Financial Aid for Students
Starting points for finding financial aid (scholarships, loans, grants).
Related guide: Grants for Researchers & Organizations
Financial Aid Websites
- Students.gov: Pay for Your Education
Many links (with descriptions) to quality Websites that provide information about financial aid and related issues.
Includes a listing of sites and search tools for finding scholarships and grants. - Student Aid on the Web
(Federal Student Aid Office, US Department of Education)
Extensive information on federal financial aid.
Colorado Websites
- CSU Student Financial Services
- College Access Network
Website of the Colorado student loan program.
- CollegeInColorado: Financial Aid (Colorado Department of Education)
Financial aid information for study at Colorado colleges and universities.
- Student Financial Assistance (Colorado Department of Higher Education)
Links to financial aid information for study at Colorado colleges and universities.
- CollegeInvest (Colorado Department of Higher Education).
Information for Colorado students and parents on financial planning, savings plans, scholarships, and loans.
Books and More
- CSU Libraries books (and more) about financial aid (scholarships, loans, grants).
This is one dynamic set of results generated by a search in the CSU Libraries catalog (Sage).
The search combines the words and phrases "student aid" OR "scholarships" OR "student loans" OR "college costs" AND handbooks OR directories OR manuals (words for types of books that provide help/guidance).
To find more books, try similar searches in the systems listed below. First try our 3-minute basic and advanced search tutorials. - Start with a new search for items owned by CSU Libraries (Sage catalog).
- You might also look for items available for loan from Colorado and Wyoming Libraries (Prospector).
- Still need more? Try searching the WorldCat database for items at libraries worldwide.
Use interlibrary loan to request items found in WorldCat and not available in the CSU Libraries.
Writing Applications
- Application Essays (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Brief, helpful information on how to approach application essays and personal statements.
- Winning Scholarships (SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid)
Information and suggestions on advance planning, writing scholarship essays, seeking good letters of recommendation, and more. - Writing@CSU
Writing resources for CSU students.
- The Owl at Purdue
Clear, practical, advice on writing.