Helpful Financial Aid Websites
Federal Aid Application and Eligibility Information
- www.fafsa.gov FREE Application for Federal Student financial aid
Calculate your need – Estimated Family Contribution (EFC):
College Money & College Planning Info
- www.collegeforalltexans.com Texas student aid info and college planning
- www.collegeanswer.com user friendly info from the SALLIE MAE corporation
Scholarships (Students fill out a questionnaire to customize their search)
- https://www.goingmerry.com/blog/going-merry-common-app-for-scholarships/
- https://scholarships.tamu.edu/Outside-Scholarships
- http://www.reviews.com/best-scholarship-search-platforms/
- www.fastweb.com
- www.studentscholarships.org
- www.scholarships.com
- www.meritaid.com
- http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/graduating-debt-free/
- http://www.collegeaffordabilityguide.org/
- www.goodcall.com
- www.affordablecolleges.com
Local Scholarships
Local Scholarships become available in the Spring each year. As the updated information comes from these organizations to the TCS Counselor, it will be sent out via email to students and parents.
Special Scholarship Constituency Sites
- www.hsf.net The Hispanic American Scholarship Fund
- www.uncf.org African American
- www.ronbrown.org African American
- www.jackierobinson.org African American
- www.hillel.org Jewish
- www.aihec.org Native American
- www.collegefund.org Native American
- www.apiasf.org/scholarships Asian & Pacific Islander
Loans
- http://www.collegeboard.com/pay/ Lets students calculate the amount of debt they can afford to incur, based on their anticipated income after graduation
- www.salliemae.com A Financial Service Corporation that funds education
Budgeting & Saving
www.finaid.org/calculators/savingplan.phtml This fast and easy calculator shows you how much money you must contribute each month to an interest bearing bank account or investment fund in order to reach your savings goal.