Useful Financial Aid Web Sites for Students & Their Families

College Board The College Board's site, it contains useful financial aid calculators as well as a scholarship search engine. It also contains the College Scholarship Service & Financial Aid profile that many schools use to determine aid amounts. www.collegeboard.org

US Department of Education The U.S. Department of Education's web site, is a comprehensive informational Their guide, "Student Guide to Financial Aid" is free and very useful. www.ed.gov

NACAC Student Guides Don't miss these great reports on student guides, written by students for students. www.nacacnet.org

FAFSA This site contains the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) that is required by almost all colleges. www.fafsa.ed.gov

Fast Web A scholarship search engine site that claims to have information on 400,000+ scholarships. You can search by interests, majors, ethnic background, extracurricular activities, etc. www.fastweb.com

Financial Aid This site offers comprehensive financial aid information, as well as calculators that help families to determine the level of debt that they can afford and links to college financial aid offices www.finaid.org

Sallie Mae One of the nation's largest student loan organizations, this site contains useful calculators that allow you to figure your Expected Family Contribution (EFC), scholarship search engines and a host of other useful financial aid information. www.salliemae.com

First Niagara Bank The site for First Niagara Bank, Subsidized or Unsubsidized Stafford Loans to PLUS Loans or Home Equity Loans and Lines of Credit. www.fnfg.com

Citizens Bank The site for Citizens Bank, a New England area supplier of student loans. They work closely with Sallie Mae (see above). Click on their personal loan section and bring up the student loan information. www.citizensbank.com

Charter One Bank The student loan area of Charter One Bank welcomes new customers for educational loans. www.charterone.com

NACAC The NACAC is the National Association of College Admission Counselors, and although the site is primarily for college admission professionals, they do offer some great information for parents & students. For that area you can go directly to: www.naca.com