Financial Aid Links A-Z

 

Fast Web

FastWeb, the Internet's leading scholarship search service, helps students make the decisions that shape their lives: choosing a college, paying for college, and finding jobs and internships.

Xap

Xap Corporation’s comprehensive Mentor education and career websites efficiently guide students through the college and career preparation process. But more than just offering student-friendly college search tools and easy online applications, Xap delivers useful professional tools for high school counselors, post-secondary admissions officers, and partners to effectively level the playing field for prospective students and their families.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Federal Student Aid plays a central and essential role in supporting postsecondary education by providing money for college to eligible students and families. (Cannot submit hard copy or on-line FAFSA form until after January 1st)

NASFAA

National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) is an association of over 3,000 colleges, universities, career schools, and others with an interest in student financial aid who work together to deliver sources of financial aid to students.

 

FinAid 

Information regarding: Loans, scholarships, savings, military aid, other types of aid, financial aid applications, answering your questions, calculators, beyond financial aid for parents, students, and educators

All About College

Find college scholarships; find college grants free, scholarship experts (free), financial aid resources, student loans, recommended books for scholarships and financial aid, college directories for undergraduate and graduate schools, study abroad, and test prep

Princeton Review

Find scholarships and aid, explore colleges and careers, improve your standardized test scores and skills

HESC

Applying for aid, managing your loan or grant, college lenders, information about TAP, and college and career planning

Student Loans 

Planning and paying for college, applying for a loan and repaying student loans, understanding your award letter

Wells Fargo

Undergraduate loans, student loans, federal loans, private loans, parent loans, consolidation loans…etc.

U.S. Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education’s mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.

Salliemae and Nelliemae

Sites are all about various loans – how to plan and prepare for college, finding loans…etc.

SchoolSoup

SchoolSoup has the largest scholarship database in the world. Our search engine will find scholarships that match your interests and profile by searching through $32 Billion worth of scholarships. Scholarships with the best matches are listed first.

Find Money For College

Completely free to use, database consists of over 3,000 sources worth up to $3 billion, avoid scholarship scams!

New York State Financial Aid Administrators Association, Inc. (NYSFAAA)

Information on financial planning for college and financial aid

Making It Count

Making It Count, owned and operated by Monster, will be the nation’s premier educational training and advisory organization for today’s students and parents. Our goal is twofold: to teach students how to succeed in college and best prepare themselves to maximize their opportunities upon graduation, and to help parents make smart, proactive decisions on behalf of their students.

 

 

Scholarships A-Z

 

 

 

American Public Health Association (APHA) Scholarship Program: http://www.getreadyforflu.org/scholarship.htm -
This program is for high school seniors graduating in 2009 and can provide a $500 scholarship to one winner... entries must be submitted by April 6, 2009.

 

Bound Tree Medical Legacy Scholarship Program: http://www.boundtree.com/training/scholarships/ -
This program will award $50,000 in scholarships to children of EMTs and Firefighters interested in becoming EMTs, or furthering their certification by becoming Paramedics.

 

For additional information regarding the (APHA) and the (BTMLS) programs listed above please contact:

Catherine L. Peters, AEMT-CC, S.T.E.M.S. Regional Coordinator, Southwestern Region EMS Program Agency,

                                    Southern Tier Health Care System, One Blue Bird Square, Olean, NY 14760, (716)372-0614 ext.12

                                    (www.sthcs.org); (www.SouthernTierEMS.org)

 

AES Engineers

To be eligible the student needs to answer one of the essay questions that they will find on our site.

Our belief is that achieving a high grade point average should not be the only criteria for determining who deserves to be helped. For that reason we are offering a scholarship that will be awarded on the basis of character, as determined by evaluating the essays that are submitted.

Amount of award:    $500.00

Deadline for entry: October 6, 2009

 

New York State Association of Agricultural Fairs

 

·                    Awards 6 - $1000 scholarships.

 

·                    In order to qualify, the student must be active in the local county Fair, as well as be entering an agricultural related field of study.  An essay is required, along with letters of recommendation and a completed application.

 

·                    No hand-written applications will be accepted.  Applicants must download their application and complete it on-line.  Applications are available at the Association's website:  www.nyfairs.org .

 

·                    Students who are interested in applying for the award should have the completed application, along with all attachments, mailed to the address below before April 10, 2009.

 

·                    Nell Fellows: Cattaraugus County Fair Secretary, 4514 Hungry Hollow Road, Great Valley, NY  14741, (716) 945-1236

 

 

Karen A. Kunz Memorial Scholarship

 

·                     Sponsored by the Allegany-Cattaraugus Chapter Association of School Business Officials (ACCASBO)

·                    This scholarship is awarded in memory of Karen A. Kunz. Karen was a highly regarded Business Official who spent nearly 30 years of her career in school finance. Karen was a very caring individual with a keen eye for detail and respected by all for her strong work ethic. Karen always managed to put issues in a positive perspective; to her the glass was always at least half full. During challenging moments Karen could often be heard saying, “Who has more fun than us?”

