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Brokescholar.com

 

www.brokescholar.com

 

Search engine of more than 850,000 local, state and national scholarships and grants.  Identities scholarships based on academics, community service activities, talents and interests. 

Cappex

www.cappex.com

 

Search engine of colleges and scholarships tailored to students’ individual needs.  Also includes a “Cappex for Counselors” section

Careers and Colleges

www.careersandcolleges.com

Free scholarship search of more than 1.7 million scholarships worth over $7 billion.

Career One Stop

http://www.acinet.org/scholarshipsearch/ScholarshipCategory.asp?searchtype=category&nodeid=22

Scholarship search database of more than 5,000 scholarships, fellowships, loans and other financial aid opportunities.

Collegeanswer.com

www.collegeanswer.com

Provided by Sallie Mae, gives families, children and school counselors information on how to find scholarships and navigate the financial aid process.

College Board Scholarships & Aid

www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/scholarships-and-aid/index.html

Includes information on where the college scholarships are, how to apply for scholarships, a free scholarship search engine.

Colleges, College Scholarships and Financial Aid

www.college-scholarships.com

Free college scholarship and financial aid searches, SAT and ACT test preparation tips and more.

Collegedata.com

www.collegedata.com

Provides assistance for applying for college admission, selecting a college, scholarship search engine and cost calculator. 

Collegescholarships.com

www.collegescholarships.com

 

 

Includes a list of currently open scholarships, as well as free online searchable database.  Also breaks scholarships down by topics.

Collegescholarships.org

http://www.collegescholarships.org/

 

Allows students and counselors to browse scholarships by category.  Also provides resources regarding how to write a scholarship essays and more.

Fastaid Free Scholarship Search

www.fastaid.com

The largest and oldest private sector scholarship database, with 20 years of scholarship research, constantly updated.

Fastweb

www.fastweb.com

Includes tools to help students search for college scholarships by interest.  Allows students to search, find and apply for scholarships.

FinAid

www.finaid.org/scholarships

Links to a free scholarship search engine, but also proves list of less commonly found scholarships.

Free-4U.com

www.free-4u.com

A national database of scholarship listings includes scholarship lists based on majors, religion, athletics, minorities, state, military, Greek life and more.

International Education Financial Aid

www.iefa.org

Financial aid, college scholarship and grant information for U.S. and international students wishing to study abroad.

Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund

http://www.maldef.org/assets/pdf/Scholarship_List_2010_2011.pdf

 

Extensive list of scholarships that may not inquire about immigration status or require a valid Social Security number.

Meritaid.com

www.meritaid.com

A comprehensive listing of merit scholarships from colleges and universities across the U.S.

NACAC Financial Aid Resources

http://www.nacacnet.org/LegislativeAction/LegislativeNews/Pages/ScholarshipsandFinancialAid.aspx

 

The National Association for College Admission Counseling provides a list of resources regarding how to pay for a college education, as well as links to specific scholarships and scholarship databases.

Next Student

www.nextstudent.com/directory-of-scholarships

Includes a directory of scholarships based on college majors, skills, interests, ethnic and racial background, religious affiliation and more.

Peterson’s Pay For School

www.petersons.com

Provides a free, searchable scholarship and grant database.

Scholarships.com

www.scholarships.com

Students can search for state, local, and national scholarships and can review results by deadline, dollar amount and more.

Scholarship America

http://scholarshipamerica.org

Provides information on currently open scholarships based on their availability to the public or special interest groups.

Scholarship Experts

www.scholarshipexperts.com

Scholarship database that connects students to scholarship matches.  The database is constantly updated.

Scholarship Plus

www.scholarshipplus.com

Includes custom reports, rapid-entry tools and the ability to distribute scholarship information through the ScholarshipPlus tool.

Scholarship Street

www.scholarshipstreet.com

Provides online scholarship search, information on scholarship scams, as well as scholarship 101 classes.

Simple Tuition

www.simpletuition.com/home

Allows students, parents and school counselors to search for private and federal student loans and to learn more about the loan and financial aid process.

Student Aid on the Web

http://studentaid.ed.gov

Maintained by the federal government to provide information about federal student aid.  Includes the 2011-2012 federal student aid handbook for counselors.

We Magazine

http://wemagazineforwomen.com/100-grants-loans-scholarships-for-women/

List of 100 grants, loans and scholarships for women.

Zinch

www.zinch.com

Online searchable scholarship database that connects students to a variety of scholarship opportunities.  Includes a section for school counselors.