Other Resources

General: Federal and State

FinAid
Financial Aid Information Page: The SmartStudent™ Guide to Financial Aid

NASFAA
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (Section for students and parents)

Student Guide
Student Guide (Call 1-800-433-3243 for a copy of the Student Guide to Financial Aid)

Independent 529
Funding your education: Independent 529 Plan

Funding Education
Funding your education

CSPN
State Plans for Prepaid Tuition: College Savings Plan Network

Ed.gov
Complete list of state agency contacts


Directory of State Agencies

FAFSA and PROFILE


FAFSA
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) on the web

Federal Student
Institutional Code List- codes needed for completion of the FAFSA

FAFSA
Institutional Code List- codes needed for completion of the FAFSA

College Board
PROFILE registration information

FAMILY CONTRIBUTION


College Board
Calculate your expected family contribution

FREE SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH SITES


FastWeb
Fast Web

College Net
The Mach25 database contains over 600,000 awards totaling over $1.6 billion.

College Board
ExPan Scholarship Search

TUITION PAYMENT PLANS


TuitionPay
Academic Management Services

Tuition Management Systems
Tuition Management Services

COLLEGE ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS


NCAA
Guide for the College-Bound Student Athlete


Financial Aid Reference Books

Barrons
Barron’s Complete College Financing Guide

Princeton Review
Paying for College: The Princeton Review

College Board
College Costs and Financial Aid Handbook

Octameron
Don’t Miss Out, Octameron, Leider, Robert and Anna Leider

Octameron
The A’s and B’s of Academic Scholarships, Octameron, annual publication

 

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