Financial Aid Websites Information on financial aid and scholarships can be found in the Junior and Senior Bulletins which are distributed in every Junior homeroom, Senior English class, online at the Guidance website, and posted in the Guidance Office. Paper copies of the FAFSA are in the guidance office and a workshop is presented in January. Remember, the FAFSA application can not be submitted before January 1 of the graduation year from high school.
(Sites from other areas such as career and college websites may also have financial aid information.)
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:71A-35, please review the Student Loan Guide e-booklet link and new tool, The Student Loan Game Plan, below:
E-booklet link to the Student Loan Guide:http://www.hesaa.org/Flipbooks/StudentLoanGuide/index.html
Interactive Student Loan Game Plan:
http://www.studentloan.org/Responsible-Borrowing/NJ/Student-Loan-Game-Plan.aspx
NEW JERSEY HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY
This comprehensive site provides information on all types of financial assistance and provides links to all of the New Jersey Colleges.
FAFSA ON-LINE
This site has clear, easy to follow directions for filling out and submitting the FAFSA online. Includes general information on other student aid programs.
FASTWEB (www.fastweb.com)
This is a free service which helps students find money for college by matching the students' personal requirements with the appropriate resources. Register and be informed about scholarships.
EDUCATIONPLANNER.ORG (www.educationplanner.org):
This site is an excellent tool to assist students in planning for college, organizing information, applying, interviewing, researching colleges and financial aide, and offers valuable tips for parents.
Loans, scholarships, military aid, grants, college cost projection, financial aid application information:
www.finaid.org
Scholarship information and search: www.collegenet.com
Loan search and loan comparisons: www.estudentloans.com
Basic information pertaining to types of financial aid available including links to additional financial aid sites:
www.collegeispossible.org
Sources of federal student financial aid including grants, loans and links to additional financial aid sites: www.ed.gov
Financial aid night slide show presentation and broad outline of financial aid options: www.nasfaa.org
Links to financial aid websites with descriptions of loans and eligibility facts: www.college-scholarships.com
Step by Step instructions for completing financial aid applications: www.pheaamentor.org
If you'd like to do scholarship searching, obtain Federal or State Aid info, do college searching, obtain athletics info, or career info go to: www.tuitions.com
Financial Aid Information Page provides scholarship search opportunities: www.finaid.org
College search, downloadable FAFSA form: www.collegexpress.com
Mapping Your Future is an educational organizer with a financial aid section: www.mapping-your-future.org/
National Association of Student Financial Aid provides financial aid assistance: www.nasfaa.org/
Sallie Mae's college answer service provides answers to commonly asked college related questions: www.salliemae.com
ScholarAid is a tool to assist students and families in researching scholarships: http://ScholarAid.com
New Jersey Office of Student Assistance provides assistance regarding financial information: www.state.nj.us/treasury/osa