 

Criteria:

 

·                     $500.00 scholarship will be awarded to a successful candidate attending a postsecondary education program with a business related major. Successful candidate must provide proof of enrollment. Check for $500 will be issued in the names of both the recipient and college of attendance.

 

Instructions:

 

·                     Attach a head and shoulder photo to this application. Complete attached personal information, essay and recommendation forms and return to:

 

·                     Donna Howard: Friendship Central School, 46 West Main Street, Friendship, New York 14739

 

·                     Deadline: April 1, 2009

 

·                     ACCASBO selection committee will award scholarship by June 1, 2009.

 

 

 

 

Abbott and Fenner Scholarship Renewed

 

·                    Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants are pleased to announce that the scholarship program will be continued for 2009.  Our winners from the past two years are posted on our scholarship website.

·                    Please visit our website at http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm to learn more about this opportunity and then please advise your students to do the same.

·                    Abbott & Fenner are committed to continuing our efforts at helping those who have the desire and ambition to succeed.
The winner(s) of this annual scholarship will receive their award within 2 weeks of the listed deadline. All applicants should include their full name and mailing address with their submissions.

·                    Deadline and Eligibility

·                    RENEWED DEADLINE: June 20, 2009

·                    AWARD VALUE: $1,000 - The A&F Scholarships are available to all high school juniors and seniors as well as all students currently registered in any accredited post secondary institution. Between the ages of 16 and 30

·                    Application Procedure for 2009:

·                    To apply for this scholarship you will need to write an essay on one of the two topics below. Your submissions must be sent to us by email at scholarships@abbottandfenner.com

·                    If you could have lunch with any famous person, either living or dead, whom would you choose and why?

·                    Describe your conversation at lunch.

·                    When you look back on your life in thirty years, what would it take for you to consider your life successful?

·                    Grant Parker

Assistant Director of HR Services

Abbott and Fenner Business Solutions

 

Big Sun Scholarship

 

·                    The Big Sun Organization is proud to be able to continue to help young athletes succeed in their academic pursuits. We are offering an annual scholarship to a deserving student. All student athletes are eligible for this award, regardless of which sport they are participating in.

·                    Deadline   -   June 27, 2009      

·                    Amount of Award   -   $500.00

 

·                    The successful applicant will be a high school senior or be attending a post secondary institute and currently involved in some sport at that institution.

 

·                    Please visit our website at http://www.bigsunathletics.com to learn how to apply.

 

Announcing the 2008-2009 United States Senate Youth Program

Further information regarding this scholarship, including a full description of the program and an application form, can be downloaded at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/senateyouth.html

Each year the William Randolph Hearst Foundation sponsors a scholarship for two student leaders from each state and the District of Columbia to visit Washington, D.C. (all expenses paid), as guests of the Hearst Foundation and a $5,000 college scholarship for undergraduate studies at an accredited United States university or college. During the visit to Washington, D.C., students engage in a series of seminars and briefings with Senators and members of the House of Representatives and meet with officials from the executive and judicial branches of government.

The principal of a New York State high school may select only one candidate for this statewide competition. Any high school junior or senior is eligible. Districts with more than one high school can nominate a candidate from each high school. The nominee must currently (2008- 2009) be serving in an elected capacity in any one of the following student government offices:

Student body president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer
Class president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer
Student council representative

A student who is a representative to a district, regional or state-level civic or education organization may also be nominated.

IMPORTANT 2008 - 2009 New York State Senate Youth dates are:

• Friday, August 1, 2008 - NYSED posts United States Senate Youth announcement and application form
• Friday, October 10, 2008 - Applications are due to the NYS Education Department
• Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - Review Committee selects semi-finalists
• Monday, November 10, 2008 - Interviews to select 2 delegates and 2 alternates
• March 7-14, 2009 - United States Senate Youth Washington Week Experience

Dorothea Deitz Memorial Scholarship

·        Deadline – March 1, 2009

·        Requests for application forms (include name and address of your high school in your request for an application) should be made through Pat Marvin, Area DDMS Chairperson, Holland Central School, 103 Canada Street, Holland, NY 14080, 716-537-8225 or pmarvin@holland.wnyric.org  - ( www.nysahperd.org  )

·        Eligibility – Women students residing in NYS who are planning to major in Physical Education Teacher Education are eligible

·        Basis of Award – character, academic achievement, physical education competence, participation in athletics, qualities of leadership , and financial need

·        Preference given to students planning to attend college in NYS

Burger King Scholars

 

·                    $1,000 scholarships available to all eligible high school seniors

·                    Log on today at www.bk.com/scholars to apply

·                    Access Key: BKS

·                    Deadline – February 2, 2009

·                    Eligibility – Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher

·                    Work part-time an average of 15 hours per week or 40 weeks per year

·                    Actively involved in community service activities

·                    Demonstrate financial need

·                    Plan to enroll in an accredited 2/4 year college, university, or vocational/technical school by fall of the application year

