Resources

Scholarship Websites

College Board Scholarship Search
CollegeNet Scholarship Database
British Council Sources of Funding for International Students
BrokeScholar
eduPASS
FastAid
FinAid
Financial Aid Officer
The Hispanic College Fund
Scholarship Resource Network Express
Scholarships-4U
Scholar Stuff
Scholar site
Student Gateway to the United States Government
United States Department of Education

Links

The following is a list of web sites and informational publications that you may find useful as a student.

www.studentaid.ed.gov
This is the official student website for federal financial aid. It provides information on the student aid process for US citizens and permanent residents (including all Federal Aid eligible Status.)

www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/edlite-about.html
This is the web site for the US Network for Education Information (USNEI), "an interagency and public/private partnership whose mission is to provide official information assistance for anyone seeking information about U.S. education and for U.S. citizens seeking authoritative information about education in other countries."

www.irs.gov
If you need to know whether or not you need to file taxes or have tax related questions regarding your scholarship this is the official Web site of the Internal Revenue System.

www.sss.gov
Male students born on or after January 1,1960 are required to register with the Selective Service between their 18th and 25th birthdays to receive federal student aid. You can register online or get information from this site.

www.ssa.gov
The government web site for the Social Security Administration. If you have questions on who is eligible and not eligible for a social security number, this is where you should look first.

www.gibill.va.gov
This is the official web site for the US Department of Veteran Affairs. Check here first if you have questions about VA educational benefits or to find your local VA office.

www.heic.org/disabled.htm
This web site answers many of the Frequently Asked Questions disabled students may have about educational funding.

www.hesc.com
This is the web site for New York State Financial Aid for New York residents studying in New York State.

www.fafsa.ed.gov
This is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) website. Our school code is 002780.

www.ed.gov
This site is the official U.S. Department of Education website.

www.ice.gov/sevis/students/index.htm
This is the Student and Exchange Visitor System (SEVIS) website. The mission of SEVIS is to balance Homeland Security with facilitating foreign student and exchange visitor participation in American academic and cultural exchange programs.

Education Tax Credits Websites

www.1098-T.com/info/tra97
This link will provide information regarding the Hope Scholarship Credit and Lifetime Learning Credit.

www.irs.gov/faqs/faq7-4.html
You may find information about the Hope Scholarship Credit and Lifetime Learning Credit brought to you by the Internal Revenue Service here.

www.irs.gov/instructions/i1098et/ar02.html#d0e238
Instructions for the 1098 T form are described at this Internal Revenue Service link.

www.ecsi.net/1098T.com
You may access the Education Tax Credit website here. This site will allow you to obtain your 1098-T form that you can use for tax filing purposes.