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Funding Your Education Beyond
High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid - A comprehensive
resource on student financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education.
Grants, loans, and work-study are the three major forms of aid available
through the Department's Federal Student Aid office.
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New Directions - A guide to repaying
your student loans. Features information about managing your money, estimating
your student loan payments, repaying your student loan, deferment and
forbearance. |
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Teacher Loan Forgiveness Loan Program
- A brochure outlining the eligibility requirements and application process for
borrowers who may qualify for FFELP loan forgiveness through the Teacher Loan
Forgiveness Program. The brochure also contains a list of frequently asked
questions and answers about the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program.
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HS Counselor and Mentor Handbook on
Federal Student Aid - The 2008–09 version provides useful information
to help high school counselors and other mentors advise students about financial
aid for postsecondary education. This book focuses on the federal student aid
programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Adventures In Education - The premier source of college and
career planning information.
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Texas Mentor - Welcome to Texas
Mentor, your online guide to the private colleges of Texas. |
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College Board - A national nonprofit membership
association whose mission is to prepare, inspire, and connect students to college and opportunity.
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Scholarship Scams - Unfortunately, in their efforts to pay the
bills, many students and their families are falling prey to scholarship scams.
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair
business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help
consumers spot, stop and avoid them.
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FAFSA4Caster - If you want to begin exploring your financial aid
options and get an early start on the financial aid process, FAFSA4caster is for you!
By using FAFSA4caster, you and your family will receive an early estimate of eligibility
for federal student aid. This Web site provides you with an opportunity to increase
your knowledge of the financial aid process; become familiar with the various types
of federal student aid that are available; and investigate other sources of aid,
such as grants and scholarships.
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FinAid - This award-winning site was
established in the fall of 1994 as a public service, and has grown into the
most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial
aid on the web. FinAid has a stellar reputation in the educational community as
the best Web site of its kind. It's comprehensive, it's informative, it's
objective--and it's the first stop on the Web for students looking for ways to
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Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation -
The Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation was organized in 1950, incorporated in the
State of Texas as a non-profit, charitable corporation. The purpose for which
it was formed is to support charitable, scientific, or educational undertakings
by providing for, or contributing toward the education of financially limited
but worthy students; by assisting young men and women residents of Texas,
attending or wishing to attend colleges and universities in the state of Texas,
to complete their education and obtain degrees; by contributing to community
chests, and supporting any other non-profit organization or activity dedicated
to the furtherance of the general welfare within the state of Texas.
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Texas Distance Education - For a growing
number of students, the opportunity for college success is being enhanced through Texas's
convenient and extensive Electronic Campus. The EC has proven to be a valuable asset to
the State's citizens of Texas no matter where they are located. Texas's Electronic Campus
encompasses more than 3,400 online courses and eighteen (18) complete degree programs.
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College For Texans - Here is
everything a Texan needs to know about preparing for, applying for and paying
for college or technical school. And it's all in one up to date, easy to
navigate megasite almost as big as the state itself. CollegeForTexans.com is a
project of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
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Texas Common Application - Apply for
admission to any Texas public university, as well as to participating community
and private colleges. Apply for undergraduate, international and graduate
admission. Copy your submitted application to another institution. Submit your
application essays on-line. Apply for scholarships from participating
universities. Search for and view both general and university-specific
information.
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Texas Education Authority - The
mission of the Texas Education Agency is to build the capacity of the Texas
public education system to provide all students a quality education that
enables them to achieve their potential and fully participate now and in the
future in the social, economic and educational opportunities of our state and
nation.
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Federal Student Aid - This web site
offers counselors information and suggestions for addressing the critical
problem of students' misinformation and lack of information about postsecondary
education options and financial aid. Locate and network with programs in your
local area to offer or obtain college access and financial aid guidance.
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