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A federal government site designed by the U.S. Department of education to help students find on preparing for and funding post high school education.

FASFA is the first step in applying for federal student aid. Start the process by filling out an application online. As well as the online application, the site provides answers to questions about the FASFA process.

FastWeb allows students to register for free access to find financial aid information and choose a college. The database provides access to over $1 billion in scholarship money. FastWeb also lets students match their profile to colleges across the country.

Provides a free source for locating financial aid information. The site can be browsed by topics, there is a site map available or it can be searched. Information is available for students, parents, financial aid professionals, and educators. Provides information on scholarships, loans, savings plans, military aid and much, much more.

Use the Benefit finder or browse available programs by category, state, or agency.

"Scholarship America was founded in 1958, on the revolutionary idea that community support of scholarships could bring college education within reach for millions of students who couldn't otherwise afford it. Today, we continue those efforts to make postsecondary success a possibility for all students. Scholarship America supports 13,000 scholarship and education assistance programs across the nation and around the world. "

"Search for scholarships and get instant results. Discover hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships in minutes! "

The Department offers several kinds of grants:1- grants to help students attend college. Students can use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to apply for Pell Grants and other aid for college.2- formula grants to agencies using formulas determined by Congress. There is no application process.3- discretionary grants to organizations, agencies, and individuals. These are awarded using a competitive process. Anyone who meets the eligibility requirements can apply.

For "high schoolers, adults looking to head back to school, current college students and anyone else looking to attend college or graduate school within 12 months. "

Lists psychology scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students as well as women, minorities and specific fields of psychology.

"The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation offers $24,000 James Madison Graduate Fellowships to individuals desiring to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution at the secondary school level. Fellowship applicants compete only against other applicants from the states of their legal residence. As funding permits, the Foundation plans to offer one fellowship per state per year."

"SWE Scholarships support women pursuing ABET-accredited baccalaureate or graduate programs in preparation for careers in engineering, engineering technology and computer science in the United States and Mexico."

"The Academic Common Market (ACM) is a tuition-savings program that is administered by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) and 16 member states. The arrangement allows students to pay in-state tuition rates at out-of-state public institutions while studying in select programs not available in their home state. The following states are partners - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. States and institutions have the discretion to remove or restrict its participation and access to degree programs at any time."

"AmeriCorps engages more than 75,000 Americans in intensive service each year at nonprofits, schools, public agencies, and community and faith-based groups across the country. "

"The Collegiate Inventors Competition is not a traditional scholarship program and does not provide direct tuition assistance. The Competition recognizes innovations, discoveries, and research by college and university students and their faculty advisors by awarding unrestricted cash prizes." The competition is open to both graduate and undergraduate students.

"When you're pursuing an advanced health care degree, the last thing on your mind should be how you're going to pay for it. The U.S. Army can help with one of the most comprehensive scholarships available in the health care field — The F. Edward Hébert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program. Qualifying students receive full tuition for any accredited medical, dental, veterinary, psychiatric nurse practitioner, psychology or optometry program, plus a generous monthly stipend of more than $2,000."

"The Hertz Fellowship provides financial and lifelong professional support for the nation’s most promising graduate students in science and technology. "

"The Morris K. Udall and John S. McCain III Native American Graduate Fellowship in Tribal Policy (Native American Graduate Fellowship) recognizes outstanding Native American and Alaska Native graduate students who are currently pursuing advanced degrees in health care fields—including, but not limited to, health administration, health education, public health, medical practice, policy, research, or related-degrees—and who have demonstrated a commitment to Native health care. The Native American Graduate Fellowship Program honors the legacies of Morris K. Udall and John S. McCain III. "

Information on available scholarships from the NAACP

Must be legally blind in both eyes among other requirements.

"The NHSC offers financial and other support to primary care providers and sites in underserved communities."

"The NMF Service-Learning Programs provide special opportunities for students to work hands-on to enhance healthcare delivery in underrepresented communities in local, national, and international settings. These programs match students with mentors, often eminent NMF alumni, and focus on areas of critical clinical/public health need."

"Every year, The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans supports thirty New Americans, immigrants or the children of immigrants, who are pursuing graduate school in the United States. "

"The PSLF Program is intended to encourage individuals to enter and continue to work full-time in public service jobs. Under this program, borrowers may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance of their Direct Loans after they have made 120 qualifying payments on those loans while employed full time by certain public service employers."

"The Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program is intended to encourage individuals to enter and continue in the teaching profession. Under this program, if you teach full-time for five complete and consecutive academic years in certain elementary and secondary schools and educational service agencies that serve low-income families, and meet other qualifications, you may be eligible for forgiveness of up to a combined total of $17,500 on your Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans and your Subsidized and Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans. If you have PLUS loans only, you are not eligible for this type of forgiveness."

"The VMLRP will pay up to $25,000 each year towards qualified educational loans of eligible veterinarians who agree to serve in a NIFA designated veterinarian shortage situations for a period of three years."

"Subject to available funding, these scholarship loans shall be for teacher candidates, including graduate students and paraprofessionals from Virginia school divisions at an accredited public or private four-year institution of higher education in the commonwealth."