Financial Aid and Personal Finance Resources
Financial Aid
- Provides tools and information for understanding college costs and finding and applying for financial aid
- Includes tools such as cost estimators, loan calculators, and scholarship searches
- The largest provider of student financial aid in the nation, providing more than $150 billion in federal grants, loans and work-study funds each year to more than 15 million students
- Information on choosing the right school to get the most out our money, types of aid, who gets aid and repaying your loans
- Apply for aid here
NASFAA State Financial Aid Programs
- From the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators – primarily directed at administrators, but has lots of useful resources
- Interactive state maps lets users explore financial aid opportunities in their state
- Links to state-specific financial aid websites which themselves have ample information about schools, opportunities and taking that next step towards college
- From Scholarship.com
- Basic overview of types of scholarships available
- List of scholarship opportunities by state
- From the US Department of Labor
- Search for scholarships based on award type, level of study, place of residence or other parameters
Personal Finance
- Created as part of a collaboration between Khan Academy and Bank of America
- Includes several videos related to understanding credit, home buying, and saving & budgeting
- View all available videos here
- Courses designed to help you understand and take charge of your finances
- Select your age group from the menu on the left of the page to get started
- Khan Academy also provides several videos related to finance on their website
- Many videos go beyond what many people might be doing with their personal finances, but still provide a lot of useful and potentially interesting information about topics such as interest and debt, credit cards and loans, and taxes
- US government website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics of financial education
- Provides information about earning, borrowing, saving, investing and spending responsibly
- Also provides tools such as calculators, budgeting worksheets and checklists
- A non-profit focused on providing unbiased resources for understanding and managing money
- Also includes various other free resources such as Your Spending, Your Savings, Your Future: A Beginner’s Guide to Financial Readiness (pdf) and 40 Money Management Tips Every College Student Should Know