FINANCIAL AID

Project ASPIREE Financial Aid

Because price is of a paramount importance to many students and to many of their parents, here is a thumbnail sketch of the kinds of student financial aid that may be available:

  • Grants do not need to be repaid. Some are awarded based on financial need; others recognize academic ability or performance in areas such as music, or athletics.
  • There are many scholarships sponsored by foundations, corporations, or other organizations.
  • Loans must be repaid, usually starting after graduation. Many education loans feature low interest rates and generous payback schedules. The federal government sponsors a number of student loan programs, as do some private lenders and colleges themselves.
  • Jobs on campus or during summer breaks provide income to offset expenses and can be important sources of experience.

INDIANA FINANCIAL AID
Grants based on financial need; Academic performance awards, which supplement need-based aid; and Scholarships for special skill or need areas or particular groups of students, including (but not limited to) nursing, special education, minority teachers, or children of disabled veterans.

ILLINOIS FINANCIAL AID
Information on state scholarships and grants plus post secondary education financial aid programs is available from the ILLINOIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION.

Scholarship Database
Please check carefully the data site that collects personal financial data.
FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid
CAPPEX.COM
COLLEGEGREENLIGHT.COM
CAREERONESTOP.ORG
COLLEGEBOARD.COM
COLLEGENET.COM
FASTWEB.COM
LEARNMOREINDIANA.ORG
FINAID.COM
COLLEGECHOICEPLAN.COM
COLLEGECOSTS.COM
STUDENTLOANS.GOV
NSLDS.ED.GOV (National Student Loan Database)
COLLEGE.GOV
SCHOLARSHIPEXPERTS.COM
HIGHFIVESCHOLARSHIPS.COM
COLLEGEPROWLER.COM
THEWASHBOARD.ORG
SCHOLARSHIPJUNKIES.COM
AIE.ORG
BSNEDUCATION.COM
PURDUE UNIVERSITY GLOBAL NURSING SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
COLLEGEDATA.COM/
COLLEGE_GRANTS_DATABASE
COLLEGEXPRESS.COM
COLLEGESCHOLARSHIPS.ORG
COLLEGETOOLKIT.COM
DISCOVERNURSING.COM
ECAMPUSTOURS.COM
FINANCIALAIDOFFICER.COM
LATINOCOLLEGEDOLLARS.ORG
INTERNATIONALSCHOLARSHIPS.COM
MERITAID.COM
MOOLAHSPOT.COM
SCHOLARSHIPS.COM
PRINCETONREVIEW.COM
SCHOLARSHIPHUNTER.COM
SCHOLARSHIPS4MOMS.NET
SUPERCOLLEGE.COM
TUITIONFUNDINGSOURCES.COM
ELEARNERS.COM
IEFA.ORG
STUDENTSCHOLARSHIPS.ORG
NERDWALLET.COM
GOCOLLEGE.COM
COLLEGE-SCHOLARSHIPS.COM
COLLEGEILLINOIS.ORG
COLLEGEPARENTS.ORG
NCAA.ORG
NAIA.ORG
NJCAA.ORG
NATIONALRECRUITS.COM
NACAC.COM
CAMPUSTOURS.COM
NCES.ED.GOV
EDUPASS.ORG
MAPPINGYOURFUTURE.ORG
COLLEGESAVINGS.ORG
VIRTUALJOBSHADOW.COM

Minority Scholarships
AFRICAN AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIPS
BLACK EXCEL COLLEGE HELP NETWORK 
HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND
GATES MILLENIUM SCHOLARS PROGRAM
DIVERSITYABROAD.COM

Test Prep Site
KHANACADEMY.ORG

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