Financial Aid – Weblinks
SCHOLARSHIP SEARCHES ON THE WEB
- FASTWEB -Free internet scholarship search. It provides access to a searchable database of more than 275,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants, and student loans.
- CASHE -College aid Sources for Higher Education A free internet scholarship search provided by SallieMae.
FEDERAL LINKS
- FAFSA on the WEB- Now you can complete your Free Application for Federal Student Aid through the Internet. Application forms are currently available 2008-09.
- Ford Federal Direct Loan Home Page – Use this link to check your loan debt, estimate re-payments, get consolidation information, and obtain helpful information for Direct Loan Borrowers.
- NSLDS – (National Student Loan Data Base)-Visit this site to obtain information on your student loan history. The site provides information on outstanding loan balances your loan statuses and more. To use the NSLDS Student Access web site, you will need to provide your social security number, the first two digits of your last name, your date of birth, and your PIN (Personal Identification Number).
- Personal Identification Number – If you have not received or can not remember your PIN this is the website to go to.
- Department of Post Secondary Education – This department has a variety of current information concerning Post Secondary Education.
WVU LINKS
- Main Campus Financial Aid Office
- Tuition Pay Plan is set up through Sallie Mae and they have contracted with WVU to provide a monthly payment plan to WVU Students. This is an interest free program.
- Residency Classification
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
- The FinAid webpage has information about scholarships and fellowships for disabled students.
- The FinAid bibliography is a listing of books geared towards financial aid for students with disabilities.
- American Council on Education for American Council on Education) Annual publication of Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities
- West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services
OTHER USEFUL LINKS
- FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page – FinAid contains valuable information about: scholarship scams and frauds that the Federal Trade Commission is investigating, calculators for everything form determining your monthly loan repayment to estimating your Expected Family Contribution as well as other valuable links.