Useful Online Resources
Search the following links for information on:
- 529 College Savings Plans
- Career Information
- College Admission Tests
- Community Service
- Financial Aid
- Guide to College Scholarships
- Military Family Resources
- Minnesota Colleges & Universities
- National College Searches
- National Scholarships
- Students of Color: Scholarships for First Generation or Underrepresented Minority Students
Financial Aid Information
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
studentaid.gov/
Allows students to apply online for student financial aid and check the status of their application. - Federal Student Aid
www.studentaid.ed.gov
Provides detailed information on pursuing education beyond high school. - FinAid: The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid
www.finaid.org
Provides links to information on student financial aid. - MN Dream Act Application
www.ohe.state.mn.us/MNDreamAct
Used by Minnesota's undocumented students to apply for state financial aid - Scholarships Offered by Minnesota Institutions
www.ohe.state.mn.us/sPages/scholarshipsAll.cfm
529 College Savings Plans
- Minnesota 529 College Savings Plan
www.mnsaves.org - Internet Guide to 529 Plans
www.savingforcollege.com
National Scholarships
- Information on Scholarship Scams
www.finaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml - CareerOneStop Scholarship Search
www.careerinfonet.org/scholarshipsearch - FastWeb Free Scholarship Search
www.fastweb.com - NCAA Scholarships
www.ncaa.org - Rotary Scholarships
www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/scholarships - Scholarship America
scholarshipamerica.org/open_scholarships.php - Scholarship Experts
www.scholarshipexperts.com - Scholarships.com
www.scholarships.com - Tylenol Scholarships
www.college-financial-aid-advice.com/tylenol-scholarship.html - Union-sponsored Scholarships and Aid
www.unionplus.educationplanner.org
Military Family Resources
- AMVETS Scholarships
www.amvetsnsf.org/scholarships.html - Careers in the Military
www.careersinthemilitary.com - Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
www.mcsf.org - Military.com Education Benefits
www.military.com/education-home/ - Military College Help
www.todaysmilitary.com/military-benefits/education-support - Military Education Service Benefits
www.ohe.state.mn.us/military - Scholarships for Military Children
www.militaryscholar.org - Military Transition
www.careeronestop.org/militarytransition/ - My Military Education
www.mymilitaryeducation.org - U.S. Air Force
www.airforce.com - U.S. Army
www.goarmy.com - U.S. Coast Guard
www.gocoastguard.com - U.S. Navy
www.navy.com - U.S. Marines
www.marines.com
College Admissions Tests
- ACT, Inc.
www.actstudent.org - The College Board
www.collegeboard.com/sat - Test of English as a Foreign Language
www.toefl.org - General Educational Development (GED) Testing
www.acenet.edu/clll/ged
Minnesota Colleges & Universities
- Minnesota Private College Council
www.mnprivatecolleges.org
Provides information on 17 of Minnesota's private four-year, liberal arts colleges. - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
www.minnstate.edu
Provides information on public state colleges and universities in Minnesota. - University of Minnesota
www.umn.edu
Provides information on the University's Twin Cities, Duluth, Crookston, Morris and Rochester campuses. - Minnesota Transfer
www.mntransfer.org
Provides information on how students can transfer credits between Minnesota institutions. - Students United
www.studentsunited.org/scholarships/
Scholarships for students attending one of MinnState's seven state universities.
