Financial+Aid

Financial Aid Show me the money!

Types of Aid

 * [|scholarships]
 * [|grants]
 * [|loans]
 * work study

What does post-secondary education cost? Find a college at [|Collegeboard.com].
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The following financial aid sites and their descriptions are taken directly from AVID College Counseling Materials, page 6.

Link to Common Application for San Diego Foundation [|Common Scholarship Application_2011.pdf]

[|www.collegeboard.com] Use the College Board's Web site to register for the COllege Scholarship Service Financial Aid PROFILE. The CSS PROFILE is the application used to apply for nonfederal financial aid.

[|www.edfund.org] This site offers information on applying for financial aid and managing student loans.

[|www.fafsa.ed.gov] Online registration for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, along with answers to frequently asked questions about the financial aid process.

[|www.finaid.com] This site pulls together information on financial aid and how to apply for it. It has calculators to estimate expected family contribution.

[|www.gmsp.org] These scholarships, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and administered by the United Negro College Fund, are for outstanding Pell Grant-eligible students who are African Americans, American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Hispanic Americans or Asian-Pacific Islanders.

[|www.ncaa.org] The National Collegiate Athletic Association provides information for students who would like to participate in college sports and learn about athletic sholarships.

[|SDCOE: AVID]

Other financial aid links: http://www.calgrants.org/ http://www.avidonline.org/info/?tabid=3&ID=2147#aid_scholarships https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/index.jsp http://www.sdfoundation.org/scholarships/ http://www.sdcoe.net/scholarships/sandiego.asp http://www.toyota.com/about/our_commitment/philanthropy/education/scholarships/ http://www.horatioalger.org/SCHOLARSHIPS/ http://www.juniorseau.org/about_us_junior.htm http://www.salutetoeducation.com/ http://www.bestbuyinc.com/community_relations/scholarship.htm http://www.holidaybowl.com/about-us/scholarship.html