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REMEMBER, THERE SHOULD NEVER BE A COST TO YOU IN APPLYING FOR
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR SCHOLARSHIPS! If so, it is a SCAM!!!!
Annual Voter Slogan and Essay Contest - sos.ky.gov/secdesk/initiatives/civics/contests/
College Board - http://www.collegeboard.com
Offers access to a free scholarship search through "Fund Finder." Includes information about: Advanced Placement programs, PSAT/NMSQT and the SAT program.
Educations and Career Center - http://www.petersons.com
Peterson's (publisher of a number of college guides) offers information about pre-college programs, test preparation, colleges and universities, financing education, careers and vocational/technical education and more.
FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid - http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
Access the on-line, free application for federal financial aid. After establishing two personal identification numbers (PINs) for the student and for a parent, one can work on the FAFSA form with information saved and retrieved at anytime. Filing the FAFSA on-line gets quicker results than the paper formate.
FastWEB - http://www.fastweb.com
A college scholarship search.
Financial Aid Calculator - http://www.finaid.org/calculators/
The custom calculators can help you figure out how much school will cost, how much you need to save and how much financial aid you willl need.
Go Higher KY is your complete guide to attending college in Kentucky. By taking a few minutes to create a student account on Go Higher KY, you can automatically insert your information into financial aid and college applications, take virtual campus tours, explore career options, get adult education information, and receive help transferring to another school. Visit : http://www.gohigherky.org
Financial Aid Programs for Kentucky Students - http://www.kheaa.com/website/kheaa/paying?main=1
KHEAA "Affording Higher Education" publication of financial aid resources, including scholarships, grants, and loans for Kentucky students.
Kentucky Educational Excellence (KEE) Scholarship - http://www.kheaa.com/keeshome.html
Students attending certified Kentucky high schools can earn scholarships based on their grade point average (GPA) for each year of high school and bonus awards based on their highest ACT score achieved before graduating from high school.
Kentucky Governor's Scholar Program - www.kygsp.org
Kentucky State Poetry Society Poetry Contest - http://www.kystatepoetrysociety.org/Contests.html
(Adult and student contests)
Mapping Your Future - http://mappingyourfuture.org/
One stop site for parents and students regarding information on financial strategies, career options, and college planning.
MeritAid promises to help students find merit based scholarship opportunities. It is a FREE service. Minimum GPA for some of the scholarships is 2.0. - www.meritaid.com .
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators - http://www.finaid.org
Access to FastWEB, a searchable database of more than 180,000 private sector scholarships and grants. Several financial aid calculators and a savings plan designer.
Robinson Scholars Program - http://www.uky.edu/RobinsonScholars/
(29 eligible counties including: Clay, Estill, & Jackson)
Rogers Explorers Program for 8th/rising 9th grader - http://www.centertech.com/programs/re.php
(42 eligible counties including: Clay, Estill, Garrard, Jackson, and Lincoln County students)
Rogers Scholars Program for Sophomores http://rogersscholars.com/cms/about/
(42 eligible counties including: Clay, Estill, Garrard, Jackson, and Lincoln County students)
Scholarship Scam - http://wwww.finaid.org/scholarships/protecting.phtml
Warning signs of the scholarship scam.
Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid - http://www.finaid.org
Find out more about scholarships, loans, savings, military aid, grants, and other types of financial assistance, applications, calculators, and more.
Student Guide to Federal Aid - http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html
This site provides access to a comprehensive resource on student financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education. Grants, loans, and work-study are the three major forms of aid available through the Department's Federal Student Aid office. Updated each award year, The Student Guide tells you about the programs and how to apply for them.
Student Loan People - www.studentloanpeople.com
The Student Loan People offers the lowest cost student loans in Kentucky and provides $3 million annually for additional student awards for the College Access Program (CAP) Grant, Kentucky Tuition Grant (KTG), and other KHEAA student aid programs for Kentucky students
U.S. Department of Federal Student Aid - http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/fsa/index.html
This webpage will keep you abreast of changes in the U.S. Departion of Federal Student Aid, as well as information regarding student aid programs. The U.S. Department of Federal Student Aid provides more than $60 billion of financial aid a year to college students.