Funding College

What is included in the cost of going to college?
Tuition and Fees                       Books                          Travel to and from college
Room and Board                      Personal Expenses

Help with Financial aid:
In recent years, financial aid for college students has not kept pace with the rising costs of a collegeeducation. Your family may need assistance meeting the annual cost of tuition, books, fees, room, and board. If this is the case, you should be prepared to do a thorough search of available resources.

Here are some things you can do:

• Begin researching scholarships in the spring of your junior year. Look for the scholarship information in the College and Career Center and run a scholarship search on the internet either in the CCC or at home.
• Continue to investigate scholarship opportunities throughout your senior year. Ask your family members if there are scholarships provided to children of employees for their organizations.
• Find out what forms your colleges require and what are the deadlines
• Attend the BSD Scholarship and Financial Aids Nights in the fall of your senior year.
• Complete the CSS PROFILE application in the fall of your senior year if applying to a school that requires it.
• www.profileonline.collegeboard.com
• Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and submit it as soon as possible after January 1st of your senior year. www.fafsa.ed.gov

Internet resources:
www.fastweb.com                    http://oregoncis.uoregon.edu                 www.fedmoney.org
www.wiredscholar.com            www.wiche.edu                                    www.finaid.org
www.edfund.org                       www.collegeboard.org            

Use CIS as a tool to help you find ways to pay for college
LOGIN INSTRUCTIONS
Financial Aid Exploration Activities:
Remember to SAVE any activity you do or scholarship you research in your CIS Career Planning Portfolio.

Always Click  SAVE on the right side of the page.

FINANCIAL AID RESEARCH: Click Financial Aid from CIS homepage and learn about different ways to pay for school: loans, scholarships, grants, and more.
Be sure to click on the Applying for Finanacial Aid link to learn about the process of applying for federal aid (FAFSA) and scholarships.

FINANCIAL AID SORT: Lets you select characteristics that match your educational plans, abilities, and background. Creates a list of scholarships and loans for you to explore further.