE/StudentServices/Scholarship/brochur.htm
National Society of Black Engineers
www.nsbe.org/scholarships
Army ROTC (for historically Black colleges)
www.usarotc.com/index.htm
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
www.jabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html
Hispanic College Fund
Scholarships
www.hispanicfund.org/hef-scholar.html
American Institute of Architects Minority Disadvantages
www.e-rchitech.com/institute/scholar.htm
National Council for Minorities in Engineering
www.nacme.org/sch_index.html
Xerox Technology Minority Scholarship
www.xerox.com (and type in “Scholarship” in the search engine)
Undocumented students
www.maldef.org/pdf/Scholarships072003.pdf
www.getreadyforcollege.org/gPg.cfm?pageID=1586
www.hs.houstonisd.org/debakeyhs/Departments/counselors/undocumented.htm
FAFSA on Line - in December. Parents and students should apply for a pin #
in December @
www.pin.ed.gov
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
http://www.ed.gov/ofices/OPE/express.html
Campus visitations, school ranks, college finder and more
ASU:
www.asu.edu/fast or
www.asu.edu/vpsa/fa/scholarships
NAU: www.nau.edu
U of A: www.arizona.edu
or
http://catalog.arizona.edu or
http://admissions.arizona.edu
School ranks, college finder and more:
www.princetonreview
Common Application:
www.commonapp.org
COOL (College Opportunities On Line Locator)
http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool/
SAT and ACT Testing Information
SAT
on line registration:
www.collegeboard.org High School code for
registration: 030040
ACT on line registration:
www.act.org High School code
for registration: 030040
Military Academies
www.usma.edu Army
www.usafa.af.mil Air Force
www.nada.navy.mil Navy
www.ega.edu Coast Guard
CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE TUITION WAIVER
(Students ranking in the top 10%
of their graduating class are awarded a tuition waiver for four semesters.
11% - 30% are awarded half tuition)
Chandler-Gilbert CC
www.cgc.edu
Central Arizona CC
www.centralaz.edu
Eastern CC
www.eac.edu
Gateway CC
www.gatewayccc.edu
Mesa CC www.mc.maricopa.edu
Phoenix CC www.phoenixcollege.edu
Pima CC
www.pima.edu
Scottsdale CC
www.scottsdalecc.edu
Rio Salado CC
www.riosalado.edu
South Mountain CC
www.southmountain.edu
Arizona Board of Regents High Honors Tuition Waiver Scholarship (ABOR)
www.ade.az.gov/asd/tuitionwaiver/
Part 1: Students must complete
all 16 Core Competency Courses by graduation with a B or better in each
course. 4 math, 4 English, 3 lab science, 2 Social Studies , 2 foreign
language and 1 fine arts.
*A
“B” or better must be received in each semester of the core classes. A “C”
in a weighted course (Honors or Advanced Placement course) does not convert
to a “B”. The grade is as reflected on the student’s transcript.
Part 2: Students must meet at
least one of the following academic requirements:
Option 1: GPA 3.5 on a 4.0 scale
Option 2: Class Rank: Student is in the top 5% of high school
graduating class upon graduation.
Part 3: Students must meet at
least one of the following assessment options:
Option 1: EXCEED Standards on 3 of the AIMS Tests
Option 2: EXCEED Standards on 2 of the AIMS Tests
and MEET standards on 1 of the AIMS
Tests. Additionally, they would either need to receive a minimum
score of 3 on two Advanced Placement tests or a minimum of
a 4 on two International Baccalaureate exams.
Scholarship Scams - Scam Warning Signs
You
Have To Pay a Fee
Money-Back Guarantee
Credit Card/Bank Account Information Required
Offers Exclusive Information
Common Scams:
Phony scholarship - promises cash if you pay a registration fee
Phony scholarship matching service -
pay a fee and they guarantee you will win
scholarships
Phony educational loan - pay a fee
and receive a low interest rate
Phony financial aid seminar - a
high pressure, poorly concealed sales pitch
Calculators
College Cost Projector
www.finaid.org/calculators
Loan Calculators
www.finaid.org/calculators
EFC Calculators
www.finaid.org/calculators
Savings Plan Designer
www.finaid.org/calculators
Student Budget Calculator
www.finaid.org/calculators
Campus Tours
www.campustours.com
College View
www.collegeview.com
University Links
www.ulinks.com
Choosing a Major/Career
Monster (Job Search)
www.monster.com
Occupational Outlook Handbook
www.bls.gov/oco
Career Planning
www.fastweb.com
America’s Career InfoNet
www.acinet.org
Bureau of Labor Statistics
www.stats.bls.gov
