FAFSA = Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Suppose there were one form which could unlock all kinds of scholarships, grants, and financial aid, and completing that form was both free and relatively straightforward? Suppose it only took an hour or so? Would you fill it out? Would you complete it, and get your foot in the door? There is such a form. It's called the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, and millions of college students each year ignore it at their financial peril. The FAFSA has been around for years, and in terms of financial aid, no one form controls more aid than the FAFSA.
Filling out the FAFSA is relatively easy as long as you've done your taxes; approximately 80% of the FAFSA paperwork just pulls numbers off federal tax forms. There are two basic ways to file a FAFSA - by mail and online. Both are available from the Department of Education's FAFSA website, www.fafsa.ed.gov.
SCHOLARSHIP and FINANCIAL AID WEBSITES
Scholarship and Financial Aid Search
Cash 4 College: http://cash4colleges.com/
College Board: http://www.collegeboard.com/paying/
College Connection: http://www.collegescholarships.com/scholarships_apply.html
College Net: http://www.collegenet.com/elect/app/app
E-Student Loan: http://www.estudentloan.com
Fast Aid: http://www.fastaid.com
Fast Web: http://www.fastweb.com
FinAid: http://www.finaid.org
Free Application for Financial Student Aid: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
FREE 4U: http://www.free-4u.com/
Go College: http://www.gocollege.com/
Petersons: http://www.petersons.com/
Princeton Review: http://www.princetonreview.com
Scholarships: http://www.scholarships.com
Sallie Mae: http://www.salliemae.com
The Scholarship Page - http://www.scholarship-page.com/
The Old School: http://www.theoldschool.org
Win Scholarships: http://www.winscholarships.com
Scholarships for Undocumented Students:
Various Scholarships: http://www.maldef.org/pdf/Scholarships.pdf
Fondo Futuro Scholarships: http://www.fondofuturo.com/ff-aboutprogram.html
Special Scholarships and Financial Aid just for Colorado residents:
College Invest: http://www.collegeinvest.org
College in Colorado: http://www.collegeincolorado.org
Boettcher Foundation: http://boettcherfoundation.org
CESDA: http://www.cesda.org
Colorado Council: http://www.coloradocouncil.org
Denver Scholarship: http://www.denverscholarship.org
Daniels Fund: http://www.danielsfund.org