Scholarships and More
College Scholarship Search Engines
College Scholarships.org: College scholarship, grant, and student loan search tool.
FastAid: College scholarship search tool.
FastWeb: Helpful website that includes information about financial aid, student loans, and career planning. Also includes scholarship and college search tools.
Student Scholarship Search: Student scholarship search tool that includes a matching tool that helps students find scholarships that are most relevant to them.
Chegg: Internship, college and scholarship search tool. Also offers textbook rental or purchase and rent or buy textbooks, as well as an online tutor service.
Scholarship Opportunities
Hispanic Heritage Foundation Youth Awards: Honors Latino high school students who excel academically. Eight National Youth Awardees are honored each year in the following categories: Business & Entrepreneurship, Community service, Education, Engineering & Mathematics, Healthcare, Innovation & Technology, Media & Entertainment, and Sports & Fitness.
Academy of Achievement: A unique non-profit that brings young people into direct contact with preeminent leaders. This website includes a collection of biographies, interviews, symposiums, podcasts, and photographs of important leaders for students to explore.
La Raza Youth Scholarships: La Raza is a Denver-based non-profit that provides assistance to low-income, Latino community members. La Raza offers scholarships for Latino youth. Check this link periodically for scholarship opportunities.
Asfaw Family Foundation International: To qualify for this scholarship, a student must: be a Colorado resident; an African-American male high school senior; have a GPA of at least 2.5; be involved in the community; and have a career goal to make a difference in the quality of life for others and his community.
Financial Planning Tools
Education Cents Program: An interactive website your student or student's family might find useful. The site includes a self-paced curriculum, workbooks and presentations to provide personal finance education. Finance includes managing a budget, credit and debt, and college financing.
Venture Scholars Program: A national nonprofit membership program that targets high achieving underrepresented students and first-generation college-bound students. Membership provides a variety of resources that will help them learn about college and career planning.