College Funding

Updated on March 10, 2017

Find ways to pay for college.  These sites have funding sources info for parents and high school students on grants, scholarships and student loans.

College Affordability and Transparency Center

Use these five tools to learn how much it will cost you to attend different colleges, how fast costs are going up, and why costs are going up.  The U.S. Department of Education provides a Transparency Center where you can…

Sallie Mae Financial College Planner Tools

Sallie Mae offers several tools to help students and parents plan for how to save and pay for college. Free registration is required to use many of the tools. They include: A Scholarship Search Database – matching your skills, activities…

Upromise

From site:  Once you join Upromise®, nearly everything you buy or do can mean more money for college in your Upromise account. Check out all these great program options. Remember: the more you do, the more you can get back.…

Unigo Scholarship Search

Unigo’s Scholarship Directory lists over 3.5 million scholarships, some of which are provided by Unigo itself. Free registration is required. You answer a series of questions to get a personalized list of scholarships for which you are most likely to…

BigFuture Financial Aid & Scholarship Search

The site offers several research tools and advice for students looking for money to pay for college. The tools include: An outline of the three most important steps to getting financial aid. A video gallery of advice from students, financial…

Scholarships.com

From site: Since its founding in 1998, Scholarships.com has had one goal: to help students find the money they need to complete a college education. In the past few years, we’ve become the largest independent online source for free college scholarship…

FinAid! The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid

From site:   FinAid was established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools — on or off the web.  FinAid has…

FastWeb!

This site claims to have the largest and most complete database of scholarships available – 1.5 million as of this writing.  New scholarships are continually added. Free registration is required to get a personalized match of scholarships to your profile. …

Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

This is the first step to college funding for most families. A Free Application for Financial Student Aid (FAFSA) gives a student access to federal college grants, federally insured loans, and needs-based college scholarships. The FAFSA is typically completed in…