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Financial Aid

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Now...A few VERY important places to start

https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/prf/index.jsp This is the College Board's financial aid service. Great resource.
FAFSA This is the government's financial aid search service, used by colleges, based on your tax return for this past year
FAFSA Forecaster If its too early to fill out the FAFSA, this will give you a rough idea of what you may be eligible for
Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation Scholarship Listing
FastWeb
Please read this article: "Applying to College on a Tight Budget"
Great source of information: http://thecollegesolutionblog.com/2010/10/18/10-things-that-many-high-school-counselors-dont-know/
Filling out the TAFSA

Filling out the FAFSA

Financial Aid Information

www.cappex.com/scholarships
College Savings
Paying for College Calculator
Financial Aid Powerpoint Presentation
Average Costs for Texas colleges
5 Steps to Paying For College (SallieMae Publication)
Scholarship Tips for Students
Going to College Calendar
"Making College Affordable"--a publication of TERI College Planning
"Get Ready for College"--a publication of TERI College Planning
NCAA Clearinghouse
American council on Education--"College is Possible"
MeritAid.com
Ultimate Money Skills
Making it Count

CAUTION!!! Beware of Scholarship scams. You should never have to pay money to investigate scholarships!

Scholarship/Financial Aid Search Websites

Scholarships.com
CollegeBoard
Fast Aid
Federal Student Aid
Sallie Mae College Answer
School Soup
CareerCruising Scholarship Search (username: northwesthigh and password: gocenter)
College For Texans
FinAid!
NelNet College Planning
Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation
United Negro College Fund Scholarships
Absolutely Scholarships
American Indian Graduate Center
Aspira Association, Inc.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Foundation Center
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
Minority Scholarship Gateway
MOLIS Scholarship Search Engine
MSN.com
Peterson's Portal
Scholarships 101
Scholarships for Hispanics(National Hispanic Press Foundation Directory)
College Answer

Grants/Education Tax Credits

Last Modified on May 18, 2012