Financial Aid

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Subject Directories

• Yahoo! > Financial Aid
• College Scholarships, Colleges, and Online Degrees > Scholarship Searches

Government Internet Sites

• FAFSA on the Web - Complete required federal application and renewals online.
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• Michigan Scholarships Online and Paying for College - From the State of Michigan Education and Career Development site.
• The Student Guide: Financial Aid from the U.S. Dept. of Education

Other Internet Sites

• College Board Online/Paying for College - Outlines how to save for college, estimates expected family contribution, and allows you to do a side-by-side comparison of various assistance offers.
• College Net - Users may complete questionnaire to narrow their search or use a keyword such as "golf" or "computers" to locate scholarships of interest. Comprehensive award information is provided including percentage of applicants who receive awards.
• FastWeb - Lists over 600,000 private scholarships, fellowships, grants, and loans totaling over one billion dollars. Users complete a profile online which is matched with database entries.
• FinAid: the SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid
• Gates Millennium Scholars - Billion dollar scholarship program funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
• Guidance On-Line - Information on private scholarships, free scholarship searches, and advice on how to spot scholarship scams.
• NCAA Scholarships and Internships
• Nelnet Counseling
• Peterson's Financing Education
• Phi Theta Kappa/Scholarship Programs - Scholarship information for students who are transferring to four-year institutions. Access can be gained by logging in as a guest.

Articles: Indexes and Full Text

• Expanded Academic ASAP (Infotrac)
  • On-Campus
  • Off-Campus
• WilsonSelectPlus (First Search)
  • On-Campus
  • Off-Campus

Print Sources

• To find print (and some non-print) materials in OCC Libraries, search the Library Catalog. Do a keyword or Library of Congress Subject Headings searches under:
  • student aid
  • scholarships
  • universities and colleges -- finance
     
• Selected Reference Books
  • Cassidy, Daniel. The Scholarship Book. Paramus, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2005.
         AH, HL, OR, RO Reference LB 2337.2 .C37
  • College Blue Book. New York: Macmillan, 2004. (Volume 5: Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants and Loans)
         AH, RO Reference LB 2338 .C58  HL, OR, SF Reference LA 226 .C685
  • Peterson's College Money Handbook.  Princeton, NJ: Peterson’s, 2005.
         AH, HL, OR, RO  Reference LB 2337.2 .P39
  • Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans.  Boston, MA: Bellman Pub. Co., 2005.
         AH, HL, OR, RO  Reference LB 2338 .F4
  • Browsing Call Numbers (in Library of Congress Classification)
         LB 2337.2 - LB 2340.8  Student Financial Aid

OCC Departmental Web Pages

• OCC Office of Financial Assistance and Scholarships

See also: Grants

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