Helpful Sites
www.fafsa.ed.gov Federal Student Aid
This site provides an application for financial aid.
www.fafsa.org Financial Aid
This is a student guide to financial aid.
www.mapping-your-future.org Mapping Your Future
This site is the leading public-service, collaborative provider of free information and services for schools, and for students and families as they consider college, financial aid, careers, and financial literacy options.
www.scholarshiphelp.org Scholarship Help
This web site is geared towards high school seniors, but has helpful information for all scholarship hunters.
www.sdcollegeprep.info SD College Prep
SD College Prep is a website dedicated to helping South Dakota’s 7th – 12th graders (and their families) prepare academically, personally, and financially for the opportunity to attend college and succeed. SD College Prep was organized in response to encouragement from legislators, K12 leaders, parents, and students. The focus of the project is on students and their parents, and not on recruiting students to specific universities.
www.studentloans.com Student Loans
This site allows students to create a user name and password. It then allows students to enter their level of financial need. For example, $2000 a year, with a 10 year payback deferred until after graduation could be entered. Free quotes are provided from different lenders.
www.va.gov U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
This government-sponsored site provides information regarding educational benefits and vocational rehabilitation benefits including the GI Bill. Campus-specific information concerning these benefits can be found by contacting each university at these links:
www.students.gov Students.gov
This site is a student gateway to information and services from the United States government. Online government information and services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This site provides a variety of useful information and services for students and their families.
www.wiredscholar.com/financing/content/index.jsp Wired Scholar
This is a free resource designed to help college-bound students with information about college preparation, evaluation, selection, application and financing. Interactive tools include self-assessment and test preparation.