Financial Aid Websites

Financial Aid Websites

Below is a listing of useful Web Sites that relate to financial assistance and can give you information on acquiring funding for educational purposes.

• FAFSA - (www.fafsa.ed.gov) U.S. Department of Education FREE Application for Federal Student Aid Web Site
• PIN.ED.GOV - (www.pin.ed.gov) Go to this website to request, change, and update your PIN which is used to electronically sign the FAFSA.
• Arizona Grants - (www.azgrants.gov) The AZ Grants website is the single point of entry for 5 separate State Grants. A brief application process of 4 steps will determine the grants for which an applicant may be eligible. In the final step of the process if an applicant does not meet the qualifications for a specific grant, the name of that grant program will appear "grayed out". Applicants are encouraged to apply for all grants for which they meet eligibility criteria.
• FastWeb Scholarship Search - (www.fastweb.com) The most complete source of local scholarships, national scholarships and college-specific scholarships. Search and compare detailed college profiles.
• Financial Aid Information Page - (www.finaid.org) Search for scholarships that match your profile! (But beware of scholarship scams.) Find everything from grants to graduate school fellowships and education tax benefits to tuition payment plans.
• Federal Student Aid on the Web - (www.studentaid.ed.gov) A comprehensive resource on student financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education. Grants, loans, and work-study are the three major forms of aid available through the Department's Federal Student Aid office.
• Project Scholarship Scam - (www.ftc.gov/scholarshipscams) Need money for college? Doesn't't everybody? Unfortunately, in their efforts to pay the bills, many students and their families are falling prey to scholarship scams. Visit this website to stay informed.
• AmeriCorps - (www.americorps.org) AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects more than 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet our country’s critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment.
• U.S. Department of Education - (www.ed.gov) Promoting educational excellence for all Americans.
• Scholarship Hunter - (www.scholarshiphunter.com) The free & easy scholarship source
• American Scholarships Info - (www.americanscholarship.info) compiles various scholarships, postdoctoral fellowships, and other academic opportunities in North America.