Helpful Websites for Further Financial Assistance

• Office of Higher Education: Student Aid Page (links to state and federal programs).   
• http://www.ctohe.org/SFA

• Federal Student Aid on the Web (information from the U.S. Department of Education on planning, preparing and paying for post secondary education).
• http://www.StudentAid.ed.gov

• Financial Aid Information Page (click on $Scholarships to access a wide selection of search database. Click on Calculators for tools to determine college costs, savings goals, and how much financial aid you may need).
• http://www.FinAid.org

• FastWeb (very popular, customized financial aid search site).
• http://www.fastweb.com

• EFC Calculator (use this tool to estimate your Expected Family Contribution). 
• http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml

• College Board (information on the SAT and other testing, college planning).
• http://www.collegeboard.org

• Federal Trade Commision (information on scholarship scams and how to avoid them).
• http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/scholarship