Exploring Where you Might like to Go for College:

https://secure.californiacolleges.edu/

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org

www.collegegreenlight.com

 

Find out about College Fairs in the area that you can attend:

WACAC: www.wacac.org

NACAC: www.nacacnet.org

Colleges That Change Lives www.ctcl.org

 

SAT and ACT Support:

We highly recommend Khan Academy - www.khanacademy.org.   You can link your PSAT/SAT scores in your College Board account to Khan Academy and they will create a personalized study plan for you! 

Also, there is:

www.actstudent.org

www.collegeboard.org

 

Sports Eligibility Information:

www.ncaaclearinghouse.net

 

Financial Aid Resources

www.studentaid.gov

www.finaid.org

www.fafsa.ed/gov

 

Scholarship Resources:

• Fast Web: www.fastweb.com is one of the most popular scholarship matching sites.

 

• College Board: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search

 

• Unigo: www.unigo.com

 

• CollegeXpress: www.collegexpress.com

 

• Scholarship Advisor: www.scholarshipadvisor.com

 

• www.studentscholarshipsearch.com: Its matching tool helps connect your qualifications and

 

interests with available scholarships.

 

• College Greenlight: www.collegegreenlight.com for first-generation & underrepresented students

 

• Hispanic Scholarship Fund: www.hsf.net

 

• Undocumented Students: http://e4fc.org/resources/scholarshiplists.html

 

• Black College Expo: www.thecollegeexpo.org

 

• United Negro College Fund: www.uncf.org

 

• Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF): www.maldef.org

 

• www.scholarships.com

 

• Questbridge: www.questbridge.com, offers two types of scholarships: “College Prep” for

 

juniors to attend a summer program on a college campus and receive college application

 

support, and “College Match” for seniors to receive funds to pay for college application fees.

 

• The Ed Fund: www.edfundwest.org, The Ed Fund in West Contra Costa County offers college

 

scholarship opportunities and their website also lists local scholarships.

 

• Richmond Promise: www.richmondpromise.org, Richmond Promise offers scholarships to Richmond residents

 

• Individual College Websites: If you are interested in a particular college, check under their

 

financial aid section to see if they also offer scholarships. Find out if you will need to submit a

 

separate application or will you be considered just by applying to the school?

 

• Ask friends and family members if scholarships are available through their place of employment.

 

• Find out if local chapters of Rotary, Lions or Kiwanis Clubs offer scholarships.