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• Big Future by the College Board

  View on collegeboard.org

  Helps you figure out how to find money to pay for college.

• CFPB Paying for College

  View on consumerfinance.gov

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau offers valuable resources on how to make smart decisions about financing a college education. Click on Compare Financial Aid Offers to compare college costs and financial aid offers of up to 3 colleges at a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Foundation Directory Online Professional

  View on librarypoint.org

  Provides comprehensive information on over 120,000 foundations and corporate donors that may offer funds for students. The database is updated weekly and is solely available at our Headquarters branch.

• Khan Academy: College Admissions

  View on khanacademy.org

  The college admissions resource covers everything from trying to decide if college is the right choice for you, making your high school classes and activities count, deciding on a college, and more. The Paying for College section covers the basics,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• ScholarMatch

  View on scholarmatch.org

  Helps families earning less than $50,000 find exceptional, yet affordable, schools. The ScholarMatcher area helps link students to schools that offer financial support and aid. Check out their crowdfunded scholarships, which help students fill gaps…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Scholarship Sharing

  View on scholarshipsharing.org

  Site founder Lorraine SantaLucia put herself through college with the scholarships she was able to find. She says, "There are scholarships for what hair color you have, for playing Quidditch, for being left-handed," and the scholarship database and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

  View on schev.edu

  Learn about the types of financial aid available to help you pay for college.

• 1001 Ways to Pay for College

  Strategies to Maximize College Savings, Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Grants

  Tanabe, Gen

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  A resource for collegebound students and their parents on college financial aid, scholarships, loans, and grants. Provides strategies for finding and winning scholarships, tax credits, asking for more financial aid, saving, student loan forgiveness,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Debt-free U

  How I Paid for An Outstanding College Education Without Loans, Scholarships, or Mooching Off My Parents

  Bissonnette, Zac

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  Get through college without loans through a combination of working while in college and on breaks, attending community college for the first two years, and choosing reasonably priced state schools.

• Getting Financial Aid 2018

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  The folks at the College Board explain the FAFSA form with step-by-step instructions and detail the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE® form. They provide expert guidance on how to apply for aid and include college profiles for more than 3,000 four-year and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Guide

  a College Admissions and Financial Aid Guide for All Students

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  Featured in The New York Times, Forbes, and The Harvard Education Magazine, The Guide covers the entire college application and financial aid process.

• How to Pay for College

  a Library How-to Handbook

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  The American Library Association shows you how your local library can help you thoroughly and easily research and evaluate financial aid options, and explains how to apply. Offers strategies to save for college and find inexpensive schools that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Peterson's Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2018

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  Eligibility, amount of award, application requirements, and deadlines for both academic and non-academic career areas.

• The Price You Pay for College

  An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make

  Lieber, Ron

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  The New York Times 'Your Money' personal finance columnist offers a deeply reported and emotionally honest approach to the biggest financial decision families will ever make: what to pay for college.

• Scholarship Handbook 2018

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  Detailed coverage of scholarship, internship, and loan programs from a variety of groups and agencies. Indexed by eligibility qualifications with a planning calendar and organizational worksheets.

• The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2025

  Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes

  Tanabe, Gen

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  Information on thousands of scholarships, grants, and prizes. Features awards indexed by career goal, major, academics, public service, talent, athletics, religion, ethnicity, and more.

• Will College Pay Off?

  a Guide to the Most Important Financial Decision You Will Ever Make

  Cappelli, Peter

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  Explores whether the cost of college is really worthwhile and how to figure out what will provide your student with the best base for the rest of their life.

• Winning Scholarships for College

  An Insider's Guide

  Ragins, Marianne

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  Shows you where and how to search for funds, from well-known resources to smaller, localized funds, and how to use the Internet and social media in your scholarship search. Step-by-step instructions cover the application process, including detailed…Read moreRead more of this annotation