Scholarships
There are scholarships available not just for great grades but there are also scholarships available for ethnic heritage, the city you live in, program of study, popcorn eaters and people who are left handed. It just takes a little investigation and a little work to find and apply to the most appropriate scholarships for you. The following are some resources to help with your scholarship search.
- www.ed.gov/finaid US Department of Education financial aid, information for students and parents about grants, loans, work study, and tax credits for education
- www.ccri.edu/foundation/scholarships CCRI Foundation Scholarships
- www.riheaa.org administers the Rhode Island State Grant Program, the Rhode Island Scholar Recognition Program, a College Savings Program, and several student employment programs
- www.collegeaccessri.org a great resource for tips on college and financial aid sponsored by the College Access Alliance of Rhode Island
- www.collegeplanningcenter.org offers Rhode Islanders information on financial aid, admissions and careers
- www.rifoundation.org resource for Rhode Island specific scholarships
- www.fastweb.com database of private sector scholarships, grants, and loans
- www.finaid.org aid estimator and scholarship search
- www.fastaid.com largest and oldest private sector scholarship database
- www.collegenet.com database contains over 600,000 awards totaling over 1.6 billion
- www.collegeboard.org scholarship search and financial planning resource
- www.grantsandfunding.com government information services/education funding
- www.mappingyourfuture.org student site for aid and scholarships
- www.embark.com choice of majors, careers, links to colleges, scholarship search
- www.freschinfo.com the free scholarship search and information
- www.uncf.org financial aid from the United Negro College Fund
- www.collegeview.com comparative college information from College View
- www.collegeanswer.com college, financial aid and scholarship information
- www.money.cnn.com/pf/college/ guide to making college affordable
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