Information for College Bound Students

Financial Aid Resources

Links to Federal Student Aid

• FAFSA (Federal Application for Federal Student Aid)
  • U.S. Dept. of Education's Website for federal financial aid
  • qualify for grants and federal student loans
• FAFSA PIN
  • sign up for your four-digit FAFSA PIN number in order to sign your FAFSA electronically
• Federal Student Aid
  • comprehensive website on financial planning for college provided by U.S. Dept. of Education

Links which Provide General Information on Financial Aid

• Student Assistance Foundation
  • MCIS-Montana Career Information System
  • SAF's “Planning Your Higher Education”
  • SAF's “Montana Career Information System”
• FinAid!
  • FinAid!'s Financial Aid Glossary
• Financial Aid of Minority Students
• College Board: How to Pay for College
• Peterson's Guide to Financial Aid

Scholarship Resources

Links to General Scholarship Searches

• Horatio Alger
• MPACT
• SMART Grant
• Dell Scholarship

Links to Scholarships for Minority Students

• The Gates Millennium Scholars Program
• Accenture Scholarship Fund for American Indian Students
• American Indian College Fund
• American Indian Education Foundation
• The University of Montana-Native American Studies Scholarship
• Hispanic College Fund
• Hmong Scholarship
• NAACP Scholarship Program
• 200 Scholarships for Minorities
• United Negro College Fund
• Multicultural Advantage

Scholarship Search Tools

• Scholarships.com

Links to Writing Scholarship Essays

• Essay Writing Center-Scholarship Essay
• Back2College

University of Montana

• Admission and New Student Services
• Costs of attending the University of Montana
• University of Montana Financial Aid
• Native American Studies
• Residence Life
• Educational Opportunity Program

Montana Tribal Colleges

• Blackfeet Community College
• Salish Kootenai College

Montana University System

• University of Montana - Western
• Montana State University - Great Falls College of Technology
• Montana State University - Billings
• Montana State University - Bozeman
• Montana State University - Northern
• Montana Tech - University of Montana

Other Universities

• Fort Lewis College - Durango, Colorado