Financial Aid

FAFSA (Free Application for Student Aid ) Completion Workshops

 Date  Time  Institution Name  Location  Contact
 2-4-08  7 PM Winchester High School  2000 W. Cross, Winchester, IL  217-742-3151 Sherry
 2-5-08  6 PM  Libertyville High School  708 W. Park Ave., Libertyville, IL  847-327-7161 Ole
 2-6-08  6 PM  Rock Valley College  3301 N. Mulford, Rockford, IL  815-921-4154 David
 2-9-08  10 AM--   Spanish  University Center of Lake County  1 N. Genesee St., Waukegan, IL  847-665-4016 Myra  
 2-13-08  6:30 PM  East Aurora High School  500 Tomcat Lane, Aurora, IL  630-299-8137 Jennifer  
 2-16-08  11 AM --English & Spanish  Northeastern Illinois University-El Centro  3119 Pulaski Rd., Chicago, IL  773-442-4095 Ruby  
 2-20-08  6 PM --English & Spanish  Roberto Clemente High School  1147 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL  312-253-4900 x 3928 Angela  
 2-21-08  5 PM --    call for appointment  McHenry County College  8900 US HWY 14, Crystal Lake, IL  815-455-8761 Laura  
2-21-08  6:30 PM  Wheeling High School District 214  900 S. Elmhurst Rd., Wheeling, IL  847-718-7045 John or Loretta  
2-23-08  10 AM  College of Lake County  19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake, IL  847-543-2365 Maria  
2-27-08  5 PM  Joliet Junior College  1215 Houbolt Rd., Joliet, IL  815-280-2300 Christina  
2-28-08  10 AM - 6 PM  Malcolm X College  1900 W. Van Buren, Chicago, IL  312-850-7067 Eddie  

Scholarship Search / Financial Aid Websites

WEBSITE: DESCRIPTION:
www.eduprep.com Search through a database of more than 800,000 awards for free.  Find contact information leading to billions of dollars in grants and scholarships.
www.internationalscholarships.com Searchable online database of scholarships all around the world.
www.scholarships.com Sort by deadline, dollar amount, and relevancy.  Top ten lists for winning scholarships, completing the FAFSA, mistakes to avoid on the FAFSA, etc.
www.fastweb.com Each day, more than 20,000 people access this free scholarship search database containing 400,000 scholarships
www.srnexpress.com This scholarship database includes scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate study.  It also includes student loan forgiveness programs.
http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp The College Board's free scholarship search program
www.collegenet.com/ The CollegeNet scholarship search includes 6,000,000 awards
www.fastaid.com Claims to be the "The world's largest and oldest private sector scholarship database".
www.scholarship-page.com Search for scholarships by keyword or browse
www.wiredscholar.com The search program for well-respected lending agency Sallie Mae, this website is also the search for the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
www.finaid.com OR www.finaid.org Lots of info. on loans, scholarship scams, saving accounts.  A very good general source for financial aid, FINAID also has a financial aid estimator.
www.fafsa.ed.gov Apply for federal financial aid online!! Processing time is seven days as opposed to 3-4 weeks using paper version.
www.collegezone.com Illinois Student Assistance Commission: Contains info. on all state programs for loans, scholarships, 529 savings programs, etc.
www.freschinfo.com A frequently updated database of scholarships that currently lists over 1800 scholarship sources offering 130,000 awards.