Scholarships and Financial Aid
General Information
CSS Profile- The financial aid service of the College Board used by member colleges and universities to award nonfederal student aid.
FAFSA for instructions on completing the FAFSA :Free Application For Federal Student Aid
FAFSA Forecaster- Provides an early estimate of eligibility for federal student aid. www.FAFSA4caster.ed.gov
The PIN website- Parents and students must apply for a Pin to complete or edit the online FAFSA. It is used as the student’s and parent’s electronic signature.
MCPS Financial Aid workshops
Scholarship Information
Websites:
www.fastweb.com
www.finaid.org
www.schoolsoup.com
www.wiredscholar.com
www.meritaid.com
International: www.iefa.org
More Financial Aid and Scholarship Websites
AmeriCorps: www.americorps.org
BrokeScholar: www.brokescholar.com
CASHE Scholarship Search: www.wiredscholar.com/paying/content/index/jsp
www.college-scholarships.com
Colleges offering locked-in tuition rates: www.bankrate.com/brm/news/cheap/20030528A2.asp
www.collegenet.org
CSS Profile: www.collegeboard.org/profile
www.E-Scholar.org
EduPass (International Students): www.edupass.org
FAFSA on the Web: www.fafsa.ed.gov
Financial Aid Estimator: www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov/fafsa4caster
Federal Pin Registration: www.pin.ed.gov
Go College.com: www.gocollege.com
JobCorps: www.jobcorps.org
Maryland Prepaid: www.collegesavingsmd.org
Maryland State Scholarships: www.mhec.state.md.us
Scholarship Scams: www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/scholarship
www.schoolsoup.com - claims to have the largest scholarship database in the world
www.SRNExpress.com - includes information from more than 1,500 organizations
www.unusualscholarships.com
www.Scholarships4Students.com
www.MDgo4it.org
www.inlikeme.com
www.findtuition.com