Download a copy of the Infinite Scholars Program Scholaship Guides (courtesy of our sponsor MOHELA) . The Guide provides you with over 50 pages of useful information about how to find and win grants and scholarships. The ISP team has vetted hundreds of scholarships programs for you so that you can focus on the scholarships with the best possibilities.
Check out this video to learn how the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) gives you access to grants, loans, and work-study jobs that can help fund your education. Click Here To Watch Video List Item 4
In light of testing cancellations and obstacles created by COVID-19 more than half of all 4-year colleges have decided to go “test optional” for Fall 2021 admissions (and possibly beyond). This means SAT or ACT scores are not necessarily a required part of the application. You may now be wondering if you should still take the SAT or ACT. We’ve answered some of your questions on these recent changes to admissions testing to help you decide if you should (or should not) take the SAT or ACT to prepare for the college applications process.
The Office of Federal Student Aid at the U.S. Department of Education offers over $150 Billion each year in the form of grants, work-study, and loans. This video explains the different types of aids.3
There are hundreds of scholarship websites out there, but here are the best three. Presented by Get Schooled, a national nonprofit that helps young people get to college, find first jobs, and succeed in both.
Make sure your outside scholarships don’t replace your federal or institutional aide. Presented by Khan Academy, an American non-profit educational organiaation with the goal of creating a set of online tools that help educate students and prepare them for college and career.
Are you thinking about taking out a federal student loans to help pay for college or career school? Check out this video to learn about responsibilities as a borrower and what you should consider when taking out loands for college. Presend by the Office of Federal Student Aid.
Community colleges are the best place to get an entry level degree or complete two years before transferring to a four year program. Save thousands of dollars by starting at a community college first. Presented by Get Schooled, a national nonprofit that helps young people get to college, find first jobs, and succeed in both.
A 529 plan is a tax-advantaged investment vehicle in the United States designed to encourage saving for the future higher education expenses. Contributions to 529 college savings plans are made with after-tax dollars. Once money is invested in the account, it grows tax-free, and withdrawals from the plans are not taxed when the money is used for qualified educational expenses. This video is for Missouri but all states have similar plans.
