Scholarship and Financial Aid Resources

Local Jackson Organizations
The Jackson Legacy Program
The Jackson Legacy Program provides college scholarships to Jackson, Michigan area students who are furthering education in Jackson County.
The John George Student Loan
The John George Student Loan Fund will loan qualified
Michigan students up to $5,000 per year at a 2% interest rate
to attend Michigan state-supported colleges and universities.
The Sigmund Foundation Scholarships
The Sigmund Foundation Scholarship was established to provide financial assistance to Jackson and Lenawee County graduating high school seniors, students already enrolled in college as full or part-time students, or residents interested in furthering their educations.
Other Resources
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Electronically submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). All students interested in financial aid for college will need to complete this application.
eStudent Loan
eStudentLoan.com is home of the Student LoanFinder. Learn about financial aid, search for the lowest student loan rates, compare lenders, shop for loans, and apply on-line.
FinAid!
FinAid is a comprehensive free resource for objective and unbiased information, advice and tools about student financial aid, college scholarships and education loans.
College Answer (Sallie Mae)
College Answer takes the guesswork out of planning and paying for college. It walks students and parents through the entire going-to-college process - from early planning and estimating costs to understanding student loans.

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Scholarship Research Web Sites
The Community Foundation is providing the following information as a courtesy and is not responsible for the content or legitimacy of the information contained on these sites. Individuals should be aware that scholarship scams do exist and careful research is your best defense.
FastWeb
Find college financial aid, conduct a scholarship search with their scholarship search engine, and get the money you need to pay for college at FastWeb.
CollegeNET
Guide to colleges, universities, and graduate programs. Provides information on college admissions, links to academic resources, and online applications.
College Scholarships, Colleges, and Online Degrees
Information on college scholarships and financial aid, free college scholarship searches, colleges and universities, and college and university admissions and financial aid office email addresses and telephone numbers.
Online Degrees, Financial Aid, and Scholarships
Comprehensive information on online degrees, distance learning, financial aid, and scholarships. Lists and describes more than 135 fully accredited colleges and universities, and offers links to more than 50 no-cost online scholarship matching services.
SuperCollege
Free database of thousands of scholarships, college and university search, admissions and financial aid secrets for essays, applications, and interviews, SAT and ACT strategies, expert advice from Harvard students, advice for parents, support forums, books, and more.
The College Board
Get connected to your college. Find official college planning and preparation tools to help you succeed.
Mach25 Scholarship Search
Database of over 600,000 awards totaling over 1.6 billion U.S. dollars.
CollegeView
Find free scholarships, financial aid, career and minority information and more at CollegeView.com. CollegeView offers profiles of thousands of universities with their college finder tool.
College Toolkit
Search for information on 4,000 U.S. colleges including admissions requirements, SAT scores, and majors. Run scholarship searches on thousands of scholarship awards, and learn about financial aid and college costs using our college calculators.
MortgageLoan.com
Features several finance and loan related calculators.
American Indian College Fund
The scholarships for American Indian college students give hope to, and creating better lives for, generations of Native American students and their families and communities.
United Negro College Fund
An educational assistance organization with 40 private, historically black, member colleges and universities.
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Hispanic Scholarship Fund provides financial support for Latinos going to college and educates students and families about the resources available for paying for college outside of HSF.
Study Abroad.com
StudyAbroad.com is a study abroad program directory with study abroad information including summer study abroad programs, study abroad scholarship information, internship study abroad programs & language study abroad courses.
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