FINANCIAL AID TERMINOLOGY
Learn the lingo needed to navigate the murky waters of financial aid!

FINANCIAL AID RESOURCES

These links will assist you in the process of finding opportunities to pay for college. Identifying and applying for scholarship programs takes some time and effort, but every little bit - even that $250 book scholarship - will help!

• Air Force ROTC
• American Student Assistance
• ARTS Program (Scholarships for Performing, Visual and Literary Arts)
• Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education
• Channel 4000
• Chase Bank Student Loans
• Chase Manhattan Bank
• Citibank Student Loan Corporation
• College Board
• College Connection Scholarships
• College Scholarship Search
• Discover Card Tribute Award Scholarships
• Educaid
• The Education Resources Institute
• eStudent Loan
• FastAid
• FastWeb
• Federal Trade Commission:  Scholarship Scams ***TIP:  NEVER PAY anyone to help you find scholarships! ***
• FinAid
• Financial Aid Finder *** Recommended Site ***
• Financial Aid Resource Center
• Financial Aid Supersite
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Free Search
• Fundsnet Online Services
• Gates Millennium Scholarship Program
• Indiana Career and Postsecondary Advancement Center for Financial Aid
• International Education Financial Aid
• Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
• Key Education Resources
• LoanStar Lenders
• Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority
• National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs
• National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
• National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs 
• Nellie Mae Loan Link
• Saving for College
• Scholarship Resource Network
• School Soup Scholarship Database
• Smart Money
• Southwest Student Services Corporation
• Student Guide:  Financial Aid from the US Department of Education
• The Student Loan Corporation
• Super College
• Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation
• TIAA-CREF Saving for College
• United Negro College Fund
• US Bank Student Loans
• US Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid
• US Department of Veterans Affairs Education Service
• USA Group Loan Services
• Wells Fargo Education Resource Center
• Wiredscholar