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Resources For Students
College Readiness
FAFSA Tips and Financial Aid Advice
The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) has put together an excellent guide entitled FAFSA Tips and Common Mistakes To Avoid, which they've allowed us to reprint here. Check out the guide by clicking here, and if you'd like more great information, head over to NASFAA's Parent and Student Financial Aid Resource Center.
The National Center for College Costs
Murray & Associates and The National Center for College Costs provide programs and services that help students and parents prepare for the postsecondary process. Typically provided on a school or community basis, the programs range from early intervention activities that break down the barriers students face when it comes to thinking about college, to workshops that show students how to actually move through the college admission, application and transition processes successfully. The activities are designed to complement the work traditionally done by guidance counselors and other stakeholders working with students in the education pipeline.
Their college preparatory programming workshops include:
* Connecting the Classroom and the Workplace
* Mock Admissions Committee Case Studies
* Finding the Right Fit (College Selection Workshops)
* Executing an Effective Essay (Workshops on Writing Admissions, Scholarship and Employment Essays)
* College Visit Bus Trips
* College Survival 101
Career Vision
According to research, when students have a direction for their life and understand the purpose of their education, they perform better academically. Career Vision helps individuals find direction, make better college and career decisions, and achieve satisfaction. The Career Vision approach includes a personal assessment of aptitudes, personality, achievement, interests, and values. Individuals who know their profile can use it to identify courses, college majors, and careers.
Project on Student Debt
The Project on Student Debt is a Web project created by the Institute for College Access and Success, a nonprofit working to inform students, parents, schools and policymakers about trends and issues throughout the world of financial aid. It's well worth bookmarking and visiting often; their list of the Top Ten Student Loan Tips for Recent Graduates is a great place to start.
Statewide Links
Illinois Student Assistance Commission College Zone
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Illinois State Board of Education
Illinois Community College Board
Illinois Community College Trustees Association
Scholarship Links
FAFSA On The Web
(Your Key Aid Form & Info)
Fastweb
Bell Labs Fellowships for Under Represented Minorities
(search fellowship on their website)
Student Inventors Scholarships
Student Video Scholarships
Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships
Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships
Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships
Brand Essay Competition
Gates Millennium Scholarships (major)
Xerox Scholarships for Students
NCAA Sports Scholarships and Internships
National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ)
Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary)
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid scholarships
Presidential Freedom Scholarships
Microsoft Scholarship Program
WiredScholar Free Scholarship Search
Hope Scholarships & Lifetime Credits
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students
Multiple List of Minority Scholarships
Guaranteed Scholarships
BOEING scholarships
Easley National Scholarship Program
Maryland Artists Scholarships
Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship (for AA students in South Florida)
Historically Black College & University Scholarships
Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students
International Students Scholarships & Aid Help
College Board Scholarship Search
Burger King Scholarship Program
Siemens Westinghouse Competition
GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds
CollegeNet's Scholarship Database
Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid
Federal Scholarships & Aid Gateways:
25 Scholarship Gateways from Black Excel
Scholarship & Financial Aid Help
Aid & Resources For Re-Entry Students
Scholarships and Fellowships
Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies
HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships (for study around the world)
University of Chicago Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities
INROADS internships
ACT-SO
Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide
Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford
The Roothbert Scholarship Fund
Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships
ScienceNet Scholarship Listing
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