US Department of Education
Federal Student Aid: Fafsa
If a student wants to receive any sort of financial aid, they must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This site explains how and allows you to submit it electronically.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Avoiding Scholarship Scams
Every year, thousands of students and parents are defrauded by scholarship scams. By understanding how scholarship scams work, students can better arm themselves against scholarship scam artists. For this lesson, students will create a...
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Fast Web: Matching Students to Scholarships
Search a database of over 500,000 private-sector scholarships, grants, and loans. There is no fee, but you will need to create a profile. There is a student resource center to assist in college planning.
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Fin Aid: Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid
FinAid is a comprehensive resource for all college financing topics. Search scholarships and use the financial aid calculators to help you plan for your college experience.
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E Student Loan: Compare College Loan Programs
E-Student Loan allows you to compare up to 12 loan programs at one time, based on the information that you provide. There is no charge, but registration is required.
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Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
This site gives the reader insight into the mission and purpose of this Catholic Association; namely, to promote and encourage like-minded groups of the same religious persuasion to continue maintaining the high degree and standard of...
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The National Association of Hispanic Journalists
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists provides career related resources to assist Hispanic students and professionals interested in exploring careers in journalism.
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College Prep 101
Prepare for college and get "survival" tips for academic life. Features include application, financial aid and scholarship information, and advice for student athletes.
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College Net
CollegeNET provides a number of services for the college-bound student. These include the ability to search for colleges based on user-defined criteria, a scholarship/financial aid search, and an online application search.
US Department of Education
Us Department of Education: Explore Financial Aid
This site from the US Department of Education provides this comprehensive government publication on grants, loans, and work-study programs. Each piece of information can be accessed by clicking on the corresponding link.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 1849)
This site is a professor's guide for students. This guide features information on how to distinguish between Poe and his narrators in his stories.
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Ameri Corps
Use this site to learn how you can make a difference by serving with an Americorps or Learn and Serve America Program. After their term of service, AmeriCorps members receive education awards that help finance college or pay back student...
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I Grad: Money Saving Tips to Cut College Costs
Short tips for students getting ready to make college and financial choices.
University of Wisconsin
Univ. Of Wisconsin: Co Ops and You
From the University of Wisconsin's Center for Cooperatives (UWCC), this Web site for high school students and young adults offers learning modules on a number of cooperative issues as well as resources on scholarships for young...
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Escort: Educating Migrant Children
With links and resources, this organization uses federal funding (among other sources) to run a hotline for migrant farm workers and their families (National Migrant Education Hotline), to publish teaching kits (for teachers at all...
Volunteer Voices
Volunteer Voices: Teaching Tennessee History Volume Viii [Pdf]
The East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) presented its ninth Teachers History Institute on June 4-8, 2007. It was funded by Humanities Tennessee and Mrs. B.W. Grimes. Taking as its theme "Voices of Opportunity: Industrialization...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Sports Goals
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart lists goals and outlines scholarship opportunities for baseball players. Students are given an opportunity to calculate statistics for hypothetical players.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Penelope Jo Parsons
Penelope Jo Parsons [Maddy] is shown standing in front of her Science Talent Search exhibit ("Algebraic Properties for a General Power Set") in March 1968. A high school student from San Diego, California, Parsons won a $4000 scholarship...