Financial Aid Information
Acronyms and Definitions of
Financial Aid terms
College Code list for FAFSA
information http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/fotw0506/fslookup.htm
Costs of attending specific
colleges: www.ILWorkinfo.com (includes a feature that lets you compare 3
schools simultaneously)
and individual
college websites
FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid
FAFSA on the Web Table of Contents (general
topics for navigating the financial aid process) http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/help/fftoc00.htm
FAQ’s about Financial Aid : sponsored by College Zone
http://www.collegezone.com/studentzone/95_481.htm
FinAid! The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid http://www.finaid.org/
Grants and College
Scholarships
http://www.collegescholarships.org/states/illinois.htm
http://www.gocollege.com/financial-aid/college-grants/
Helping you make educated
decisions about education financing:
(Estimate your cost of
education – Understand and explore funding options – compare funding options
for different schools)
http://www.salliemae.com/content/landing/eip/index.html?dtd_cell=SEEIGP
Paying for College: College Financing Calculators (CollegeBoard)
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/add-it-up/401.html
http://www.finaid.org/calculators/
Paying for College;
Pell Grants: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/scholarships-and-aid/36318.html
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/PellGrants.jsp
PIN Numbers for filing a
FAFSA: http://www.pin.ed.gov
PLUS Loans (Parent Loans) to
make up the difference between your EFC and your SAR: http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/parentloans.jsp
SallieMae is the nation’s leading provider of student loans.
Student Aid on the Web
(sponsored by FAFSA) http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/index.jsp
Trends in College Pricing
presented by CollegeBoard
http://www.careercornerstone.org/pdf/universities/tuition07.pdf
Other Federal and State Programs: (additional
websites of interest other than listed above)
ACT - www.act.org
American Association of
Black Collegian Online - www.black-collegian.com
Occupational Outlook Handbook - www.jobweb.org
Career Web - www.cweb.com
College Opportunities On-Line (COOL) - www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool
College Is Possible - www.CollegeIsPossible.org or 1-800-433-3243
College Parents of
College Savings Plan Network - www.collegesavings.org or 1-877-277-6496
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, Inc. - www.chci.org
Consolidated Student Loan Info - www.ed.gov/DirectLoan or 1-800-557-7392
Free Scholarship Information Service - www.freschinfo.com
Hispanic Scholarship Fund - www.hsf.net
Planning and Paying for College
http://learnstudentaid.nasfaa.org/frames.aspx
Reporting Fraud:
www.fraud.org (
www.ftc.gov (Federal Trade Commission)
www.bbb.org (Better Business Bureau)
www.usps.com (U.S. Postal Inspection Service)
Scholarship Databases:
Scholarship Scams
www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/scholarship
Selecting & Applying to
College
Tax Credits - www.irs.ustreas.gov
Universal Black Pages - www.ubp.com
US Department of Education Student Aid Home Page - www.ed.gov/studentaid
US Government Services and Information - www.students.gov