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Financial Aid
Click here to view the Parents 10 Steps to Managing Your College Financial Costs!Parents: File for FAFSA Pin Now!Go to www.pin.ed.gov to register for your pin number for your January filing of the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) application. You can speed up the process by taking care of this portion now, and you will be ready to go when January arrives!For more information, and to file your FAFSA (starting in January), go to the FASFA website. This link is the official government site for filing your FAFSA - do not go to imitation sites!!!!Find out more about Financial Aid 2010.Scholarships Going to Waste
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS ARE NOT APPLYING !Even if you do not have a college-aged child at home,
please share this with someone who does, pass this scholarship information
on to anyone and everyone that comes to mind. Though
there are a number of companies and organizations that
have donated monies for scholarships use to African
Americans, a great deal of the money is being returned
because of a lack of interest.
No one is going to knock on our doors and ask if we can use a scholarship.
Take the initiative to get your children involved. There is no need for
money to be returned to donating companies because we fail to apply for it.
Please pass this information on to family members, nieces, nephews,
friends with children etc. We must get the word out that money is available.
If you are a college student or getting ready to become one , you probably
already know how useful additional money can be. Our youth really could
use these scholarships. Thanks! (If clicking on the link doesn't work, copy
and paste the URL in your web browser.)
1) BELL LABS FELLOWSHIPS FOR UNDER REPRESENTED MINORITIES
http://www.bell-labs.com/fellowships/CRFP/info.html
2) Student Inventors Scholarships
http://www.invent.org/collegiate
http://www.invent.org/collegiate/
3) Student Video Scholarships
http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html
4) Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships
http://www.coca-colaschola/rs.org/programs.html
5) Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships
6) Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships
http://www.aynrand.org/contests/
7) Brand Essay Competition
http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm
8) Gates Millennium Scholarships (major)
http://www.gmsp.org/nominationmaterials/read.dbm?ID=12
9) Xerox Scholarships for Students
http://www2.xerox.com/go/xrx/about_xerox/about_xerox_detail.jsp
10) Sports Scholarships and Internships
http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html
11) National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships
(NABJ)
http://www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html
12) Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary)
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr/jobs/stw.html
13) Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm
14) FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid
Scholarships
15) Presidential Freedom Scholarships
http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/
16) Microsoft Scholarship Program
http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships/minority.asp
17) WiredScholar Free Scholarship Search
h ttp://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship _search.jsp
18) Hope Scholarships &Lifetime Credits
19) William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for
Minority Students
http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm
20) Multiple List of Minority Scholarships
http://gehon.ir.miami.edu/financial-assistance/Scholarship/blackhtml
21) Guaranteed Scholarships
http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/
22) BOEING scholarships (soma e HBCU connects)
http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/educationrelations/scholarships
23) Easley National Scholarship Program
http://www.naas.org/senior.htm
24) Maryland Artists Scholarships
26) Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business
Scholarship (for AA students in South Florida)
http://www.jackituckfield.org/
27) Historically Black College & University Scholarships
http://www.iesabroad.org/info/hbcu.htm
28) Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students
http://www.beanactuary.org/minority/scholarships.htm
29) International Students Scholarships & Aid Help
30) College Board Scholarship Search
http://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/fundfind01.html
31) Burger King Scholarship Program
http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/ 32) Siemens Westinghouse Competition
http://www.siemens-foundationorg/
33) GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds
http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html
34) CollegeNet ' s Scholarship Database
http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index
35) Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid
http://www.aflcioorg/scholarships/scholar.htm
36) Federal Scholarships & Aid Gateways 25 Scholarship
Gateways from Black Excel
http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm
37) Scholarship &Financial Aid Help
http://www.blackexcel.org/fin-sch.htm
38) Scholarship Links (Ed Finance Group)
http://www.efg.net/link_scholarship.htm
39) FAFSA On The Web (Your Key Aid Form &Info)
40) Aid &Resources For Re-Entry Students
41) Scholarships and Fellowships
http://www.osc.cuny.edu/sep/links.html
42) Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies
http://www.paralegals.org/Choice/2000west.htm
43) HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships (for study
around the world)
http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/packard_nomination.html
44) Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities
http://ccmi.uchicago.edu/schl1.html
45) INROADS internships
46) ACT-SO EUR Olympics of the Mind "A Scholarships
http://www.naacp.org/work/actso/act-so.shtml
47) Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships
http://www.baeo.org/options/privatelyfinanced.jsp
48) ScienceNet Scholarship Listing
http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html
49) Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide
http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES
50) RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD
http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info.html
51) The Roothbert Scholarship Fund
MANAGING COLLEGE COST
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FinAid's custom calculators can help you figure out how much school will cost, how much you need to save and how much aid you'll need.The most popular calculators are the College Cost Projector, Savings Plan Designer (Flat Contribution), Expected Family Contribution and Financial Aid Calculator and Loan Calculator.You may also use the College Savings Plan Calculator provided by Charter One. This calculator will take into account your savings, rate of return, monthly contributions, inflation of education tuition, required contributions, and claculate your planning with a visual graph as well.Cheapest Colleges: 13 standup schools that cost less than $5,000 a year - provided by Wallet Pop and author Jason Cochran.
Financial Aid Assistance for Undocumented StudentsIf you are an undocumented student refer to a few resources located here for financial assistance for college. Although you cannot file the FAFSA, you can make that dream a reality!View a list of some scholarships noted by University of Illinois Extension (228 pages worth!)View a list of some scholarships noted by Latino College Dollars (88 pages worth!)View a list of some scholarships noted by MALDEF
View a list of some scholarships noted by College $ense.View a list of some scholarships noted by Geat Ready for CollegeFind out more about your rights with Undocumented Student Resource Guide. You can also look at
the CPS guide for undocumented students courtesy of the Chicago Public Schools.