Financial Aid and Scholarships

• CollegeBound Fund
• College Planning Center
• Rhode Island Student Loan Authority (RISLA)
• New England Regional Student Program (RSP)
• Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority
• RI Scholarships
  • RISLA (Rhode Island Student Loan Authority) offers
    a free web site that provides information on scholarships available to Rhode
    Islanders, from athletic scholarships offered by the Cumberland Youth Soccer
    Association to employee scholarships offered by Dunkin’ Donuts. The database
    can be browsed by category (like academics, civic service, or ethnicity) or
    by keyword. The site provides general information about each scholarship,
    allows visitors to produce customized letters of inquiry, and provides links
    to other Rhode Island resources. Go to www.rischolarships.com, or follow
    links from RISLA’s homepage.
• AmeriCorps
• American Indian College Fund
• ASPIRA
• Black Excel – The College Help Network
• College Costs: A Field Guide
• Creating Options: A Resource on Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities (2001)
• Financial Aid Information Page (FinAid)
• Financial Aid Checklist
  • This site offers month-by-month instructions and advice on what students
    should be doing from 10th grade onward to maximize their financial aid
    award.
• Financial Aid Search Through the Web
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
  • FAFSA opens the door to the federal aid process. This site leads you through
    the FAFSA filing process. The application is available online in both
    English and Spanish. The federal filing deadlines are given, but don’t
    forget to check your state’s deadline (that means eligibility for state
    financial aid), which may be earlier.
• GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs)
  • The GEAR UP program encourages low income students to attend college by
    planning early. The site provides lists of available grants.
• Hispanic College Fund
• Latino Dollars for Scholars Foundation of Rhode Island
• Mapping Your Future
• President’s Student Service Challenge
• Scholarship Resources Network
• Scholarship Scam
  • The Federal Trade Commission provides advice on how to spot scholarship
    scams.
• The Student Guide to Financial Aid
• Wired Scholar
  • Sallie Mae, a national leader in higher education finance, developed this
    site. The site has information on planning, selecting, and applying to
    college and is especially helpful with the financial side of going to
    college, including information options for financing your college education,
    finding financial aid, and managing costs. The site has a database of over
    600,000 sources of financial aid. Information and resources of interest to
    minority scholars are represented.
• Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education
• Rhode Island Office of Higher Education – Preparing for College