National College Searches
- Accreditation
www.ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ - Campus Crime Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Education
www.ope.ed.gov/security/ - College Answer
www.collegeanswer.com
Provides information on preparing, selecting, applying and financing college as well as college and scholarship searches and a variety of cost calculators. - The College Board
www.collegeboard.org
Provides useful information on financial aid available for students and parents as well as a college search. - College Gold
www.collegegold.com
Provides information on FastWeb's College Gold book and access to interactive tools, calculators, and resources to help you plan and pay for college. - College Navigator
www.collegenavigator.gov
Provides information on colleges, tuition and enrollment demographics through a searchable database. - College View
www.collegeview.com
Provides a college search of schools in the United States and Canada. - Peterson's / Thomson Learning
www.petersons.com
Provides higher education information for parents and students of all ages. - National College Fairs
www.nacacnet.org
Career Information
- Apprenticeship Training, U.S. Department of Labor
www.doleta.gov/OA/ - Apprenticeships, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
http://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/be-apprentice - Explore Health Careers
www.healthcareers.umn.edu - CAREERwise Education Careers
www.careerwise.minnstate.edu/careers/
Provides information on Minnesota higher education options and careers. - Occupational Outlook Handbook
www.bls.gov/oco/
Community Service
- AmeriCorps
www.americorps.gov - ServeMinnesota
www.serveminnesota.org
Students of Color: Scholarships for First Generation or Underrepresented Minority Students
- Accounting Scholarships for Minority Students
www.aicpa.org/career/diversityinitiatives/ - Alpha Kappa Alpha Scholarship
www.akaDPO.org
www.akaeaf.org - American Chemistry Society
www.acs.org/scholars - American Geological Institute
www.agiweb.org/mpp/ - American Indian College Fund
www.collegefund.org - American Indian Education Foundation
www.aiefprograms.org - American Indian Graduate Center
www.aigcs.org - American Indian Science & Engineering Society
www.aises.org/scholarships - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
www.aicpa.org/about/affiliates/aicpafoundation/pages/scholarshipsfellowships.aspx - American Political Science Association Scholarships for Underrepresented Students
www.apsanet.org - American Society for Microbiology
www.asm.org/index.php/professionaldevelopment/students - American Sociological Association Minority Fellowship Program
www.asanet.org/funding/mfp.cfm - Asian American Journalists Association
www.aaja.org - Association on American Indian Affairs
www.indian-affairs.org - AT&T Undergraduate Research Program for Women & Minorities Underrepresented in the Sciences
www.research.att.com/internships?fbid=QGo3t_Zh4oF - Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships
www.baeo.org - Black Excel Scholarships for Minorities
www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm - Coca Cola Scholars Foundation
www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Scholarship
dstmsp.org - Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology
www.dfbsstscholarship.org/dfb_sch.html - Financial Aid for Minority Students
www.finaid.org/otheraid/minority.phtml - Financial Aid for Native American Students
www.finaid.org/otheraid/natamind.phtml - Gates Millennium Undergraduate Scholars Program
www.gmsp.org - Harry S. Truman Scholarship Site
www.truman.gov - Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities
www.hacu.net/hacu/Scholarships.asp - Hispanic College Fund
www.hispanicfund.org - Hispanic Scholarship Fund
www.hsf.net - Historically Black College & University Scholarships
www.iesabroad.org/study-abroad/scholarships - INROADS Internships
www.inroads.org - International Association of Black Actuaries
www.blackactuaries.org - Jackie Robinson Scholarship
www.jackierobinson.org - Links Scholarship
www.linksinc.org - McNair Scholars Foundation
mcnairscholars.com - Microsoft Tuition Scholarships
careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/internships-scholarships.aspx - National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering
www.nacme.org/scholarships-overview - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
www.naacp.org/page/s/scholarship2 - National Association of Black Journalists
www.nabj.org/?page=SEEDScholarships - National Association of Hispanic Journalists
nahj.org/about/ - National Society of Black Engineers
www.nsbe.org/programs/scholarships - Page Education Foundation Grants
www.page-ed.org - Ron Brown Scholar Program
www.ronbrown.org - Ronald McDonald House Charities African-American Future Achievers
rmhc.org/what-we-do/ - Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships
www.rotary.org - Scholarship Gateway
www.blackexcel.org/link4.htm - Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org - United Negro College Fund
www.uncf.org - UNCF MERCK Science Initiative
umsi.uncf.org/index.php - Xerox Scholarships for Students
www.xerox.com/en-us/jobs/minority-scholarships/minority-scholaships-faqs - University of Minnesota Diversity Scholarships
diversity.umn.edu/scholarships
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