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St. Louis University (SLU)
The financial aid/scholarships page will serve both parents/guardians and students as a resource to scholarship opportunities, deadlines, scholarship websites and much more.  
October 1st is the first day that families can start the FAFSA Application!  Families will use their 2017 Tax Return to complete the FAFSA.

List of Scholarships Currently Available to Students on Naviance Student:                                      
​- Balanced Man Scholarship (Males Only)
- Champaign-Urbana Junior Women's Club Scholarship
- Golden Apple Scholars (Seniors Students Going Towards K-12 Teaching) 
- Kids' Choice of Illinois
- Office of Scholar Program (Washington University in St. Louis)
- Scholarships for Eastern Michigan University
- Student-View Scholarship Program 
​
Updated on: 05/25/2020

Scholarship Websites:
​Source: Fastweb.com; High School Educators Quick Reference 2016-2017 Handout
10,000 Degrees:
​- ​​www.10000degrees.org/scholarships/undergraduate-scholarships/
​American Chemical Society (ACS):
​- www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/scholarships/acsscholars.html
​Asian Pacific Fund:
​- asianpacificfund.org/what-we-do/scholarships/apply-for-scholarship/#wong
Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund:
- www.apiasf.org/scholarships.html​
Big Future:
bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search
Blackexcel:
- blackexcel.org/
Bryan Cameron Education Foundation:
- www.bryancameroneducationfoundation.org/
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation: 
​- www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/about/faq/
College Board, Opportunity Scholarships:
- opportunity.collegeboard.org/?SFMC_cid=EM133238-&rid=47754047
College Greenlight:
- www.collegegreenlight.com/
​College Greenlight (DACA students):
- blog.collegegreenlight.com/blog/updated-for-2016-scholarships-for-undocumented-students/#sthash.nQ5IV3im.JQqWvO4q.dpbs ​
The Christie Foundation (Health Education Scholarships):
- www.christie-foundation.org/scholarships/ 
CollegeScholarships.com:
​- www.collegescholarships.com/
College Scholarships.org (First Generation Students):
- www.collegescholarships.org/scholarships/first-in-family.htm 
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute: 
- chci.org/
Dream Fund (DACA Students):
- www.illinoisdreamfund.org/
​Fastweb:
-www.fastweb.com/
​FinAid:
- www.finaid.org/
GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program
- https://www.reaganfoundation.org/
Giveback:
- www.giveback.ngo/scholars-illinois/
Going Merry:
- www.goingmerry.com/
Goodcall.com:
- www.goodcall.com/scholarships/​
Golden Apple Scholars:
- www.goldenapple.org/apply?utm_medium=email&utm_source=internal&utm_campaign=scholar-recruitment&utm_content=iacac- 
Golden Door Scholars (DACA Students):
- www.goldendoorscholars.org/
Guaranteed Scholarships:
- www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/
Hispanic Scholarship Fund:
- www.hsf.net/?ep_mid=11416891&ep_rid=273718704
Illinois Agricultural Association Foundation Scholarship Program: 
- www.iaafoundation.org/iaaf/Scholarships/overview_scholarships.htm
​Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights:
- www.icirr.org/
Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC):
​- collegezone.com
Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling (DACA Students): 
- www.iacac.org/undocumented/money/
​Indigenous Education, Inc.
- https://cobellscholar.org/?SFMC_cid=EM239299-&rid=47754047
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation:
-www.jkcf.org/
The Jackie Robinson Foundation:
- www.jackierobinson.org/
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) (Latino/a Students):
- www.maldef.org/leadership/scholarships/
Scholarships for the LGBTQ Community:
- www.affordablecolleges.com/resources/lgbtq-college-resources/
Raise.me:
- www.raise.me/
- Video about Raise.me: ​vimeo.com/167314777
Scholarships.com:
- www.scholarships.com/
​Scholarship America:
​- scholarshipamerica.org/what-we-do/students-parents/open-scholarships/
Scholarships for Dreamers:
- www.thedream.us/​
Scholarships for Student Athletes:
​​- www.usnews.com/education/blogs/the-scholarship-coach/2015/02/05/score-big-with-scholarships-for-student-athletes
​STEM Scholarships (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math):
​- www.usnews.com/education/blogs/the-scholarship-coach/2013/06/20/stem-scholarships-abound-for-aspiring-scientists
StudentScholarships.org:
- www.studentscholarships.org/
TheDream.US (Scholarships for Undocumented Students)
- https://thedream.us/scholarships/
United Negro College Fund:
- scholarships.uncf.org/
​
Updated On: 01/30/2020
Source: Fastweb.com; High School Educators Quick Reference 2016-2017 Handout

Scholarship Scam Warning Signs:
- You have to pay a fee
- Money-back offers or guarantees
- Credit card or bank account information required 
- Provides "exclusive" information

Financial Aid Websites:
​College Planning Made Easy
- studentportal.isac.org/web/guest/student
Expected Family Contribution (EFC) Calculator:
- http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml
​​FAFSA4caster:
- fafsa.ed.gov/FAFSA/app/f4cForm?execution=e1s1
Fastweb College Gold:
​- www.collegegold.com
​Federal Student Aid for Students (Disponible en Español):
​​studentaid.ed.gov/sa/es
​​Financial Aid Calculators:
​- www.finaid.org/calculators
Guide to Federal Student Aid (Disponible en Español): 
- studentaid.ed.gov/sa/es/resources
ISAC (Illinois Student Assistance Commission) Student Portal Toolbox
- studentportal.isac.org/web/guest/student/?p_p_id=Student_WAR_Studentportlet&_Student_WAR_Studentportlet__facesViewIdRender=/views/toolbox.xhtml 

Federal Student Aid Resources for Students and Parents (Available in both English and Espanol):
- College Preparation Checklist (How to get ready academically and financially): studentaid.ed.gov/sa/prepare-for-college/checklists
​
- Federal Student Aid at a Glance (Basic overview of aid and application process): studentaid.ed.gov/sa/resources#glance

​- Do You Need Money for College:The Guide to Federal Student Aid (Overview of the financial aid process with links to resources): studentaid.ed.gov/sa/resources#need-money

- Federal Student Loans, Series (Federal loan booklets for students and parents): studentaid.ed.gov/sa/resources#loans

- Financial Aid Toolkit:
financialaidtoolkit.ed.gov/tk/learn/fafsa.jsp

- Infographic: The FAFSA Process (Graphic showing the path a student takes to apply for aid): studentaid.ed.gov/sa/resources#fafsa-process-graphic

- Infographic: Determining Dependency Status (Graphic showing dependency status questions): studentaid.ed.gov/sa/resources#dependency-status-graphic

​Updated On: 08/06/2019