Higher Education Information
Higher Education: It's Never Too Early nor Too Late!
Look to the Future....Look at Higher Education!
Below you will find information about preparing for your or your children's education after high school. It will include infomation about different types of colleges, universities and vocational schools. You will also find information on how to pay for these educational opportunities. It's never too early to begin preparing for your children's higher education...and it's never too late to think about yours!
Paying for Higher Education
FWISD Elementary School Scholarship Listing
January 2010
Click on the link above for more information for the most current information about scholarship opportunities available to elementary students.
Internet Scholarship Search Resources
Websites for General Information
College For Texans www.collegefortexans.com
College Board www.collegeboard.com
Embark www.embark.com
College is Possible www.collegeispossible.org
Texas Mentor www.texasmentor.org
Databases:
College Net www.collegenet.com
Fastweb www.fastweb.com
Free Scholarship Search www.freschinfo.com
USA Funds www.usafunds.org
Wired Scholar www.wiredscholar.com
Scholarship Search www.college-scholarships.com
Free College Scholarships and
Financial Aid Information www.scholarships.com
Scholarship Websites:
Accounting Scholarship www.aicpa.org
Ambassadorial www.rotary.org
American Geological Institute
Geoscience Scholarship www.agiweb.org
American Institute of Architects www.archfoundation.org
American Psychological Association www.apa.org
American Society for Microbiology www.asm.org
Americorps www.cns.gov
Association Graduate Funding www.asanet.org
Brand Essay Competition www.instituteforbrandleadership.org
College Fund www.uncf.org
Discover Card Tribute Award www.aasa.org
Elks National Foundation www.elks.org/enf/scholars/ourscholarships.cfm
Federal Scholarship & Aid Gateway www.fedmoney.org
FinAid www.finaid.org
Gateway to 10 Free Scholarships www.college-scholarships.com
Gateways to US Government Grants www.students.gov
Holocaust Remembrance www.holocaust.hklaw.com
Imagine www.imagine-america.org
International Students Scholarships
and Aid Help www.iefa.org
International Students www.internationalstudents.com
Lucent Technology www.lucent.com
NACME Scholarship Program www.nacme.org
National Alliance for Excellence www.excellence.org
Presidential Freedom www.nationalservice.org
Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford www.rhodesscholar.org
Ronald McDonald House Charities www.rmhc.com
Sallie Mae's Free Online www.salliemae.com
Scholarships for Study in
Paralegal Studies www.paralegals.org
Siemens Westinghouse Competition www.siemens-foundation.org
Student Inventors www.invent.org
Target Scholarship http://target.com/target_group/community_giving/scholarships.jhtml
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship www.truman.org
Tylenol Scholarships www.scholarship.tylenol.com
United States Institute of Peace www.usip.org
William Randolph Hearst Endowed www.apsanet.org
Scholarships for women:
AAUW www.aauw.org
Zonta International www.zonta.org
Scholarships for minorities:
Gates Millennium Scholarship www.gmsp.org
GE and LuLac www.lulac.org
Hispanic College Fund www.hispanicfund.org
Hispanic Scholarship Fund www.hsf.net
Hispanic Scholarship Guide www.hispanicscholarship.com
Jackie Robinson Foundation www.jackierobinson.org
Minority Health Program www.ahcpr.gov
Ron Brown Scholarship www.ronbrown.org
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org
United Negro College Fund www.uncf.org
Center for Student Opportunity www.csopportunity.org
Scholarship for children of military personnel:
AFCEA International www.afcea.org/awards/scholarships.htm
Air Force Aid Society www.afas.org
Army Emergency Relief www.aerhq.org
Fisherhouse www.fisherhouse.org
Marine Corps Scholarships www.marine-scholars.org
Military Page www.military.com
Navy Marine Corps Relief www.nmcrs.org
ROTC Scholarship www.todaysmilitary.com