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2011 Updated information from the Burlington Scholarship Program.
Detailed listings of many scholarships.

Burlington Community Scholarship Foundation
Burlington's gateway organization to a large number of scholarship offerings to Burlington residents, for both high school students and adult learners. Forms available online mid February 2011 and at the following locations: Burlington Town Hall, Burlington High School Guidance Office, and Shawsheen Technical High School. High school students should also check with their guidance counselor for scholarships specifically for Burlington High School students. Many scholarships are available. Don't miss these opportunities.

Peace Scholarship
Two $1000 scholarships from Cooperating Congregations of Burlington
Rev. Rod MacDonald ▪ (781) 272-9190
Open to graduating seniors who have made a contribution in the areas of peacemaking, conflict resolution, and tolerance. Potential recipients must be nominated by anyone who has observed the student in action. Forms will be available late February or early March at Burlington High School and Burlington Public Library.

Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance
454 Broadway, Suite 200, Revere, MA 02151 ▪ (617) 727-9420
OFSA’s mission to deliver quality financial aid services to residents of Massachusetts.

College Planning Centers—TERI (The Educational Resources Initiative)
Boston Public Library ▪ 700 Boylston Street, Lower Level, Boston, MA, 02116 ▪ (617) 536-0200
http://www.tericollegeplanning.org/who/centers.html
FREE, one-on-one guidance and resources to make planning and paying for college as simple as possible. Multilingual advisors. Main center at Copley Square is open 6 days a week. Phone and walk-in service.

www.collegeanswer.com
Lots of financial calculators and tools from education loan giant Sallie Mae. Includes sections on the various stages of the college planning process and a searchable database of 2.4 million scholarships.

www.collegeboard.com
Sections on planning for, finding, applying, and paying for college. Nice section on how to apply for financial aid and find scholarships. EFC (Estimated Family Contribution) calculator.

www.studentaid.ed.gov
Official website of the U.S. Dept. of Education Federal Student Aid. Excellent resource. Explains financial aid process clearly and in detail. Provides latest news on federal grants. Access FAFSA from this site.

http://finaid.org
Award-winning comprehensive site. Extensive annotated list of loans, scholarships, savings programs, military aid, other aid, application help, and many calculators.

http://students.gov
Student Gateway to the United States Government
Official government web site whose mission is to provide easy access to resources from the U.S. government. Get help with choosing a college, apply online for financial aid and scholarships, find an internship, learn about military aid.

Winning the Financial Aid Game by Sarah Breckenridge, Smart Money, October, 2002
Oldie but goodie covering the scholarship process with useful tips.

Making College Affordable booklet in pdf format
Overview of financial aid process. Simple explanations and clear language.

Kiplinger.com Paying for College Section
Excellent collection of articles!

Smartmoney.com’s college planning section

There are many scholarship search web sites. Use them as a starting point. Not every available scholarship is contained in these web sites. Here are two:

www.scholarships.com
Well-organized. Includes scholarship search, college search, blog, and financial aid information. Requires registration.

www.fastweb.com
Search for scholarships, internships, colleges, loans.

BOOKS

Bissonnette, Zac. Debt-free U: How I paid for an outstanding college education without loans, scholarships, or mooching off my parents [378.38 BIS]

College Board. Getting financial aid 2011 [378.3 GET 2011]

College Board. Scholarship handbook 2011 [REF 378.3 COL 2011]

Hemphill, Paul Lloyd. How to Win the College Game, 2006 [378.198 HEM]

Hollander, Barbara. Paying for college: practical, creative strategies [YA SPEC.INT. 378.3 HOL]

How To Get Money for College - 2011: Financing Your Future Beyond Federal Aid; Millions of Awards Worth Billions of Dollars [378.3 PET 2011]

Kantrowitz, Mark. FastWeb College Gold: The Step-by-Step Guide to Paying for College [378.38 KAN 2006]

Kaplan, Benjamin R. The scholarship scouting report: an insiders guide to America’s best scholarships [378.34 KAP]

Leider, Anna J. Don't miss out: the ambitious student's guide to financial aid [378.3 LEI 2010-2011]

Paying for college: answers to all your questions about financial aid, scholarships, tuition payment plans, and everything else you need to know [378.3 PAY]

Peterson’s College Money Handbook, 2009 [REF 378.3 PET 2009]

Princeton Review. The best northeastern colleges, 2011 [378.3 PET 2009]

Scheer, Marc. No sucker left behind: avoiding the great college rip-off [378.38 SCH]

Solorzano, Lucia. Best Buys in College Education [378.73 BAR 2010]

Stezala, Kimberly. Scholarships 101: The Real-World Guide to Getting Cash for College [378.34 STE]

Tanabe, Gen S. 1001 ways to pay for college [378.3 TAN]

Tanabe, Gen S. Money-winning scholarship essays and interviews, 2002 [378.34 TAN]

Tanabe, Gen S. The ultimate scholarship book 2010: billions of dollars in scholarships, grants and prizes [378.3 TAN]
Excellent resource, lots of good advice and contains many scholarships.

Tanabe, Gen. 501 Ways for Adult Students to Pay for College: Going Back to School Without Going Broke, 2009 Ed. [378.3 TAN]

Tanabe, Gen. The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2011: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships [378.3 TAN]