·                    Questions – contact Laura Stafford at 615-320-3149 or lstafford@applyists.com or Barby Dorado at 305-378-3186 or bdorado@whopper.com

KFC Colonel’s Scholars

·                    $20,000 ($5,000 per year for tuition, fees, books, room and board)

·                                Must be graduating between 12/1/08 and 8/31/09

·                                Maintaining a minimum high school cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher

·                                Enrolling in a public, in-state college or university (start date no later than 9/30/09)

·                                Pursuing a bachelor’s degree

·                                A U.S. citizen or permanent resident

·                                Online applications available between 12/1/08 and 2/10/09 at www.kfcscholars.org

John J. Murphy Family Scholarship

·                                            Established through a grant from the Communities Foundation of Texas, this $10,000 scholarship, with $2,500 awarded per year for up to four years, is available to students in the Twin Tiers region.

·                                            It is also available to students outside the region whose family members are employed by or have retired from Dresser Rand in Olean.

·                                            Preference will be given to students pursuing degrees in business, engineering or nursing.

·                                            Selection criteria will include scholastic achievement, school and community participation, demonstrated leadership potential and financial need.

·                                            Scholarship applications are available online at www.cattfoundation.org . If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call or email me. Thank you!  Ryan Michelle Wilcox, Assistant Executive Director, Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, 716.372.4433

Pat McGee Nursing Scholarship

·                                                                                Established through the Pat McGee Endowment, this fund will issue two $1,000 awards each year to both traditional and non-traditional students in the 57 th State Senate district pursuing nursing degrees. Students must maintain at least a C average. This award can be reapplied for.

·                                                                                Scholarship applications are available online at www.cattfoundation.org . If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call or email me. Thank you!  - Ryan Michelle Wilcox, Assistant Executive Director, Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, 716.372.4433

Community Foundation Announces Two New Scholarships

·                                            OLEAN, N.Y., Nov. 20, 2008 – The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation is proud to announce that it will offer two new scholarships to be awarded in 2009.

·                                            The Kothari Family Fund, established last year, will begin issuing a $250 scholarship available to an Allegany-Limestone senior who intends to pursue nursing. This scholarship is based on financial need, with SAT score as a tie-breaker.

·                                            Also, the Olean Business Institute/McCarthy Scholarship, the latest fund created at the Community Foundation, will be available to any student from New York or Pennsylvania who currently attends or plans to attend OBI pursuing a degree in business. This $1,000 scholarship will be awarded annually and may be reapplied for. This fund was created through the Catherine M. Cridler Trust.

·                                            These two new scholarships bring the Community Foundation’s total number of scholarship funds to 14, including three funds which are still growing and not issuing awards yet – the Ralph Anastasia Music Scholarship, the Tyler Bihler Memorial Scholarship and the John J. Meiers Scholarship.

·                                            The Community Foundation also administers three winter sport scholarship funds – Jamie’s Fund, to provide aid for ski instructor certification, and the Mountain Sports and Wing Ski Club funds which both provide aid for amateur ski racing.

·                                            Combined, these active scholarship funds have issued more than $107,000.00 in awards to area students this year.

·                                            Guidelines and applications for scholarships are available from area high school guidance offices, the Community Foundation’s office, located in the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce, or online at www.cattfoundation.org. 

Academic Competitiveness Grant

http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/NewPrograms.jsp

 

·                    The Academic Competitiveness Grant provides up to $750 for the first year of undergraduate study and up to $1,300 for the second year of undergraduate study. The program became available for the first time for the 2006-07 school year for first year students who graduated from high school after January 1, 2006 and for second year students who graduated from high school after January 1, 2005. The Academic Competitiveness Grant award is in addition to the student's Pell Grant award.

·                    To be eligible for an ACG each academic year, a student must:

·                     Be a U.S. citizen;

·                     Be Federal Pell Grant eligible;

·                     Be enrolled full-time in a degree program;

·                     Be enrolled in the first or second academic year of his or her program of study at a two-year or four-year degree-granting institution;

·                    Have completed a rigorous secondary school program of study (after January 1, 2006, if a first-year student, and after January 1, 2005, if a second year student);

·                     If a first-year student, not have been previously enrolled in an undergraduate program; and

·                     If a second-year student, have at least a cumulative 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale for the first academic year.

 

·                    If you are completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online (www.fafsa.ed.gov), FAFSA on the Web will predetermine if you are eligible to answer the ACG questions. If you have submitted a paper FAFSA and have received your Student Aid Report (SAR) indicating that you may be eligible to answer the ACG questions, please call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4FED-AID.  You may also contact the financial aid office at your school for assistance regarding ACG.

 

ScholarshipQuestHelper Announces “B. Davis Scholarship”

 

  • Deadline approaching

 

 

  • The deadline for applications is May 30, 2009

 

  • Amount of Scholarship:   $1,000

 

 

Jason Rumeacher

Director