Paying for College - ResourcesPaying for College
www.fafsa.ed.gov Learn all about the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, usually the first step in seeking financial aid for higher education.
Other Helpful Sites
www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov The Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid (FSA) programs are the largest source of student aid in America. These programs provide more than $80 billion a year in grants, loans, and work-study assistance. Learn more about and how to apply for this aid.
www.finaid.org This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools — on or off the web.
www.savingforcollege.com The savingforcollege.com site has a mission to help individuals and professional advisers better understand how to meet the challenge of paying higher education costs.
www.supercollege.com Search their massive free database of over 2.8 million awards to find the perfect scholarship for you.
www.scholarshipexperts.com Get unlimited access to their scholarship database of 2.4 million scholarships worth over $14 billion.
www.springfieldfoundation.org Explore and apply for over 40 different scholarships. |
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Welcome to the GEAR UP Springfield website! GEAR UP's mission is to encourage more students to set high expectations, stay in school, study hard, and take classes that will help them choose and be prepared to go to college.
You can learn how to prepare for college here. You can also check out how to apply to and pay for college. We also encourage you to learn about some of our GEAR UP services and activities.
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