Parent Resources
from the Baltimore County
Office of School Counseling

Financial Aid
• U.S. Dept. of Ed. Information on Financial Aid
• FAFSA on the web
• Web site to secure a PIN for the FAFSA
• Maryland Higher Education Commission
(Information on state funded financial aid)
• College Board
(Enter “Financial Aid” into “Search” box)
• Fast Web free scholarship search
(probably the most used free site for scholarship search)
• Financial Aid information
(general information and links to other sites for scholarship search)
• Scholarship Resource Network Express
(good general information about financial aid and a free scholarship search)
• College Net
(you are not required to give an e-mail address for this scholarship search)
• Scholarships.com
(free financial aid information and scholarship search)
• Fast Aid
(free scholarship search)
• Sallie Mae College Answer
(walks students through the entire college search process including financial aid)
• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
(scholarships available through the Gates Foundation)