Financial Aid Information

Scholarship Opportunities for WSHS Students

A list of all the scholarship opportunities currently available in the Career Center for West Springfield students.

Early Financial Aid Estimators

Students and parents can get an early estimate of their Expected Family Contribution (EFC) from any of these sites: Financial Aid Infomation Page, College Board

FAFSA on the Web

A site for filing the FAFSA online.

Title IV School Code Search

College codes requested on the FAFSA.

CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE

A financial aid application (in addition to the FAFSA) required by some schools.

College Savings Plans Network

Provides information about the state-sponsored college savings programs including the ones for Virginia.

The HOPE Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits

Information about financial tax credit programs sponsored by the US Department of Education.

Scholarship Scams

A site sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission that discusses scholarship scams; includes 6 $igns Your $cholarship i$ $unk which offers pointers for spotting scholarship scams.

Student Aid on the Web

A comprehensive site from the US Department of Education explaining all aspects of the financial aid process

FinAid Page

A financial information page maintained by Mark Kantrowitz as a service to students.

fastWEB

Financial Aid Search through the Web which provides constant updates to the students' searches.

Mach 25 Scholarship Search

A feature of CollegeNet that offers a free college scholarship search program.

Peterson's Financial Aid

Information on financial aid and the financial aid process.

Student Resource Network

Financial aid information and SRN Express - a free scholarship search.

Funding Education Beyond High School

Financial aid publication from the U.S. Department of Education.

Finance Your Education

Information on various types of financial aid programs as well as a needs analysis calculation for students and parents; explains how to finance college, how to manage money, and more.

George Mason Univ - Office of Financial Aid

This page is maintained by George Mason University Office of Financial Aid and answers many general financial aid questions. The page also provides many links to other financial aid information on the web.

Virginia Domicile

Information on Virginia domicile from the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia

SREB Academic Common Market

A listing of academic programs available under the Academic Common Market, a program providing for in-state tuition at out-of-state schools for specific academic programs.

Army ROTC National Headquarters

The U.S. Army's website for ROTC.

Navy ROTC

The website of the Navy/Marine ROTC program.

Air Force ROTC

The Air Force ROTC web site; contains the online application

Nellie Mae

A student resource for student loan information that includes helpful hints in preparing to pay for college.

Sallie Mae Home Page

Information on the entire financial aid process; includes various calculators to assess need; good section to help parents and students with the financial aid process.