Booklets/Forms

• General Information
  
  
  • finaidfacts.org ... info from financial aid counselors who were troubled by the number of inaccurate financial aid websites
    
  • "Seeking college aid worth the effort (Honolulu Advertiser, 1/31/08)
    
  • "Mistakes can cost you on college aid" (Honolulu Advertiser, 1/4/07)
    
    
• Bulletin 15, "Scholarships and Financial Aid" ... Guide to local sources of financial aid and scholarships. Hawaii Department of Education/OASIS publication.
  
  
• GovLoans.gov ... your gateway to government loan information from U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Small Business Administration - have come together to create this single point of access for federal loan information on the Web.
  
  
  • Federal Student Aid (U.S. Dept of Ed)
    
    
    • FAFSA financial aid form (U. S. Dept. of Ed)... "Free Application for Federal Student Aid". This is the standard form for applications for financial aid at most colleges.
      
      
    • More:
      • Federal Student Aid for Counselors (U.S. Dept of Ed)
      • 1-800-4-FED-AID
        
        
  • The College Answer (Sallae Mae)

Computer Searches

• EducationGrant.com ... besides good general info like Essay Writing Tips and Eight Steps to Winning a Scholarship, contains unusual sections like Unusual Scholarships, Scholarship Scams, and Scholarships for Single Mothers. Mentioned in CNN.com.
  
  Hint: if you see a big blank space, simply scroll down... weird display defect in Win IE6.
  
  
• FinancialAidTips.org ... check out the listing of major scholarships and the tips on writing a scholarship essay.
  
  
• ScholarshipHelp.org ... excellent general information to give you a better chance at winning that scholarship!
  
  

• FinAid (commercial)... info on loans, scholarships (a.k.a. FastWeb), and military
  
  

• AbsolutelyScholarships (commercial)... scholarships search engine and advice
  
  

• Scholarships.com (commercial)... "world's largest" scholarship search
  
  
• ScholarshipExperts.com (commercial)... "best scholarship engine" by Forbes "Best of the Web" review
  
  
• ScholarshipHunter.com

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