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Funding Resources

Must-Have Resources

Online – You’ll want to check out the following:

The College Savings Calculator – A cool tool from the U.S. Department of Education helps you find out how much you might save and how to save more efficiently in your efforts to afford college.
FAFSA Application – Consult the school for your pin number and school code, often available through its financial aid web page.
FAFSA 4caster – Helps you get an early start on the financial aid process by providing you with an early estimate of your eligibility for federal student aid
Federal Stafford Loan, the Federal Perkins Loan, and the Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS)
Federal Pell Grant and the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
Federal Work-Study – The program that enables thousands of students to work on campus while they study.
GI Bill – Education benefits for military veterans
Program Advisor – A free scholarship finder with career advice
Next Student – Directory of honors scholarships
Student Aid on the Web – Brought to you by the U.S. Department of Education
School Scholarships – We could list just about everything that’s out there, but we don’t have to when this valuable website is the perfect place the start.

Print Publications – that you and your family don’t want to do without

8 Steps to Help Black Families Pay for College, Princeton Review and The Tom Joyner Foundation
Free $ for College for Dummies, by David Rosen and Caryn Mladen
Funding a College Education: Finding the Right School for Your Child and the Right Fit for Your Budget, by Alice Drum and Richard Kneedler
Getting Money for College: Scholarships for Asian American Students, Peterson’s
Getting Money for College: Scholarships for Hispanic American Students, Peterson’s
Kaplan Scholarships 2008: Billions of Dollars in Free Money for College
The Scholarship Scouting Report: An Insider's Guide to America's Best Scholarships, by Ben Kaplan