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Grants and Scholarships
Grants/scholarships = money for college that does not have to be paid back. To receive grants, you usually have to demonstrate financial need. To receive scholarships, you usually have to demonstrate a talent or skill and have to maintain a certain level of performance (e.g., good grades) to keep receiving it.
Here are a few sites to explore:
Federal Student Aid Official Site:
Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA)
-the U.S. Deparmtent of Education's designated guarantor of Federal Family Education Loans (FFEL) in Louisiana.
Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS); Louisiana's 529 college savings plan, The Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust (START) program; the Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership program (LEAP); and the Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship program.
Link: www.osfa.state.la.us/SandG.htm
Fast Web
400,000 free scholarship searches
www.fastweb.monster.com
GOCOLLEGE
Free scholarship and financial services
(ACT, SAT, test prep & more)
www.gocollege.com
Career Compass
Connects high school students with post-secondary educational and career opportunities.
CollegeNet
Search for colleges, financial aid, and scholarships, etc.
www.collegenet.com
Scholarships.com
Free college scholarship search and financial aid information
www.scholarships.com
ScholarshipCoach.com
How to search for college scholarship cash, financial aid, etc.
www.scholarshipcoach.com
Department of Education
Hope Scholarship & Lifetime Learning Tax Credits
www.ed.gov