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General Financial Aid Websites
- Federal Student Aid – A great starting place for general information about Financial Aid and the various Financial Aid processes.
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) – The FAFSA is where you will begin your application process for Federal and State Student Aid. It is required by all school to create Federal Student Loans and Federal/State Grants.
- Also contains the FAFSA Forecaster which takes your basic information and provides an estimate of financial aid eligibility.
- Find your Federal School Code with the FAFSA’s Federal School Code Search.
- StudentLoans.gov – Complete your Entrance Counseling, Exit Counseling, Master Promissory Notes and PLUS Loan Applications online.
- National Student Loan Data System – Access your entire Federal Student Aid history, including loans and grants.
- FinAid.org’s Financial Aid Calculators – Contains several useful calculators ranging from a College Cost calculator and Expected Family Contribution (EFC) calculator to Savings Plan and Student Budget calculators.
- EducationUSA – Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, EducationUSA contains a lot of information on Study Abroad, Work Abroad and Internships for U.S. and International Students.
- U.S. Department of Education – The federal agency which oversees Federal Student Aid programs. Contains a huge repository of information.
- Online Students’ Guide To Understanding Financial Aid – A “First Stop” resource for students beginning to look at financial aid options. Created by the Maryville University Office of Admissions.
Scholarship Search Websites
- FastWeb.com – The largest and most well known scholarship database with over 1.5 million scholarships worth over $3.4 billion.
- Reviews.com – The Best Scholarship Search Platforms of 2018 – An in-house ranking and review of 17 of the best scholarship engines use this year. Also gives tips on applying for scholarships.
- Peterson’s College Scholarship Search – Has a very large scholarship database and they are also giving away their own $5,000 scholarship.
- ScholarshipExperts.com – Has a large database and also gives away their own scholarships based on written essays.
- StudentScholarshipSearch.com
- Scholarships.com
- The College Boards’ Big Future Scholarship Search
- College Data’s Scholarship Finder
- FinAid.org’s Scholarships for Specific Majors – Check here to find organizations and agencies that offer scholarships for your specific major.
- CareerOneStop Scholarship Search
Private Student Loan Websites
- Best Private Student Loan Lenders 2018 – LendEDU – LendEDU’s in-house review and ranking of their top 7 Private Student Loan lenders for 2018.
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