Every year, more than 8 million college students receive financial aid. You, too, may be able to receive aid, and you don't need to be a straight-A student or star athlete to qualify. Resources under this topic will help you understand the student aid process.
Financial Aid Planning Process
FastWEB
www.fastweb.com
There are thousands of private scholarships available. This website has over 400,000 listings.
Financial Aid for Students
U.S. Department of Education is a starting point for information on federal student financial aid. Includes links to publications including the 'Free Application for Federal Student Aid'.
Download information on the 'Free Application for Financial Student Aid' (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.ed.gov
The Financial Aid Information Page
www.finaid.org/
One-stop shopping for all types of financial aid information. Provides links to other sites.
U.S. Department of Education
The Student Guide
(800) 4FED-AID (800-433-3243
http://studentaid.edu.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html
Specific Resources for African American Financial Aid
Black Excel: The Help Network
Vast online resources and scholarship opportunities for African American students, includes college tours, financial aid, admissions planning and internship information.
www.blackexcel.org
The Thurgood Marshall Fund
The Fund is the only national organization that awards merit-based scholarships to students attending Public HBCUs
www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/home/index.html
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)/The College Fund
www.uncf.org/
Lists scholarships available to students attending historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that are members of UNCF/The College Fund.
HBCU Connect
A web based resource for all things HBCU, including scholarship activities and an on-line chat community.
/www.hbcuconnect.com
