Financial Aid
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Resources for Financial Aid
- Adventures in Education BlogThis website is a valuable guide as you search for scholarships, complete FAFSA, discuss loan costs, compare Financial Aid awards, and more
- Big Future Scholarship SearchThis site contains over 6 Billion dollars worth of scholarships
- FAFSAThe Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is required for a variety of government funded scholarships and financial aid opportunities
- Tennessee Student Assistance CorporationThis resource has information about financial aid opportunites and other aspects of transitioning to college
- TN Pledge and UT PromiseThese are scholarships for recent high school graduates who are heading to college
- TN Education Equality CoalitionIf you are an undocumented or DACA student in Tennessee and are interested in going to college, the following guides have been prepared for you with information about your options across the state.
- The Centro Hispano Scholarship FundThe Centro Hispano Scholarship Fund is intended to provide undergraduate college, technical, or vocational school scholarships to highly motivated American citizens, residents, or DACA approved students who, without financial aid, cannot afford a college education.
- AdelanteAdelente works to ensure that North Carolina has a high-quality K-12 and post-secondary public education system where students will succeed and excel without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, language, culture, socioeconomic or immigration status
TERMS TO KNOW
Here are some terms and helpful resources to know of when paying for higher education.
- Financial Aid: Grants, loans, scholarships, and any other means of paying for college
- Scholarships/Grants: Free money awarded based on financial need or academic merit
- In/Out of State Tuition: If you live in the same state where you attend university, you will be paying in-state tuition, which tends to be less than paying tuition to a university outside of the state where you live [out-of-state tuition]
- Fees: Miscellaneous charges that aren't included in tuition, i.e.: Parking pass, meal plan, technology use, and more
- Work Study: Working for the education institution in some capacity in exchange for a full or partial tuition coverage
Minority Funding Opportunities
- Hispanic Scholarship FundThis page, created by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, offers knowledge and resources about higher education and provides scholarships and services for Latino students.
- Hispanic Association of Colleges & UniversitiesAt a glance, this website offers a mix of minority specific and general scholarships to American colleges and universities.
- College Resources and Financial Aid for Hispanic StudentsThis is a great site that includes scholarships and funding for children of migrant workers, undocumented students, and first generation college students.
- BestColleges.comBestcolleges.com has a searchable database that consists of links to over 20,000 scholarships.
These are just a few financial aid resources. For more information, use Google to search "scholarships" or "financial aid".