Useful Financial Aid Resources

AMS TuitionPay
http://www.tuitionpay.com
TuitionPay is a web site that helps you develop a monthly payment plan for tuition expenses.

Central Scholarship Bureau
http://www.centralsb.org
Available last resort interest free loans, and a limited number of grants.

The CollegeBoard
http://profileonline.collegeboard.com/index.jsp
You must complete the CSS Profile Application online.

Collegeboard Financial Aid Calculators
http://www.collegeboard.com/article/0,1120,6-29-0-401,00.html

Department of Education
http://www.college.gov
The Department of Education has designed a new resource designed for students by students and addresses college challenges such as financial barriers, peer pressure, or lack of family support.

EducationPlanner
http://www.EducationPlanner.org
Provides students with the resources they need to plan their higher education.

FAFSA
http://www.fafsa.gov/
Free Application for Federal Student Assistance: file a FAFSA online.

FastWeb
http://www.fastweb.com
Scholarship Search.

Federal Family Educational Loan Program Interest Rates
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/studentloans.jsp#11
Rates for 2008-2009.

FinAid
http://www.finaid.com
Financial Aid Information Page

FinAid Calculator
http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml

National College Transition Network
http://www.collegetransition.org/mapping.html
The publication is geared towards financial planning for adult students intending to go to college.

National Student Loan Data System
http://www.nslds.ed.gov/
Check your financial aid history.

Paymyway.org
http://www.paymyway.org
Scholarship and internship information for student's sponsored through I-Fund.

Private College 529 Plan
https://www.privatecollege529.com/
Independent 529 Plan is the first prepaid 529 plan sponsored by private ("independent") colleges across the U.S. Prepay all or part of future private college tuition at less than today's prices with all the tax advantages of a 529. And, you can use your savings at more than 250 of the nation's leading private colleges -- including Goucher -- with more joining all the time.

Sallie Mae
http://www.salliemae.com/
Find scholarship opportunities.

Scholarships for Average Students
http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/average.phtml

U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/index.html

U.S. Department of Education's PIN Site
http://www.pin.ed.gov/
Obtain a Personal Identification Number (PIN) to file a FAFSA online without a signature.

Wired Scholar Family Contribution Calculator
http://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/est_efc/efc_index.jsp

Zonta International
http://www.zonta.org
A worldwide service organization of executives in business and the professions working together to advance the status of women.