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Cash for College Workshops in Oakland    Scholarships    FAFSA4aster--Estimate Eligibility for Federal Financial Aid    Scholarship and Financial Aid for Undocumented Students    UC Scholarship Requirement    Filling out the FASFA form--Short Video    Scholarship Information    Financial Aid and Student Loan information    Tips to aviod scholarship scams   

Cash for College Workshops in OaklandTop of Page

High School Seniors (Class of 2008) and Parents:

Attend a Cash for College workshop to get FREE line-by-line or one-on-one help with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), Cal Grant, scholarships, and more! 

Submit your FAFSA and Cal Grant GPA between January 1st and March 2nd to be considered for a Cal Grant and other forms of financial aid. 

For more information, visit, www.eastbayconsortium.org or call (510) 238-9450.

For a listing of Cash for College Workshops in OUSD schools, click on the link below
2008 Cash for College Workshops in Oakland 

ScholarshipsTop of Page

March 2008 Scholarships



January 2008 Scholarships


December 2007 Scholarships
           
November 2007 Scholarships
  • Full Scholarships Available for Teenage Spoken Word Artists to the University of Wisconsin For the application and more information, please visit www.omai.wisc.edu/firstwave.
  • College Dollars-Scholarship for American's Latino Studentswww.trpi.org/PDFs/Scholarship_Directory.pdf
  • Call Me MISTER” program –Black Colleges looking for future black male teachers. www.callmemister.clemson.edu/index.htm for more details and the application or call 800-640-2657
  • National Vocabulary Championship---FREE Princeton Review Study resources and $100,000 for college tuition.  Deadline:  November 30th, 2007  For more information, www.winwithwords.com
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2006-07 Scholarships Due to the large amount of scholarship listings received, the Student Website has created PDF files of the scholarship listings according to the date it was received and posted.
please check back frequently as listings will be updated

FAFSA4aster--Estimate Eligibility for Federal Financial AidTop of Page

The FAFSA4aster is an online tool which provides students with an early estimate of their eligibility for federal financial aid.
 
Starting on April 1, the FAFSA4caster will instantly calculate a student’s eligibility for federal student aid, including grants. It will also reduce the time it takes to complete the full Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, as it pre-populates 51 of the 102 questions on the FAFSA.
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov/fafsa4caster.html
 

Scholarship and Financial Aid for Undocumented StudentsTop of Page

  • Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) is an organization whose mission is to foster sound public policies, laws and programs to safeguard the civil rights of the 40 million Latinos living in the United States and to empower the Latino community to fully participate in our society. MALDEF periodically offers scholarships directly or through their partners. Check the website (click on the "Education Dept." tab, then on the "Scholarship Programs" tab) for further information.
For more information on Scholarships and Financial Aid for Undocumented Students, click here

UC Scholarship RequirementTop of Page

To see whether you meet the Scholarship Requirement, please click here

Filling out the FASFA form--Short VideoTop of Page

This 5 minute video can be used to get your students' attention on steps they can take NOW to get ready to apply for financial aid in January.

Just go to  http://cashforcollege.eclairhosting.com/ . Then, right-click on the red link in the black box that says "Right click here to save to your hard drive and choose Save Target As.... to save to your hard drive."  Download time varies on this file.

Scholarship InformationTop of Page

  • www.fastweb.com THIS SITE IS THE SCHOLARSHIP MASTER!!! Students who get an account on the site gets thousands of scholarship AND job opportunities. THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST SCHOLARSHIP SITES THAT YOU WILL EVER COME ACROSS IN YOUR LIFE!!!
  • www.latinocollegedollars.org- Scholarships for California's Latino Students
  • www.unitednegrocollegefund.org- The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is the nation’s largest, oldest, most successful and most comprehensive minority higher education assistance organization.
  • www.hsf.net - The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is the nation's leading organization supporting Hispanic higher education.
  • www.collegetoolkit.com  (Free Scholarship search and Application site) everything on lunch money is FREE for students. This is an excellent scholarship, college and career searches.   
  • Absolutelyscholarships.com- There is a data base for 1.7 million scholarships
  • www.scholarships.com.........Scholarship Search Engine
  • www.icanaffordcollege.com...  I Can Afford College
  • www.freecollegemoney.org...  Free College Money
  • www.srnexpress.com...........   Database of Over 8,000 Scholarship Programs


Financial Aid and Student Loan informationTop of Page



Tips to aviod scholarship scamsTop of Page

www.ftc.gov - Need Money for College? Doesn't everybody? Unfortunately, in their efforts to pay the bills, many students and their families are falling prey to scholarship scams. This web site is from the Federal Trade Commission from the U.S. government. This site warns students and parents about what kind of sites that will scam your money for fake scholarships. VISIT IT FOR TIPS!
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