Additional Resources
AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs that connects more than 75,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet our country’s critical need in education, public safety, health, and environment protection. Full-time AmeriCorps members who complete their service are eligible to receive an education award. Members who serve part-time receive a partial award: www.americorps.gov.
Casey Family Programs. This site offers excellent information on helping students in foster care apply for and obtain adequate financial aid: www.casey.org.
College Board. Here you’ll find a scholarship search and various tools in the Financial Aid Easy Planner. You will also able to apply online for CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE®, which is required by some colleges: www.collegeboard.org.
Finding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid. This is a comprehensive resource on financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education. Grants, loans, and work-study programs are the three major forms of aid available through the department’s Federal Student Aid office. The site is updated annually, and information is available in Braille, English, and Spanish. Go to www.studentaid.ed.gov and type ‘Student Guide’ into the search engine.
Foster Club. This site is for foster children/students with an easy search function for state offerings, including available scholarship listings: www.fosterclub.com.
Internal Revenue Service. Get information on Hope and Lifetime Learning tax credits: www.irs.gov.
Mapping Your Future. Here you’ll find general information about scholarships, financial aid, planning a career, selecting a college, and paying for it: www.mappingyourfuture.org.
Student Aid on the Web. Get general information from the U.S. Department of Education: www.studentaid.ed.gov.
Alert: Never pay for a scholarship search service! There are plenty of free tools out there.
Casey Family Programs. This site offers excellent information on helping students in foster care apply for and obtain adequate financial aid: www.casey.org.
College Board. Here you’ll find a scholarship search and various tools in the Financial Aid Easy Planner. You will also able to apply online for CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE®, which is required by some colleges: www.collegeboard.org.
Finding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid. This is a comprehensive resource on financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education. Grants, loans, and work-study programs are the three major forms of aid available through the department’s Federal Student Aid office. The site is updated annually, and information is available in Braille, English, and Spanish. Go to www.studentaid.ed.gov and type ‘Student Guide’ into the search engine.
Foster Club. This site is for foster children/students with an easy search function for state offerings, including available scholarship listings: www.fosterclub.com.
Internal Revenue Service. Get information on Hope and Lifetime Learning tax credits: www.irs.gov.
Mapping Your Future. Here you’ll find general information about scholarships, financial aid, planning a career, selecting a college, and paying for it: www.mappingyourfuture.org.
Student Aid on the Web. Get general information from the U.S. Department of Education: www.studentaid.ed.gov.
Alert: Never pay for a scholarship search service! There are plenty of free tools out there.