Contact the financial aid office of the university you plan on attending to get more information on their Internal Scholarships
- Scholarships offered directly by the college/university themselves.
Talk with your high school or University TRIO counselor
Use the U.S. Department of Labor's FREE scholarship search tool
Check with U.S Federal Programs:
- Tax Benefits for Education
- Americorps
- Foster Care to Success
- Department of Health and Human Services:
Check with your state programs
- Scholarship Programs
- Grants and Work study
- Honors Program
  - State Scholar Program *
- 529 College Prepaid Tuition and Savings Programs
  - College Illinois!® Prepaid Tuition Program
  - Bright Start®, (College Savings Plan)
  Loan Programs
  - Federal Perkins Loan
  - Federal Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans
  - Federal PLUS Loan Program (for parents* and for graduate or professional students **)
  - Alternative Loans
  Loan Repayment/Forgiveness Programs
  More links for financial aid information:
  - Federal Student Aid's StudentAid.gov For information about financial assistance programs.
  - finaid.org For information about financial aid.
  - MappingYourFuture.org For information about paying for college.
  - collegeboard.org To help you prepare for the cost of college.
  - Do You Need Money for College or Career School? Apply for Federal Student Aid
  - act.org For help getting into college

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