Caution!!Finding Financial Aid for College
The FVL Guidance Office works hard to help our students move on to the next level in their education. This page collects a multitude of links to help with the process of securing financial aid to assist with college expenses.
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Financial Aid for College Link Short-cuts
Saving for College - Non-Profit Organizations - Federal Government - Commercial Organizations -
Educational Grants - Investment Advice - Private
Scholarships - Ethnic & Minority Scholarships -
GENERAL LINKS
See the link to the FVL Financial Aid Checklist for a month-by-month list of steps to follow for securing financial assistance.
Ask good questions. See Sample Questions for Financial Aid Office
Looking for Student Aid is an excellent U.S. Department of Education brochure.
Federal School Code Search You can use the Federal School Code Search to 1) Search for a Federal School Code, if you do not know the code for a school, or 2) Verify a Federal School Code, if you think you know the code for a school, but you are not sure.
New! The Academic Competitiveness Grant gives first and second-year college students aid based on high school course rigor. Most FVL students meet the eligibility requirements!
New! The The National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant, also known as the National SMART Grant is available during the third and fourth years of undergraduate study to full-time students who are eligible for the Federal Pell Grant and who are majoring in physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, technology, or engineering or in a foreign language determined critical to national security.
Have to write an essay? See Mr. Welch's Scholarship Essay Guide for advice.
America's colleges and universities have prepared the site College Is Possible to guide you to the books, websites, and other resources that admissions and financial aid professionals consider most helpful.
Wisconsin Educational Opportunity Programs (WEOP) help educationally and
economically disadvantaged students continue their education through select
statewide programs.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Male students aged 18-24 not registered with the
Selective Service
will NOT qualify for
Federal and state student loans or grant programs. This includes Pell Grants, College Work
Study, Guaranteed Student/Plus Loans, and National Direct Student Loans.
In 2003, the State of Wisconsin legislature restricted state grants as well.
Register Online now.
FAFSA on the Web offers
online assistance for applying for free federal financial aid with updates on your
progress. Print out the FAFSA tip sheet
for assistance in completing the form or How
to Tackle the FAFSA.
U.S. Department of Education The Student Financial Assistance Programs are the largest source of student aid in America, providing over $40 billion a year in grants, loans, and work-study assistance. Here you'll find help for every stage of the financial aid process, whether you're in school or out of school.
Search directly for available scholarships with FastWeb. It helps students find scholarships, colleges and jobs! Check out their Scholarship Tips.
Check out the Ten Great Financial Aid Tips. Explore each one to receive maximum financial aid.
Be aware of scholarship scams and the phrases ill-intentioned scholarship representatives use. The Federal Trade Commission also provides helpful information on scholarship scams.
FinAid is the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the web.
Download the application for the Wisconsin - Minnesota Tuition Reciprocity Program. One MUST APPLY for this!
Parents, compare the costs of colleges with College Board's College Matchmaker. Costs are calculated and compared among your student's college choices.
Caution!!
Be wary of companies that claim there are millions of dollars in scholarship money going unused, charge a fee for doing a college scholarship search, and promise you the names and addresses of dozens of sources. Often what you get is nothing more than what's available free on the Web. Be advised to avoid companies that:
National Fraud Information Center
| Educational Grants: |
| Federal Funding for Technology in Education |
| Technogrants |
| US Department of Education |
Saving For College: |
| UPromise Upromise is a college savings accelerator that helps families create their own college savings network with trusted companies and their extended family and friends. |
| College Savings Bank A respected site providing help on how to save for college. |
| EdVest Brought to you by the Wisconsin Office of the State Treasurer, EdVest is an innovative qualified state tuition program that helps families across the country save for their children's education. A 529 Plan worth considering! |
| Savingforcollege.com Helpful info. on 529 plans and other investment strategies for meeting college expenses. |
Non-Profit Organizations: |
| College
Board Online For parents whose children are not yet college age, are considering adding a savings plan to their current savings and investments, and want an estimate of how much money they'll have by the time their children enter college, the College Board's College Savings Adviser is the place to go. The analysis is free, instantaneous, and claims to be completely secure and confidential. |
| National
Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators This award-winning site, called FinAid, provides excellent links to Internet sources of information about student financial aid. It is maintained by Mark Kantrowitz, a financial aid adviser at Carnegie-Mellon University. Don't miss this site! |
Federal Government:The largest provider of financial aid, the federal government has a great deal of information on student financial aid on its web site. Here are three good sites with which to start. Male students planning to receive federal benefits must register with the Selective Service to be eligible for federal student aid (loans, grants, etc.), job training benefits, and federal employment. |
| Students.gov is a United States government interagency portal that provides students with a single point of access to federal services and information, offering access to links to over 200 government-owned or -sponsored web sites as well as commercial and other websites that offer valuable information to students. If the federal government provides it, you'll find it here! |
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Office of Postsecondary Education Very helpful information maintained by the U.S. Department of Education! |
| The Student Guide The Student Guide is the most comprehensive resource on student financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education. Grants, loans, and work-study are the three major forms of student financial aid available through the federal Student Financial Assistance Programs. Updated each award year, The Student Guide tells you about the programs and how to apply for them. |
Commercial Organizations: |
| Peterson's Education Center Here you'll find links to organizations (mostly banks) that provide information on how to pay for your education and advice on juggling family finances while any family member is attending college. |
Investment Advice: |
| Sallie Mae Good info. on how to pay for college. |
| Private Scholarships: |
| College Board Online You can complete a personal profile outlining your background and interests and the FUND FINDER program will quickly - and at no charge - match your qualifications with the requirements for a wide range of scholarships, grants, internships, and loans in the College Board's authoritative, annually updated, online data base. The program gives you a list of funding sources and detailed information about how to apply. |
| fastWEB A data base of scholarships, grants, fellowships, and loans in private sector funding for college students living in the United States, plus extensive information about federal government financial aid. |
| Ethnic and Minority Scholarships: Hundred available through online searches |
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