Education & Grants

Patrons may find useful information from the following websites suggested by the Reference Staff:
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Surrounding Universities & Colleges

Leavenworth Public Library Grant Resources  Brochure of grant resources [online & in our library] is available in the Reference Department upon request.

Kansas Board of Regents   access to Universities, Community Colleges, or Technical Schools in the state. Also includes a link to out-of-state institutions as well.

Blue Skyways Higher Education Links  Lists the colleges, universities and technical schools in Kansas.

U.S. Department of Education's FAFSA on the Web site allows you to use this online form to complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid over the Internet. If you forgot to use the Title IV School Code List (in the library) to get numbers you need to fill out this form, click here for a searchable list.

Department of Education Student Aid Guide   which includes a link to: Funding Your Education, an introductory publication for students below the senior year in high school, provides general information about the U.S. Department of Education's federal student financial aid programs and how to apply for them.

Federal Money for School   FedMoney.org is a comprehensive FREE full-text online resource on all (over 130) U. S. federal government student financial aid programs.

Scholarship Scam Alert!  If you have to pay money to get money, its probably a scam! This is the Smart Student's Guide to Financial Aid.

Military.com    and    NMCRS.org are sites that contain links to scholarship opportunities for military family members.

Selective Service System Registration SSS.gov - military education assistance.

FindTuition.com Interactive scholarship search engine, registration required. Supported by job search site, CareerBuilder.

College-Scholarships.com This detailed page provides links to: colleges and universities throughout the United states; free college scholarship and financial aid searches; SAT and ACT preparation tips, and more.

College Board Online allows you to search by type of school, admission, location, sports, majors, AP, CLEP and financial aid. ExPAN allows you to create a profile for your ideal college and then lists the schools that match your interests. Use the FUND FINDER to search for scholarships, grants, internships, and loans. Lists College Board Test Dates. Register for the College Scholarship Service® Financial Aid PROFILE on line.

College & University Web Sites This University of Texas web page contains links to most colleges and universities in all 50 states. Click on 'KS' to access Kansas college links.

Collegeview Provides a free online college search service with profiles of more than 3,500 colleges, virtual tours, financial aid information, and career planning tools.

Early Financial Aid Need Estimator ACT.org tool.

EducationPlanner.org  links to: colleges and universities throughout the United states; free college scholarship and
Produced by American Education Services Scholarship Search Engine - An interactive scholarship search requires no registration. Includes links to the scholarships listed.

ExPAN Scholarship Search   is a free web version of the College Board's FUND FINDER scholarship database. The College Board's database contains listings of scholarships, fellowships,loans, internships, and other types of financial aid programs from 3,400 national, state, public and private sources. The database is updated annually.

FastWeb Fast Web can help you: Find money for school by searching over 600,000 scholarships worth over 1 billion dollars; and/or: Find your dream school with personalized matching with over 4000 schools.

FEEA.org Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund.

Financial Aid.com The smart student's guide to financial aid.

Grantionary - Definitions of terms and acronyms associated with grant writing.

The Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits page from the U.S. Department of Education explains tax credits, student loan interest deductions and much more.

Kansas Board of Regents .

Loan Repayment Calculator .

MACH25  Breaking the Tuition Barrier is a free web version of the Wintergreen/Orchard House Scholarship Finder database, provided for free on the web by CollegeNET. The CollegeNET MACH25 database contains listings of more than 600,000 private sector awards (including school-specific awards) an estimated $1.6 billion in scholarship money. MACH25 uses residential, personal, academic, organizational affiliation, and general criteria to match the student's profile against the award listings. The student can view the results in brief or detailed formats, save individual awards in their profile, and generate letters to request additional information. The database is updated annually.

NCAA Guide to the College Bound Athlete 

National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

National Loan Education Network Interactive scholarship search engine, registration required.

Petersons.com Peterson's interactive scholarship search engine, registration required./.

Sallie Mae's Online Scholarship Service gives students exclusive Internet access to CASHE® (College Aid Sources for Higher Education), one of the industry's most respected and comprehensive sources of financial aid resources for college.  The Online Scholarship Service allows students to search the CASHE database for funding information from a variety of resources, including scholarships, fellow- ships, grants, work study, loan programs, tuition waivers, internships, competitions, and work co-operative programs.

Scholarships.com gives students access to dozens of available scholarships in its database.

Student Financial Assistance Program is the Federal Government's web site for information about applying for financial aid and about paying back student loans. The Free Application for Student Aid and the  Student Guide to Financial Aid are available online. Federal programs provide over $40 billion a year in grants, loans, and work-study assistance (70% of all U.S. student aid.)

Talbot's Women's Scholarship Fund  Scholarships of up to $10,000 are awarded to women who want to finish their first degree later in life and are in financial need.