Helpful Financial Aid Websites

Scholarship Searches

College Board                                                                                     http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp

College NET                                                                                        http://www.collegenet.com/elect/app/app

College Scholarships, Colleges & On-Line Degrees                 http://www.college-scholarships.com/

Department of Education-Student Aid on the Web                   https://studentaid2.ed.gov/getmoney/scholarship/v3browse.asp

Fastweb!                                                                                               http://www.fastweb.com/

Federal Gateway                                                                                http://www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov/

FinAid! The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid                   http://www.finaid.org/

Go College                                                                                           http://www.gocollege.com/financial-aid/scholarships/

Peterson’s, A Nelnet Company                                                       http://www.petersons.com/

NMC – NMC students only                                                              http://www.nmc.edu.financialaid/scholarships

ScholsrshipExperts                                                                            http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/

State of Michigan – Scholarships through the State http://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid

Student Aid on the Web                                                                    http://www.studentaid.ed.gov

Study Abroad                                                                                      http://www.internationalscholarships.com

Yahoo! Financial Aid Center                                                          http://education.yahoo.com/college/financial_aid/

Loan Information

College Board                                                                                     http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/loan-center/

FinAid! The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid                   http://www.finaid.org/loans/

Go College                                                                                           http://www.gocollege.com/financial-aid/student-loans/

Mapping Your Future                                                                       http://www.mappingyourfuture.org/

General Information

American School Counselor Association                                     http://www.schoolcounselor.org/

AmeriCorps                                                                                         http://www.americorps.org/

Better Business Bureau                                                                    http:///welcomebbb.org/

FinAid! Calculators                                                                           http://finaid.org/calculators/

FinAid! Scholarship Scams                                                             http://wwwfinaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)  http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

                (individual electronic signature)                                    http://www.pin.ed.gov

                (view eligibility)                                                                 http://www.FAFSA4caster.ed.gov

Internal Revenue Service-Tax information for students         http://www.irs.gov/individuals/students/index.html

Internal Revenue Service-Hope/Lifetime Learning Tax Credit      http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=107670,00.html

National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators       http://www.nasfaa.org/redesign/ParentStudents.html

National Student Loan Data Systems for Students                    http://www.nslds.ed.gov/nslds_SA/

Northwestern Michigan College Financial Aid Office             http://www.nmc.edu/financialaid/

State of Michigan-Student Financial Aid                                     http://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid

Student Gateway to the United States Government   http://www.students.gov/

United States Department of Education                                       http://www.ed.gov/