financing your education

FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION (click logo above) 

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College Money Method’s College Financial Planning Curriculum guides students and families through their financial aid journey, breaking down the planning process into manageable lessons with actions appropriate for each year of high school. The College Money Method Resource Page (linked above) includes excellent tables, flyers, and further resources to learn more about financial aid. Watch your email for workshop invitations. 

And, if you'd like insight into colleges' merit scholarship funding opportunities, THIS LIST will highlight the percentage of students who receive this type of funding. (Generally, colleges and universities that are less selective may offer more opportunity for merit funding, especially if they don't meet full need for financial aid applicants.)

Financial Aid sites

• Financial Aid Information Page The "go-to" guide to College Financial Aid

• FAFSA: The Free Application for Federal Student Aid 

• CSS Profile: Form required by many private colleges and universities (includes assets and equity)

• Net Price Calculator Estimate financial aid/costs for all your colleges before applying

• MyIntuition: Another college cost calculator for use early in the process

Scholarship Sites: PRO TIP Create a separate scholarship email address for these sites. You will get lots of emails, reminders, and (hopefully) responses.

• Fastweb

• BC Curated Scholarship List

• College Board Scholarships

• Scholarships.com

• Scholarships Canada

• Peer Curated Scholarship List

• UNCF: Scholarships for HBCUs

• HBCU Connect Scholarships

• Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund

• University-Specific Merit Scholarship Deadlines