I have one child in college so I will be taking some loans out over the next few years so this topic is very real for me. I also have younger kids so planning for their education is critical as well, but a different aspect of college planning.
The cost of not having an education seems to be rising. With so much change and competition from both within the country and from overseas, we are all challenged by not only competing for the best schools possible, but paying the ever increasing costs. With this in mind, we have compiled some sites on the web to help figure out how to handle the financial costs. But don’t limit yourself to these sites. Schools have their own programs as well.
Also, there are many other saving and investing vehicles available which will be the subject of a future blog.
Scholarships including Minority, Sports & Academic Scholarships
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This site is a great place to start — FAFSA On The Web (Your Key Aid Form &Info) http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Good luck in your educational journey.
Start with these scholarship sites:
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Then check out some other more specific sites:
Alcatel-Lucent Foundation     Alcatel-Lucent FoundationÂ
Student Inventors Scholarships http://www.invent.org/collegiate/
Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships http://www.coca-colascholars.org
Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships http://holocaust.hklaw.com/
Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships http://www.aynrand.org/
Gates Millennlum Scholarships (major) http://www.gmsp.org
Sports Scholarships and Internships http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html
National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ) http://www.nabj.org/programs/scholarships/index.html
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm
FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid scholarships) http://www.finaid.org/
Presidential Freedom Scholarships http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/
Microsoft Scholarship Program http://www.microsoft.com/college/ss_overview.mspx
Hope Scholarships &Lifetime Credits http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/PPI/HOPE/index.html
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm
BOEING scholarships http://www.boeing.com/educationrelations/scholarships/
Easley National Scholarship Program http://www.naas.org/senior.htm
Maryland Artists Scholarships http://www.maef.org/
Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship (for AA students in South Florida) http://www.jackituckfield.org/
Historically Black College & University Scholarships http://www.iesabroad.org/info/hbcu.htm
Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students http://www.beanactuary.org/minority/scholarship.cfm
College Board Scholarship Search http://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/fundfind01.html
Burger King Scholarship Program http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/
Siemens Westinghouse Competition http://www.siemens-foundation.org/
GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html
CollegeNet>! ‘> s Scholarship Database http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index
Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid http://66.109.241.150/unionplus/scholarship.html
Sit Abroad Scholarships (for study around the world) http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/admissions/scholarship_funds.html
Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships http://www.baeo.org/options/privatelyfinanced.jsp
Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES
RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info.html
The Roothbert Scholarship Fund http://www.roothbertfund.org/
Army ROTC http://www.goarmy.com/rotc/index.jsp
Air Force ROTC http://www.afrotc.com/scholarships/
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