The Rhode Island Foundation is pleased to provide you with this guide to web sites. Please note, however, that the Foundation is not responsible for misinformation in these resources. As always, use your best judgment in surfing the Net!

www.collegenet.com/mach25
"Breaking the tuition barrier," the Mach 25 database boasts more than 600,000 awards totaling $1.6 billion.

www.collegesavings.org
This site, sponsored by the College Savings Plans Network, “works to improve 529 plans at the federal and state level and serves as a clearinghouse for information among existing programs”.

www.college-scholarships.com
Links to free scholarship searches.

www.collegeview.com
According to the site, this is "Your career, college, and financial aid solution"

www.cpcri.org
The College Planning Center of Rhode Island provides academic, admission, financial aid, and other career counseling.

www.dollarsforscholars.org
Dollars for Scholars is a national network of more than 1,200 grassroots, community-based, volunteer-driven scholarship foundations in cities, towns and neighborhoods throughout the United States.

www.dollarsforscholarsne.org
New England Dollars for Scholars is a regional support system and part of a national network of more than 1,200 grassroots scholarship foundations that raise funds and provide financial and academic support to local students. They team up with Braintree, MA. - based Nellie Mae to offer monthly tips for paying for college.

www.easfaa.org
This site of the Eastern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators provides useful information for students and their parents. By clicking on “Students/Families” in the left column, web browsers will find such topics as applying for financial aid, FAFSA on the web, financial aid calculators, and much more.

www.fafsa.ed.gov
A U.S. Department of Education site that allows students to apply online for federal aid.

www.fastweb.com
FastWeb is the nation's recognized leader in helping students make the decisions that shape their lives: choosing a college, paying for college and finding jobs during and after college. And it's all free.

www.gmsp.org
The Gates Millennium Scholars: undergraduate and graduate scholarships for outstanding minority students.

www.lunch-money.com
Self-described as "provid(ing) students with superior search capabilities and direct access to online scholarship applications."

www.morningstar.com
Morningstar, Inc., self-described as “a leading provider of independent investment research in the United States and in major international markets,” allows its website visitors to compare 529 college savings plans.

www.riheaa.org
The Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority was created to provide financial assistance to students and their families, which assists them in realizing their postsecondary educational goals.

www.rischolarships.com
"A searchable collection of scholarships available to encourage and assist parents and students of Rhode Island in attaining a higher education."

www.risla.com
The Rhode Island Student Loan Authority provides affordable higher education loans.

www.savingforcollege.com
This website offers “independent and objective information about 529 plans and other ways to save and pay for college” indicating that they “compile and analyze the information that will help parents and financial professionals ease the pain of constantly rising tuition”.

www.scholarships.com
“The largest independent online source for free college scholarship searches and financial aid information.”

www.students.gov
General information about major federal student aid programs (who is eligible and how to apply), tax credits for education expenses, and other federal, state, and private sources of information.

www.thecollegecrusade.org
The College Crusade of Rhode Island is a comprehensive college-readiness program for middle school and high school students in low-income school districts. Students enter the program in sixth grade and participate through high school graduation. Crusaders who graduate high school can qualify for college scholarships if they are financially eligible.

www.youcandealwithit.com
This website is provided as a public service of American Education Services, an unincorporated division of Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, and, according to the website, “has devoted its energy, resources, and imagination to creating access to affordable higher education for students and their families.”

Financial aid offices for Rhode Island colleges and universities:

Brown University - http://financialaid.brown.edu

Bryant University - http://admission.bryant.edu/admissions/finaid/

Community College of Rhode - http://www.ccri.edu/oes/fa/

Johnson & Wales University - www.jwu.edu/sfs/aid.htm

New England Institute of Technology - www.neit.edu/financialaid.html

Providence College - www.providence.edu/admission/undergraduate+financial+aid

Rhode Island College - www.ric.edu/finaid/

Rhode Island School of Design - http://www.rwu.edu/admission/financialaid

Roger Williams University - www.rwu.edu/admission/financial+aid

Salve Regina University - www.salve.edu/offices/financialaid/

University of Rhode Island - www.uri.edu/es/students/finance/app.html